Following the successful campaign spearheaded by Daniel Raven Ellison for London to become the first National Park City, a lot of work has gone in several other cities to gather together a suitable case for badging as a National Park City.
Chattanooga in Tennessee, has been recognised as North America’s first ever National Park City following a comprehensive peer review process coordinated by the National Park City Foundation, with support from Salzburg Global, and World Urban Parks.
In a remarkable story Chattanooga has been transformed over the past decades, from one of the most polluted cities in the United States in the 1970s to an unrivalled outdoor destination and biodiversity hotspot.
The impressive campaign for Chattanooga National Park City has built upon this legacy of change, involving widespread support from across the city including dozens of grassroots and community-led organisations, the City of Chattanooga, local businesses, and the endorsement of over 5,000 citizens across the city.
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