The new service is meant to help make it easier for residents to get to businesses in an area impacted by a utility project on Westnedge Avenue.
City of Kalamazoo
The new hires are part of the city’s efforts to improve its score on the Municipal Equality Index calculated by the Human Rights Campaign.
The board’s work includes recommending allocating funds for projects and initiatives to benefit the Kalamazoo community.
Commission members will vote on the installation of meter kiosks along the mall to discourage speeding and increase turnover in the area.
Several downtown streets will be converted to two-way traffic, along with modernizing underground utilities and incorporating safer and more people-focused street-level designs.
A new five-year Consolidated Plan for Kalamazoo will focus on 2025-2030, guiding spending priorities for Community Development Block Grants and more.
Michikal will be fully closed during construction, with completion anticipated by November 1. Traffic will be rerouted via Kalamazoo Avenue, Douglas Avenue, and West Main Street.
The Kalamazoo City Commission will meet Monday night to accept a $12 million-plus grant to fund the future reconstruction of Kalamazoo and Michigan Avenues. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. with a Committee of the Whole meeting followed by a regular business meeting at 7 p.m.
The Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department has issued a boil water advisory for water intended for drinking, ingestion or any consumptive use for residents in certain sections of West Vine and Davis Streets.
The City of Kalamazoo was recognized by the statewide Michigan Green Communities(MGC) program, receiving the state’s second highest level of environmental leadership designation — gold. The MGC is a program that awards communities with bronze, silver, gold, or platinum seals of achievement for their environmental leadership.
The open houses will take place May 21-23 and will include tours of the Central Water Pumping Station, Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant, and Public Services offices.
Kalamazoo residents are being urged to participate in No Mow May, an initiative to promote local ecosystems by allowing lawns to grow undisturbed.
The intersection of Whites Road and Duke Street in Kalamazoo will remain closed until Monday, May 6.
The Kalamazoo Public Library will be the site for an open house on May 8 to help the community share their thoughts and ideas for economic development in the city.
Approximately 264 volunteers from around the state helped clean up the Kalamazoo River over the weekend with 8,940 pounds of trash collected, including nearly 70 tires.
Kalamazoo residents are invited to recycle expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam, electronics, and oral care products at Mayors’ Riverfront Park this Saturday, April 20.
Here’s an action summary from Monday’s Kalamazoo City Commission meeting.
The funding, which comes from the Federal Highway Administration, is being used for a multi-year project that aims to redesign and increase the stormwater capacity of Kalamazoo’s Arcadia Creek.