Parking garage signs showing available spaces going dark for a while

By Ben Freed Business Reporter

Posted on Fri, Aug 17, 2012 : 4:55 p.m.

The sign in front of the parking garage at Fourth Avenue and William Street has already gone dark.

Ben Freed | AnnArbor.com

“Guess and check” will be the primary method for determining how full parking structures in Ann Arbor are through the end of August.

The software used by the Downtown Development Authority and contractor Republic Parking to manage downtown parking structures is being upgraded. During the installation and testing of the new software, the electronic signs outside the parking structures that indicate how many free spaces are available will be blank, the DDA said in a press release Friday. The space counts available on the DDA website will also be unavailable during this time.

All other functions of the parking garages, including the internal count system will operate as normal, and Republic Parking does not anticipate any disruptions in service during the transition period.