What we do
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-focused parking program — encouraging and supporting economic growth for the benefit of residents, businesses, and visitors to the city.
4,700+
parking spaces managed in downtown Chattanooga
2,500+
On-street metered spaces
1,300+
Spaces across three parking garages
900+
Spaces in surface parking lots
CPA manages and maintains the parking garages, surface lots, on-street metered spaces, and the equipment that runs them.
Revenue generated from these public parking spaces helps CARTA operate and maintain the free downtown electric shuttle, plus the parking resources CARTA manages.