I've been to and through Chattanooga a bunch of times. It is a city where you almost definitely need a car for basic subsistence. The poor areas are super poor

I've been to and through Chattanooga a bunch of times. It is a city where you almost definitely need a car for basic subsistence. The poor areas are super poor and semi-distant from goods and services. Biking somewhere from the poor areas, unless you have time and energy to spare, is going to be a big undertaking most of the time, not even accounting for the hills.