Articles tagged: Susan Pollay
Ann Arbor DDA says streetscape project could help South U's comeback
Posted: Jun 02, 2013Large concrete tree planters that double as benches have been part of South University Avenue's characteristic look and feel for roughly a quarter of a century. Read more »
Debate continues as City Council prepares to take final vote on Ann Arbor DDA ordinance changes
Posted: Apr 15, 2013Supporters of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority are circling the wagons in advance of tonight's City Council meeting where major changes to the DDA are being considered. The Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber joined six ... Read more »
Will downtown Ann Arbor ever change much? While some parts see dense development, others likely won't
Posted: Jan 21, 2013The emergence of a new plan for redeveloping city-owned properties downtown — on top of other developments already in the works — has some Ann Arborites embracing more density and others fearing the downtown might dramatically change forever and lose some of its charm. Read more »
Ann Arbor DDA releases drawing showing how new development could transform William Street
Posted: Jan 05, 2013A new sketch suggesting what future redevelopment could look like along William Street in downtown Ann Arbor has been released by the Downtown Development Authority. Read more »
Ann Arbor DDA in final stages of Connecting William Street plan for five downtown properties
Posted: Nov 29, 2012After a year of planning and public outreach, efforts to devise a strategy for redeveloping five city-owned properties in downtown Ann Arbor are nearing the finish line. Read more »
Eyeing the future: Ann Arbor developers and officials see potential with city properties downtown
Posted: Sep 23, 2012A consultant's report showing the city of Ann Arbor could get $52 million from selling a handful of properties it owns downtown raised more than a few eyebrows recently. While few doubt the properties are ... Read more »
Unclear if Library Lane underground parking garage will open in time for Art Fair
Posted: Jul 14, 2012Delays due to final inspections have put the new $50 million Library Lane underground parking garage in jeopardy of not being open in time for the 53rd Ann Arbor Art Fair next week. Read more »
Time capsule in new underground parking garage will document life in Ann Arbor in 2012
Posted: Jul 06, 2012What will Ann Arborites of the future think of us in the year 2112? Well, that partly depends on what they find when they unearth a soon-to-be-buried time capsule. As part of the completion of ... Read more »
Long-closed Fifth Avenue in downtown Ann Arbor reopens
Posted: Jun 15, 2012Fifth Avenue, closed for nearly two years between Liberty and East William streets, opened in downtown Ann Arbor today to the delight and surprise of pedestrians and motorists. Read more »
DDA to put $2K toward combating graffiti in downtown Ann Arbor this year
Posted: Mar 27, 2012The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority announced on Tuesday it will put $2,500 into a fund to combat the city's nagging graffiti problem this year. That continues the DDA's annual efforts to subsidize the cost ... Read more »
with poll: Fifth Avenue could reopen in May as underground parking project nears completion
Posted: Feb 25, 2012As 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 ... Read more »
Fifth Avenue won't reopen to traffic this month after all
Posted: Jan 24, 2012DDA Executive Director Susan Pollay said she doesn't have a firm estimate for when the road will reopen. Read more »
Recent geothermal energy project may inspire more systems in downtown Ann Arbor
Posted: Jan 02, 2012Downtown officials and the company behind an ambitious effort to add geothermal heat to a commercial building in Kerrytown hope the project will inspire similar alternative energy retrofits on a shared system in Ann Arbor. ... Read more »
Ann Arbor close to finalizing sale of Village Green property
Posted: Dec 08, 2011Ann Arbor officials say a $3.2 million deal to sell 0.57 acres of city-owned land at First and Washington to developer Village Green is now just days away from happening. "We've signed the purchase agreement ... Read more »
Audit report: DDA parking fund on the verge of deficit
Posted: Nov 30, 2011Despite seeing increased parking demand and raising parking rates, the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority is on the verge of running a deficit in its parking fund — a circumstance that would violate state law, ... Read more »
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