Economic Potential of the Tennessee RiverLine

Economic Potential of the Tennessee RiverLine

The Tennessee RiverLine, North America’s next great regional trail system, has published an official report detailing the key findings of an economic impact study conducted by the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development. The study estimates the economic impacts and associated health benefits of the Tennessee RiverLine water trail for communities along the Tennessee River in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee, including approximately $104 million in new annual spending across the four states.