Benchmark(s):

  • Collaborate with Tennessee RiverLine staff to participate in a Windshield Tour, Local Leadership Workshop​,​ and ​a Public ​Workshop 

  • Maintain/Update your local stretch of the Plan Your Journey interactive map

  • Review, provide feedback, and adopt your community's Stage 1 report 

Benchmark Details:

To satisfy this requirement collaboratively, the roles of your Local Leadership Team are to:

  • Complete Engagement activities with Tennessee RiverLine staff

    • Windshield Tour: Driving tour with your Local Leadership Team and Tennessee RiverLine staff to see community amenities and get an on the ground perspective of assets

    • Local Leadership Workshop: This workshop dives into your communities current relationship with the river to understand strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for the future

    • Public Engagement Workshop: Gaining community feedback is essential to creating your stretch of the Tennessee RiverLine that is community driven.

  • Help us to review our current amenity data in your community, so we can make sure we have the most up to date information to share with the public about what exists in your area! Regular updates of our interactive web map ensure that we are able to promote accurate and up to date information about your community assets on and along the Tennessee River.

  • The Stage 1 report outlines in detail your community activites within the program during this stage, includes data collected through all community engagement programs, and provides recommendations for your community moving forward in the RiverTowns Program. This is a tool that sets the foundation for future stages for your community, that can also be used as a resource for advocacy opportunities. Collaborating on its final product helps our Planning and Design team create a report your community can leverage for the future.

Reporting:

  • Interactive Web Map Review

    • We need your help to keep our interactive map and your community asset information up to date! Follow the video instructions below to review your community’s section of the river and offer suggests or updates. Go the the Plan Your Journey page of our website to find the map and begin your review!