Transportation

Melvin Henley

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.   

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Issue Media Group relaunches Upper Peninsula publication

Issue Media Group is excited to announce the relaunch of its online, community-informed, digital publication in the Upper Peninsula. UPword will focus on innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and community development, while featuring U.P.-based talent.

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. 

Issue Media Group Launches Rural Innovation eXchange

Issue Media Group is excited to announce the company’s latest online media project – Rural Innovation eXchange (RIX). RIX will focus on the innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation and community development taking place in rural Michigan and feature the work of rural talent and content creators.   

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.

WMU to start transportation research center with federal grant
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. 

Electric Car
Building a place for plug-in vehicles

With 50 charging stations at 16 locations, Kalamazoo currently has the highest charging capacity of any Michigan city. Denise McGeen looks at how plug-in vehicles are being welcomed across the state.

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