Join the 4th and Final Summer 2025 Safe Sidewalk Workday
Join us near 1213 Worthington Street for the 4th and final NCNA Safe Sidewalk Summer workday
Join us for the 4th and final NCNA Safe Sidewalk Summer workday
📅 When
This Saturday, July 19th 8-10 AM
workdays will resume after the Summer heat subsides
📍 Where
Look for the crew near 1213 Worthington Street. Most of the clearing work is needed on Worthington Street near Garnett, at the top of the hill, but there are spots near Hixson Pike that need pruning as well.
🧰 What to Bring
Must-haves: water, work gloves, sturdy shoes
Nice-to-haves: hedge trimmers, loppers, rakes, flat tipped shovels, leaf blowers, wheel barrows, weed eaters
(We’ll have extra tools on site, so come even if you’re empty-handed.)
📝 What We’ll Do
There is overgrowth blocking the sidewalk in a few sections on Worthington that will require trimming and clearing. If work on Worthington finishes early there are additional cleanup opportunities nearby.
Photos and highlights from our last work event on Lytle
We had a productive group on hand for our July 5th workday on Lytle and were able to clear 400 feet of sidewalk, with varied levels of overgrowth, from Tremont to 515 Lytle.
Creating New Footpaths: Trail on Druid Lane
Enjoy a newly cleared footpath connecting Druid and Tucker
The red line shows a newly cleared footpath
While our Road Safety Sidewalk Safety crews have been clearing sidewalks, other neighbors have been clearing overgrown alleys to make way for footpaths. This past weekend, a neighbor cleared a trail has been cleared to connect Druid to the alleyway over to Tucker. The more use that these paths get by walkers and runners, the easier it will be to maintain. It is a wonderful nature loop for neighbors to use, and we appreciate everyone’s help continuing to improve our neighborhood. Be on the lookout for ways that you can make the areas near you more enjoyable and usable for our whole community!
Join the 3rd Safe Sidewalk Workday this Saturday, July 5th
Join us this Saturday July 5th at 515 Lytle to help reclaim lost sidewalks. View this post for more information and to see photos from our last workday on Boylston.
Join us for the 3rd NCNA Safe Sidewalk Summer Crew workday
📅 When
This Saturday, July 5th 8-10 AM
a future workday is scheduled for July 19th
📍 Where
515 Lytle Street, about mid-way between Colville and Tremont.
🧰 What to Bring
Must-haves: water, work gloves, sturdy shoes
Nice-to-haves: hedge trimmers, loppers, rakes, flat tipped shovels, leaf blowers, wheel barrows, weed eaters
(We’ll have extra tools on site, so come even if you’re empty-handed.)
📝 What We’ll Do
For the upcoming holiday weekend we’ll be keeping the work ‘light on Lytle’ :) There are a few lost sections of sidewalk and some pruning that is needed but the work should go quickly. If we finish early some of us may do additional pruning to clear a spots on streets nearby or may return to remove more dirt from the Boylston sidewalk that we cleared two weeks ago.
Photos of sidewalk sections that we’ll clear this weekend on Lytle
Photos and highlights from our last work event on Boylston
Our last work day cleared more than 25 years of dirt, growth and debris from sidewalk along multiple lots near 811 Boylston. This project was hard work but rewarding and the newly cleared sidewalk looks great. Big thanks to all that showed up two weeks ago and for doing multiple workdays worth of work in a single event!
Be sure to walk Boylston sometime to see the difference this reclaimed sidewalk makes to the area. You can also see the transition in the photos below.
A timelapse and photos from our 1st workday which cleared sidewalk on Dugdale can be found here.
Play Streets Are Coming!
In order to encourage more outdoor play and community connection, the North Chattanooga Neighborhood Association (NCNA) is excited to announce our Play Streets initiative. Play Streets are scheduled times when selected streets are closed to through traffic, creating safe spaces for children to play and neighbors to connect. This concept, already successful in other cities, represents a return to a time when streets weren’t just for cars – they were extensions of our front yards and gathering places for our communities.
Many adults can remember a time when children spent more time outdoors, and neighborhood streets were filled with the sounds of kids playing. While we still see many children in our neighborhood today, kids are more likely to play in their own homes, yards, or on screens.
In order to encourage more outdoor play and community connection, the North Chattanooga Neighborhood Association (NCNA) is excited to announce our Play Streets initiative. Play Streets are scheduled times when selected streets are closed to through traffic, creating safe spaces for children to play and neighbors to connect. This concept, already successful in other cities, represents a return to a time when streets weren’t just for cars – they were extensions of our front yards and gathering places for our communities.
The first NCNA Play Streets event will take place on Boylston Street, on Friday, April 11th from 5:00 PM–6:30PM. Please note, Boylston Street from Tremont to Beck will be closed to cars from 4:30 PM until 7:00PM the day of the event.
Play Streets will take place in the streets and in public spaces like sidewalks and greenways. Attendees should not be in a private yard unless invited.
RSVP Here
- The event is intentionally "low-program" and meant for parents to "life guard" rather than to be overly involved in the playing.
- We will provide bubbles and chalk, and we ask you to bring Amazon boxes for fort building and other creative play!
- We will also have an section for young children to play together with a bit of protection from older kids.
- All attendees should clean up after themselves as they leave.
- A parent or caregiver is required to be in attendance. Please bring a camp chair and enjoy the fun!
- Pets are not allowed at Play Streets.
We would love to see you at the event, and all are welcome even if you aren't a part of NCNA! Remember, Play Streets aren’t just about creating spaces for play – they’re about strengthening our community bonds, improving all of our well-being, and making North Chattanooga an even better place to live.
The future Play Streets are already planned. Hope you can join us!
May 9th on Hanover Street
June 13th on Colville Street
July 11th on Endicott Street
August 8th on Normal Avenue
September 12th on Dartmouth Street
October 10th on Boylston Street (again!)
If you would be interested in helping us with some of these future events, fill out this form!
Neighborhood Wide Walk Audit this Saturday Feb 22nd
Join us for the NCNA All Streets Walk Audit this Saturday, Feb 22nd at 9 am at the Wyatt Recreation Center on 406 Colville St.
Join us for the NCNA All Streets Walk Audit
This Saturday, Feb 22nd 9:00 AM
Wyatt Recreation Center
406 Colville St Chattanooga,TN
This will be an effort to review all pedestrian infrastructure within the NCNA boundaries. We'll discuss the walk audit process over coffee and donuts then spit up to walk and review our neighborhood streets.
If you want to get a head start the walk audit you can do that using the following form:
Thanks and see you Saturday!