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Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable Network

NADO Executive Directors Leadership Forum

Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable NetworkActions 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



Regional Partner Organizations


State and Federal Advisors


Affiliate Organizations


Funders Network

Steven Turner Family Foundation


Actions and Projects• NADO Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable Best Practices Publication• TNRegionsRoundtable.org Website and Communications• Quality Communities Tools and Resources Series• Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable Implementation Incentives• Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable Leadership Network• “Place-based” Small Business Development Strategy


State Implementation IncentivesRockefeller MAP-21 Implementation GrantGoal: TDOT Multi-modal policies and funding across all categories• TDOT Multi-modal Internal Policy• TDOT Multi-modal Internal Design Standards• Multi-modal Advisory Committee — External Communications


Tennessee Best Practices Case Study Publication

NADO Publication – West Tennessee Region

Partnership for Sustainable Communities Projects

HUD Regional Planning Grant Midsouth Regional Greenprint

DOT TIGER GrantHarahan Bridge Project

HUD Community Challenge GrantMemphis Aerotropolis

Strong Cities Strong Communities Program (SC2)Memphis


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


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.


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.

NADO Publication – Middle Tennessee Region


HUD Preferred Region StatusMiddle Tennessee Ten-County Region

HUD Challenge GrantColumbia, Tennessee’s James Campbell Boulevard Project



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


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.


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.

NADO Publication – East Tennessee Region


HUD Regional Planning GrantPlanET — Knoxville Region

HUD Preferred Region StatusThrive 2055 — Southeast Tennessee, Northern Georgia, and Northern Alabama Region



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


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.


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.


Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable NetworkContact Information

Dr. Bridget Jones, Executive Director, Cumberland Region [email protected] 986-2699

Joe Barker, Executive Director, Southwest Tennessee Development [email protected] 668-7112

Amy Brooks, PlanET Project Director / Knoxville [email protected] 215-2500

Beth Jones, Executive Director, Southeast Tennessee Development [email protected] 266-5781

Brett Schwartz, Program Manager, NADO Research [email protected] 624-7736

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