Coverage of transit solutions, including public transportation, bikes, buses, light rail, commuter trains, and ferries, especially those intended to reduce congestion, improve air quality, and provide efficient movement across a metropolitan area.
Construction is underway on Kalamazoo's long-planned Streets for All project, with city leaders and downtown businesses acknowledging years of disruption while promoting the $100 million overhaul will create a safer, more accessible, and more vibrant downtown.
Downtown Kalamazoo's six-year, $50 million-plus two-way street conversion begins July 15, with phased construction leading to a calmer, more connected downtown by 2030.
In Kalamazoo, longtime Metro Transit leader Rob Branch turned lessons from his father and a passion for skilled trades into a 40-year career overseeing fleet operations that keep the community moving.
Extensive roadwork, utility upgrades, and major development projects in downtown Kalamazoo this summer will cause short-term travel disruptions but aim to create a safer, more accessible, and community-friendly transportation environment long term.
Battle Creek is becoming a national hub for drones and autonomous flight by building the digital infrastructure needed for safe, long-distance operations and future aviation jobs.
Public transit services like Metro Connect help Kalamazoo residents with disabilities and mobility limitations maintain independence, access essential services, and stay connected to their community.
Metro Transit is adding extra weekday bus service on three high-ridership routes from Dec. 15 through 28 to improve reliability during icy conditions and meet increased holiday shopping demand in Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo’s Metro Transit is seeking a five-year millage increase to sustain bus services and expand its growing on-demand Metro Link program.
“A community the size of Kalamazoo... has an excellent, robust public transit system, and we have a group of employees here that care about being community servants and taking care of people’s needs to get them where they need to go.”
Established by Governor Whitmer, the Growing Michigan Together Council works to develop a long-term plan of action to address many issues of concern across the state. Different goals include jobs, talent, and people; infrastructure and places; PreK-12 and higher education, and revenue. Block by Block spoke with the Executive Director of the Growing Michigan Together Council and Michigan’s first Chief Growth Officer Hilary Doe, and Melvin Henley at Community Economic Development Association of Michigan to hear about the council’s report.
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