The introduction of metered parking at Matthaei Botanical Gardens has led to a surge in membership, University of Michigan officials say.
A request to rezone a vacant piece of residential property and turn it into a 43-space parking lot met defeat Tuesday night at the Ann Arbor Planning Commission. The commission voted 7-1 against the parking lot proposal, with only Chairman Eric Mahler in favor of it. Bonnie Bona was absent.
Sabra Briere didn't mince words Monday night as she sounded off on the University of Michigan's renewed plans to build a parking garage near Wall Street. The 1st Ward Ann Arbor City Council member spoke toward the beginning of the council's regular meeting, voicing disapproval that U-M is once again ...
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 ...
As construction continues on the city's $50 million underground parking structure in downtown Ann Arbor, officials now say South Fifth Avenue should reopen by the end of May. A previous time line called for reopening the street two months ago. The entire project, which started in late 2009 and is ...
I am writing this in response to the January 26th article regarding the closing of Organic Bliss. In Nathan Bomey's recent article on the closing of Organic Bliss, a local environmentally-friendly goods store, the shop owner suggests in not-so-subtle-terms that rising parking costs and plans to increase enforcement hours helped ...
The first tenants of Ann Arbor City Apartments could move into their new luxury units 14 months from now, says Village Green CEO Jonathan Holtzman. "That's the goal," the developer said today. "We're going to deliver what we think will be a great product that you can get today in ...
Strong opposition to paying for parking in Ann Arbor, as well as threats of boycotting downtown businesses because of meter rates, can be traced back at least 74 years. Ray Detter, chairman of the Downtown Area Citizens Advisory Council, recently discovered a collection of old newspaper stories and photographs from ...
The cost of parking in downtown Ann Arbor is going up following action taken Wednesday by the Downtown Development Authority.
Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority officials say they aren't worried a planned increase in parking rates will discourage people from visiting downtown. Not after witnessing steady increases in downtown parking demand year after year — even as the DDA has continued to raise rates.
The DDA is proposing to increase on-street parking meter rates from $1.40 to $1.50 an hour starting in September 2012 - and officials warned that evening enforcement could be in the future.
Downtown Ann Arbor parking changes won't involve an extension of enforcement hours past 6 p.m. or a tiered-rate system that was discussed two months ago. The tiered-rate proposal included increasing the on-street meter rate to $1.80 an hour in prime locations like Main Street. Neither option remains a consideration, officials ...
Demand for parking in downtown Ann Arbor continues to grow, according to recently released figures from the Downtown Development Authority. Parking revenue increased by 4.2 percent in fiscal year 2010-11 — going up to $15.2 million from $14.6 million, according to a year-end report.
There's been a lot of talk lately about the rising cost of parking in downtown Ann Arbor, where the standard meter rate recently went up to $1.40 an hour. A new pricing structure being discussed by the Downtown Development Authority could make it even more expensive soon — possibly $1.80 ...
Ann Arbor's South Fifth Avenue underground parking structure has been recognized as a “Demonstrator Site" by the Green Parking Council. Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority officials announced the news, pointing out the designation means the parking structure — still in the process of being built — now will be among ...
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