Planning Assistance

In Progress

Brainerd Mission Park
The RPA is providing assistance to the City of Chattanooga Mayor’s office in developing ideas and concepts for a proposed new park at the site of the old Brainerd Mission cemetery near Eastgate Town Center.

Desirable Community Forum
One of the Comprehensive Plan’s priority action steps is to “identify potential new partners and develop a coordination process.”

The RPA is beginning to implement this action step by initiating the Desirable Community Forum and facilitate subsequent meetings. The purpose is to provide opportunity for the discussion of land use issues and to increase the potential for future project coordination.

Participants will include representatives from the public and semi-public sector. It is the RPA’s desire for the Forum to cover the following community components: Housing, Business & Economic Development, Natural Environment, Public Spaces & Recreation, Civic Facilities & Services, Transportation, and Urban Design. Other components may be added as needed. The intent is for participants to explore innovative solutions to various land use and development challenges across Hamilton County. The first meeting was held on February 10, 2006. The most recent meeting was on June 16 at 10am at the DRC. It focused on the Brownfield Assessment Grant.
 

Complete

US Pipe Property
The Comprehensive Planning staff was asked by Mayor Littlefield in December, 2005 to coordinate with Chattanooga Public Works, RiverCity, and the Lyndhurst Foundation to put together a background information packet for the U.S. Pipe and Wheland properties. The information packet is intended to help jumpstart a comprehensive development plan for the site.

Wayfinding
The Comprehensive Planning division has been providing staff to assist with project management for the Chattanooga Area Signage & Wayfinding Program. Phase I of the program, covering the North Shore, Riverfront, and Bluff View districts is complete.