The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority is planning to dip another $2 million into its cash reserves to get through a deficit budget in the next fiscal year. At the same time, DDA officials are predicting a $2 million — or 12.5 percent — jump in parking revenues due to ...
The Downtown Development Authority is inviting the public to take a survey to help shape a vision for four blocks in the middle of downtown Ann Arbor. The survey is the first piece of outreach for the Connecting William Street initiative, which was previously known as Midtown Discovery. The planning ...
DDA Executive Director Susan Pollay said she doesn't have a firm estimate for when the road will reopen.
The cost of parking in downtown Ann Arbor is going up following action taken Wednesday by the Downtown Development Authority.
Ann Arbor is poised for a significant transformation that might not be readily apparent to the casual observer, and 2012 could be the year that a few major initiatives get going. Thousands of new beds are being added in and around the downtown with a wave of new housing developments, ...
Inspectors from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration have twice investigated the underground parking structure construction site in downtown Ann Arbor following incidents there, records show.
DDA officials met today to discuss next steps toward developing a shared vision for five city-owned properties downtown. The overarching question that remains: should the DDA use paid consultants?
Susan Pollay, director of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority, responded today to criticisms that the DDA hasn't done enough to help restaurants that are struggling to get by as a $50 million underground parking deck takes shape on Fifth Avenue. Here's Pollay's written response to the concerns aired by ...
The owners of two downtown restaurants -- Earthen Jar and Jerusalem Garden -- appeared before the Ann Arbor City Council on Monday night to air concerns over the massive underground parking garage being constructed next to them on Fifth Avenue.
"Concrete, concrete and more concrete." That's how Amy Sullivan, project manager for contractor Christman Co., sums up the major work being done right now on a $50 million underground parking structure that continues to take shape next to the library along Fifth Avenue in downtown Ann Arbor. Crews are hard ...
The city has finished its work replacing a water main on Fifth Avenue in downtown Ann Arbor, but construction in the area will continue for another week or so as the Downtown Development Authority repairs the street and replaces the sidewalk. The DDA took over the street restoration because the ...
Local real estate developer Peter Allen laid out a vision for the future of downtown Ann Arbor today — not specifically what he thinks should be built, but how the city and the Downtown Development Authority might go about creating the vibrant setting they desire. "To me, Rule 1 in ...
With East Liberty Street and South Fifth Avenue already considered the intersection from Hell, installation of a new water main is adding to the traffic congestion in downtown Ann Arbor. Work started May 16 to install a 12-inch water main along Fifth between Liberty and just north of Washington Street. ...
Ann Arbor City Council members decided this week to reject a private developer's proposal to build a hotel and conference center on city-owned property downtown, citing concerns about the legal and financial risks. But what exactly were they told by city staff? That information is privileged, city officials say.
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