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Authority outlines pedestrian‑bridge improvements, parks framework and brownfield testing
Summary
Staff described early concepts to improve the Secantheller pedestrian bridge with ADA access and a bike ramp, a parks program framework and a TDEC brownfields grant funding geotechnical borings and voluntary cleanup oversight for riverfront sites.
East Bank Development Authority staff outlined early concepts for the Secantheller pedestrian bridge, a parks and greenway framework and ongoing brownfield testing along the riverfront.
Anna Greider said authority staff and partners are exploring improvements to the historic Secantheller pedestrian bridge to improve ADA accessibility and add a bike ramp that would connect cyclists to riverfront levels more directly. Greider said the historic portion of the bridge near the elevator bank would be preserved while ramp and adjacent public‑realm interventions on Parcels E and F could create a wide public space that accommodates event crowds for the stadium and everyday circulation.
Staff said HDLA is preparing a parks program framework that translates the Imagine East Bank vision into a distribution and program of park types across the East Bank, and a greenway network plan to identify feasible alignments and regulatory or land acquisition strategies to implement those connections.
On environmental testing, staff said the authority received a TDEC brownfields redevelopment area grant for $100,000 to complete subsurface and geotechnical assessments along the riverfront; crews conducted the first round of borings in mid‑May. Staff reported the authority participates in a voluntary cleanup and oversight program to address potential contaminants and that construction sites have soil management plans to limit liability and guide remediation.
Staff characterized the bridge, parks framework and remediation work as early‑stage planning and asked the board for continued input on public‑realm and accessibility goals as the authority coordinates with preservation and environmental regulators.
