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Chattanooga is becoming known for innovative ideas, cool events and great places to have great experiences. But what about the spaces—and times—in between? The long stretches of dead street between point A and point B. Boring Tuesday afternoons and silent Saturdays.

As a city, we need to deliver more than big, cutting edge, glamorous, attention-grabbing moments. We also need the connective tissue that connects the dots.

Here’s one idea for bringing everyday animation to these gaps. What if some of the holes in the downtown experience were publicly shared by their private owners, on an interim basis? With simple, low-cost space interventions, space could be created for life to grow organically, at human scale.

Rather than inhibiting development of these spaces, such animation can inspire new ideas and new tenants. So that now—as well as later, when they're developed—they bring life to the city, and the city to life.

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