Chattanooga Bicycle Facilities Master Plan

26 February 2010 - 2:08pm
Summary: 
Bicycle master plan cooperative with ten communities

In 2007, a $50,000 Chattanooga Bicycle Facilities Master Plan had been produced and adopted by 10 neighboring communities and $300,000 in federal Surface Transportation Program had been obtained to add even more miles of bike lanes and routes. The Chattanooga Urban Area Bicycle Facilities Master Plan, presented originally on April 2002 at a public meeting, builds upon the 140 miles of existing and previously planned greenways within the planning area. The plan identifies 382 miles of additional facilities to be created.

City: 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Year: 
2007
Awards: 
American Planning Association National Planning Excellence Award for Implementation, 2007
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