Chattanooga Parking Authority
The Chattanooga Parking Authority known as the CPA, manages numerous locations around the City of Chattanooga. Our mission is to provide, maintain and operate a high quality customer service parking program. We strive to encourage and support economic growth for the benefit of residents, businesses, and visitors to the city. The Chattanooga Parking Authority is responsible for the operations of more than 4,700 parking spaces in downtown Chattanooga. This includes:
2,500+ on-street metered spaces
1,300+ spaces in three parking garages
900+ spaces in surface parking lots.
CPA manages and maintains the parking garages, surface lots and on-street metered spaces and equipment. Revenue generated from these public parking spaces helps CARTA operate and maintain the free downtown electric shuttle system and maintain the CARTA managed parking resources.