With every wave of cases, the pandemic has had a huge impact on both Bronson and Borgess, from their main hospitals to the small-town clinics. We recently spoke with three figures in Kalamazoo public health about the pandemic and where it stands now.
People and organizations are working to help residents outside of city limits get from here to there. Today's urban planning aims to make it possible for all -- pedestrian, bicyclist, bus passenger, and motorist -- to use streets in a safe, accessible, and practical manner.
Local food banks that serve both rural and urban constituencies are being hit hard by fluctuations caused by the pandemic. In 2020, donation sources closed, food drives stopped. In 2021, food prices rose, deliveries slowed, food was being diverted to commercial use as restaurants and other businesses opened. Nonprofits' needs continue to be great.
How is the protection of Kalamazoo's wilder spaces going? We brought together some of those who are doing the work to find out.
Affordable housing is being built, but the progress is slow. Two agency executive directors talk about possibilities for getting work done as Second Wave explores common concerns and solutions to those issues in rural and urban Kalamazoo county.
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