Ann Arbor DDA exploring options for Fifth Ave underground parking garage

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | Source: Concentrate
More parking is on its way to downtown Ann Arbor, but in a place most people won't see.

The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority wants to build a 500-space underground parking garage where the massive surface parking lot now stands adjacent to the Ann Arbor District Library's main branch. The DDA expects to present a site plan to the city in September.

Among the ideas being considered are giving preferred parking to fuel-efficient vehicles and incorporating energy efficient LED lighting and natural lights. Planners are also looking into the possibility of extending the parking garage underneath Fifth to provide more spaces. Such a move would close down Fifth for months.

The DDA hired two firms, Carl Walker Parking and Luckenbach/Ziegelman Architects, to design the three-story underground structure. It is also trying to purchase a few homes adjacent to the parking lot to complete the half-block parcel next to the Ann Arbor District Library. City officials are still debating what to put above the underground structure but there are reports of plans for a small convention center.
 
Source: Susan Pollay, executive director of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority
Writer: Jon Zemke
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