What We Do

At its core, the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority has two primary areas of focus: parking and constructing and maintaining downtown infrastructure. The parking system supports itself through parking revenue, while infrastructure work is funded through Tax Increment Financing (TIF).

Parking

Downtown Ann Arbor has over 8,000 parking spaces located in parking structures, surface parking lots, and on-the-street metered parking. The parking system is a City of Ann Arbor asset managed by the DDA. Twenty percent of parking revenue goes back to the City to support other City services. The parking system funds other transportation initiatives such as the goPass!, the getDowntown program, and supplemental service on public transit routes.

Infrastructure

The DDA undertakes major capital projects as well as maintaining those elements of downtown beyond the scope of basic City services. The following graphics illustrate the DDA’s role in installing and maintaining infrastructure: