Draft Plan – Plan Chattanooga

The adoption-ready draft of Plan Chattanooga is available.

We’re excited to announce that the plan adoption process is underway. Plan Chattanooga was presented during a briefing to Planning Commission on 5/11/26.

In June, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to recommend adoption (tentatively set for the 6/8/26 agenda), after which the Chattanooga City Council will hold public hearings to adopt the plan.

Get oriented to PLan Chattanooga

Plan Chattanooga is a “comprehensive plan” for the city. It provides a planning framework that outlines growth challenges and infrastructure needs over a 20-year planning horizon and strategies for implementation. It is organized into a citywide framework with shared goals, policies, and concepts, eight area chapters and an implementation chapter.

Draft Plan Chapters (updated May 8, 2026)

Introduction and Citywide
Downtown / North Shore
Hixson
Historic River-to-Ridge
South Chatt
Lookout Valley
Brainerd / Midtown
Highway 58 / Tyner
East Brainerd
Implementation

Appendix A: Community Profile
Appendix B: Public Input Summaries
Appendix C: Scenario Planning Memo

Transit Vision
Appendix 1: Existing Conditions
Appendix 2: High Capacity Transit Analysis
Appendix 3: Commuter Analysis
Appendix 4: Microtransit Analysis
Appendix 5: Parking Evaluation