When it comes to getting around downtown, Ann Arbor's Downtown Development Authority is finishing off one project and beginning another.

The DDA has installed almost all of the components of its $XX way-finding program. The signs are currently up and installed. The last thing the DDA needs to do is clean up the map stations and install the actual "You Are Here" maps throughout downtown. That is expected to be done this month.

Downtown parking issues will now be moving to the front burner. The DDA is in the midst of conducting a downtown parking study at the request of city officials. It is expected to report on its finding in April and serve as a basis for future parking planning.

"It's great to see how the pieces of the puzzle are coming together to create a healthy and strong downtown," says Susan Pollay, executive director of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority.

Source: Susan Pollay, executive director of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority
Writer: Jon Zemke