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Ann Arbor DDA outlines new downtown plan, proposes maintenance service team, retractable bollards and boundary review
Summary
The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority told City Council it is drafting a new development plan to replace a 2003 plan, proposing a contracted downtown service team, evaluating retractable bollards for street closures, and examining whether to expand its 67‑block boundary. No council action was requested.
Miss Thompson, executive director of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority, presented the DDA's work to City Council on Jan. 21, describing a new development plan that staff expect to complete for council consideration in August 2025.
"We are a component unit of the city," Miss Thompson said, and she told the council the DDA focuses on a 67‑block downtown area and funds its work with tax increment financing (TIF). She said the authority currently directs "approximately 90% of our TIF revenue" to capital projects and maintenance.
The nut of the presentation: the DDA is updating a plan established in 2003 to reflect new city goals, align with a 2018 state statute update, and respond to several recent planning studies including the city's comprehensive…
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