Millage request is next stop for Kalamazoo’s Metro Transit
Kalamazoo’s Metro Transit is seeking a five-year millage increase to sustain bus services and expand its growing on-demand Metro Link program.
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Routes and roots: How Kalamazoo’s buses keep the county moving — and connected
“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.”
Growing Michigan Together Council addresses housing and other concerns across the state
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.
Kalamazoo area’s accessible transit system has been almost 20 years in the making
Less than 10% of Kalamazoo’s nearly 800 bus stops were considered accessible a dozen years ago, but today almost half are accessible. In 2020, the city of Kalamazoo designated $180,000 of its sidewalk improvement budget to creating accessible bus stops in its five core neighborhoods.
Voices of Youth: Transportation, a photo story
From walking, to biking, to taking the bus the ways of getting around Kalamazoo are many. Here are some scenes from the street as seen by a Voices of Youth Program participant.
Voices of Youth: Transportation and getting to school, a photo story
The latest installment in the Voices of Youth series looks at transportation and getting to school and discusses solutions to late buses.
Cross-country caravans of up to 200 cars once took off from Urbandale traveling as ‘one big family’
How could Urbandale be "The Home of the First Auto Tours"? Keep reading.
My first date with Zipcar: Jitters in Kalamazoo
Even for those who choose to go without a car there are some times when four wheels are nice to have. For them, the sharing economy has a solution.
Through Our City: A comic about the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail
Because there is more than one way to tell a story Southwest Michigan's Second Wave asked artist Simon Borst to create a graphic way of telling of the tale of the Kalamazoo Valley River Trail. He presents a story of gaps in the trail and what they mean for trail users.
Routes and roots: How Kalamazoo’s buses keep the county moving — and connected
“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.”
Growing Michigan Together Council addresses housing and other concerns across the state
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.
Kalamazoo area’s accessible transit system has been almost 20 years in the making
Less than 10% of Kalamazoo’s nearly 800 bus stops were considered accessible a dozen years ago, but today almost half are accessible. In 2020, the city of Kalamazoo designated $180,000 of its sidewalk improvement budget to creating accessible bus stops in its five core neighborhoods.
Voices of Youth: Transportation, a photo story
From walking, to biking, to taking the bus the ways of getting around Kalamazoo are many. Here are some scenes from the street as seen by a Voices of Youth Program participant.
Voices of Youth: Transportation and getting to school, a photo story
The latest installment in the Voices of Youth series looks at transportation and getting to school and discusses solutions to late buses.
Cross-country caravans of up to 200 cars once took off from Urbandale traveling as ‘one big family’
How could Urbandale be "The Home of the First Auto Tours"? Keep reading.
My first date with Zipcar: Jitters in Kalamazoo
Even for those who choose to go without a car there are some times when four wheels are nice to have. For them, the sharing economy has a solution.
Through Our City: A comic about the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail
Because there is more than one way to tell a story Southwest Michigan's Second Wave asked artist Simon Borst to create a graphic way of telling of the tale of the Kalamazoo Valley River Trail. He presents a story of gaps in the trail and what they mean for trail users.
