2. Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable Network
Actions and Outcomes
• Create integrated leadership network
• Build learning, capacity, and collaborative systems
• Create leadership and expertise
• Create new regional capacity and synergy
• Leverage funding, policies, and expertise
• Adopt quality growth principles and practices
• Support goals of economic competitiveness and opportunity, quality
community development, and wise use of fiscal resources
• Position Tennessee as a leading southern state in implementation
11. NADO Publication – West Tennessee Region
Partnership for Sustainable Communities Projects
HUD Regional Planning Grant
Midsouth Regional Greenprint
DOT TIGER Grant
Harahan Bridge Project
HUD Community Challenge Grant
Memphis Aerotropolis
Strong Cities Strong Communities
Program (SC2)
Memphis
12. NADO Publication – West Tennessee Region
Best Practice Case Studies
Memphis: Harahan Bridge and Memphis
Aerotropolis projects
Memphis: Complete Streets Policy
Implementation
West Tennessee: Mississippi River
Corridor Trail Project
Ripley: Courthouse Square & Main
Street Revitalization
Southwest Tennessee: REDI — Regional
Economic Development Initiative
13. NADO Publication – West Tennessee Region
Harahan Bridge Project and Memphis Aerotropolis
West Tennessee/Memphis Region
By the end of 2014, along a two and a half mile
section of the Mississippi River, there will be a
convergence of public/private successes
centered around the Harahan Bridge Project.
Meanwhile, the Memphis Aerotropolis will spur
business attraction and boost job creation
utilizing funds from the Partnership for
Sustainable Communities. These projects will
transform the local economy and bring
thousands of visitors to the river and downtown
Memphis.
14. NADO Publication – West Tennessee Region
REDI – Regional Economic Development Initiative
Southwest Tennessee Region — Chester,
Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman,
Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Lauderdale,
McNairy and Tipton Counties
The Regional Economic Development Initiative
or REDI was established by the Southwest
Tennessee Development District (SWTDD) in
2008 to create a public/private partnership in
11 counties in the Southwest Tennessee Region.
In their collaborative to create REDI, regional
leaders are looking beyond county lines to
create a unique vision for Southwest Tennessee
that is distinctive and progressive and supports
rural economic development priorities.
15. NADO Publication – Middle Tennessee Region
Partnership for Sustainable Communities Projects
HUD Preferred Region Status
Middle Tennessee Ten-County Region
HUD Challenge Grant
Columbia, Tennessee’s
James Campbell Boulevard Project
16. NADO Publication – Middle Tennessee Region
Best Practice Case Studies
Cheatham County: Sustainable Tourism
Strategy Implementation
Columbia: Downtown and Corridor
Revitalization
Franklin: Sustainable Main Street
Reinvestment
East Nashville: Placemaking and Small
Business Development
Robertson County: Economic
Development and Comprehensive
Planning
17. NADO Publication – Middle Tennessee Region
Sustainable Corridor and Downtown Revitalization
Franklin, Tennessee
Celebrated for its public square, its Civil War
history, its walkability, and its many Main Street
festivals, the historically rich and mindfully
developed city that is today’s Franklin is the
result of decades of work on the cutting edge of
preservation, design, planning, reinvestment,
Complete Streets implementation, and
community and economic development.
18. NADO Publication – Middle Tennessee Region
Neighborhood Revitalization and Business District Expansion
East Nashville
After two decades of focused placemaking,
business incubators encourage entrepreneurs
by providing small rental spaces at fair prices.
This small business incubator was one of the
first in Nashville and has been successful in part
because of the prior revitalization of the area,
catering to the tastes of the East Nashville
residents.
19. NADO Publication – East Tennessee Region
Partnership for Sustainable Communities Projects
HUD Regional Planning Grant
PlanET — Knoxville Region
HUD Preferred Region Status
Thrive 2055 — Southeast Tennessee,
Northern Georgia, and Northern
Alabama Region
20. NADO Publication – East Tennessee Region
Best Practice Case Studies
Chattanooga: Strategic Broadband
Infrastructure Investment
Pikeville: Downtown and Corridor
Revitalization
Athens: Natural Infrastructure and
Watershed Management
Kingsport: Walkability, Health, and the
Built Environment
Bristol: Safe Routes to School Policy
Implementation
21. NADO Publication – East Tennessee Region
Strategic Broadband Infrastructure Investment
Chattanooga, Tennessee
By transitioning its economy into the 20th
century while preserving and enhancing the
natural beauty and quality of life that made it
famous, Chattanooga and the Southeast
Tennessee Region have set an outstanding
example for all cities and regions poised to
invest in similar broadband communications
infrastructure.
22. NADO Publication – East Tennessee Region
Rural Community and Corridor Revitalization
Pikeville, Tennessee
By reinvesting in main street, supporting anchor
businesses, and making downtown an attractive
place to stroll and shop, this Tennessee
Downtowns community is reversing past
development setbacks that threatened the
community’s character and creating new
tourism revenues.
24. Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable Network
Contact Information
Dr. Bridget Jones, Executive Director, Cumberland Region Tomorrow
bridget@cumberlandregiontomorrow.org
615 986-2699
Joe Barker, Executive Director, Southwest Tennessee Development District
jwbarker@swtdd.org
731 668-7112
Amy Brooks, PlanET Project Director / Knoxville TPO
amy.brooks@knoxtrans.org
865 215-2500
Beth Jones, Executive Director, Southeast Tennessee Development District
bjones@sedev.org
423 266-5781
Brett Schwartz, Program Manager, NADO Research Foundation
bschwartz@nado.org
202 624-7736
