Chattanooga Housing Action Plan
City of Chattanooga
Rising rents and home prices threatened Chattanooga’s affordability during a period of steady growth. HR&A’s Housing Action Plan provided the City with strategic tools addressing rental affordability, homeownership access, and homelessness prevention while building ecosystem capacity to advance equity for all Chattanoogans.
HR&A conducted a comprehensive housing needs assessment and market conditions analysis including quantitative and qualitative research plus stakeholder interviews to understand the affordable housing landscape. Based on identified needs and stated goals, we developed preliminary housing tools related to land use and development regulation, public subsidy, and tenants’ rights. Working closely and iteratively with the City team and community partners, we refined these into strategic recommendations meeting Chattanooga’s specific housing objectives.
The resulting Housing Action Plan provides clear implementation pathways across four priority areas: building housing ecosystem capacity, supporting rental affordability, promoting homeownership access, and preventing and managing homelessness. These strategic tools position Chattanooga to address housing affordability challenges while advancing equity for all residents, creating frameworks for sustainable housing development that supports the city’s continued growth.
- City of Chattanooga unveils first-ever Housing Action Plan — Nnoogatoday
- City Unveils Affordable Housing Action Plan — Chattanoogan
