Data & Reports
The DDA encompasses all or part of 66 blocks, is approximately 271 acres, and is home to approximately 1,200 businesses, a great number of entertainment and educational venues, and approximately 2,800 Ann Arbor residents.
Available Data and Reports Include:
- Renewal of the DDA Development Plan and Tax
Increment Financing Plan
- Parking Materials
- Downtown Benchmarking
- Commuter Survey Report
- Sustainable Transportation
- Art Fair Intercept Survey
- Related City Plans
- Related City Task Forces and Projects
Renewal of the DDA Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan
Parking Materials
Report in Sections:
- Table of Contents/Table of Figures (pdf)
- Chapter 1 - Introduction (pdf)
- Chapter 2 - Background Research (pdf)
- Chapter 3 - DDA Managed Parking Inventory (pdf)
- Chapter 4 - Other Inventories (pdf)
- Chapter 5 - Public Involvement (pdf)
- Appendices (pdf)
- Table of Contents/Table of Figures (pdf)
- Introduction/Chapter 1 - Benchmark and Existing Policy Documentation (pdf)
- Chapter 2 - Public Outreach Week #1 (pdf)
- Chapter 3 - Preliminary Recommendations (pdf)
- Chapter 4 - Public Outreach Week #2 (pdf)
- Chapter 5 - Final Recommendations (pdf)
- Appendix A - Implementation Examples (pdf)
- Appendix B - Commuter Bus Farebox Policy Peer Review (pdf)
- Appendix C - In Lieu Fees (pdf)
- Appendix D - Design Guidelines for Parking Facilities in Downtowns/Appendix E - Case Study--Boulder, Co/Appendix F - The 511 Travel Information System (pdf)
- Appendix G - Real-Time On-Street Occupancy Technology/Appendix H - Ordinance Example: Demand-Responsive On-Street Pricing (pdf)
Additional information can be found on the City's A2D2 Comprehensive Parking Strategies page.
Downtown Benchmarking
The DDA collects data from a variety of sources to track the relative health and changing dynamics of downtown Ann Arbor, with reports on a semi-annual basis. Additionally, we have acquired data from East Lansing, Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids in order to compare Ann Arbor's downtown with these cities' downtowns. We welcome feedback on these reports, as our goal is to make it as useful as possible. Please email us at:dda@a2dda.org.
Commuter Survey Report
In November 2007 the UM Community Consulting Club conducted a survey of downtown Ann Arbor Commuters to provide info and feedback to the getDowntown Program.
785 downtown workers from 124 different organizations participated in the Commuter Survey.
The final report of the results of the Commuter Survey are now on the getDowntown website: http://www.getdowntown.org/downloads/CommuterSurvey2007Report.pdf
Sustainable Transportation
go!pass Program Evaluation
A survey of downtown employees prepared for the getDowntown program attempts to quantify the impact of the go!pass program, and also provides a snapshot of workforce demographics and travel patterns. The study indicates that the go!pass program has caused over 10% of pass holders to drive less, not only riding the bus more but also walking or biking to work more. On average, 1,100 trips are made with go!passes every weekday, and the program is estimated to have directly reduced the number of cars entering Ann Arbor every day by over 100. Additionally, the study points to the importance of home location in affecting travel patterns, with respondents indicating that the change that would have the greatest impact in their use of an automobile would be the ability to afford housing near downtown Ann Arbor. The study also examines the days and times at which downtown employees are commuting, where their current home location is, field of employment, and demographic data such as age, gender, and income.
- Evaluation of getDowntown go!pass program, 2005 (pdf) - Jonathan Levine, Urban and Regional Research Collaborative, University of Michigan.Commuter Survey Report
New Mobility Hub Network
As a way to ensure connectivity and create a more user friendly sustainable transportation system, University of Michigan Master of Urban Planning Student, Amber Miller, created a hub plan for downtown Ann Arbor. The plan integrates mode choice with service, technology, and design elements to ensure that travel options connect in a way that the user finds intuitive and convenient.
Art Fair Intercept Survey
During the 2008 Art Fairs, a survey was conducted to gather information about attendees and determine market opportunities. A total of 834 responses were gathered from across all Fairs and hours of operation. The survey revealed that the majority of attendees (67%) were female. Ages of attendees was fairly well distributed with 41% age 50 and older, 34% age 30-49, and 25% age 18-29. The mean household income is about $90,000 with 43% college graduates. More than half (52%) of attendees were from Michigan, but outside the City of Ann Arbor. The survey was sponsored by the four Art Fairs, Ann Arbor Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority, Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, Arts Alliance, and Main Street Association.
Related City Plans
- Downtown Plan (1988)
- Central Area Plan (1992)
Related City Task Forces and Projects