The City of Kalamazoo will host a community meeting on Wednesday, March 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Van Deusen Room at the Central Library (315 S Rose Street) to review and discuss potential street design options.

This is the third in a series of community meetings to inform the City’s Streets Design Project. Since August 2019, input has been collected through two community meetings, including a hands-on workshop where residents created their ideal street designs; walking audits; and a bike survey. This input has been compiled with traffic engineering best practices to create potential street design options.

This meeting will start with a presentation at 6:30 pm followed by an open house. The presentation will include an update on the street design process, an overview of potential street design options, and review of these designs through the lens of Complete Streets. During the open house portion of the event, residents will be able to review the street design options more closely and share their input on boards and through small group discussions.

In addition to this community meeting, the City has hosted a series of neighborhood meetings throughout January and February to discuss both zoning and street design. Input collected at those neighborhoods meetings and at this third street design meeting, will be compiled to determine the best designs for Kalamazoo’s street network. Recommended street designs with consideration for budget and construction will be presented at the fourth community meeting which will be scheduled in spring 2020.

For more information on this project please visit the Imagine Kalamazoo website at www.imaginekalamazoo.com/projects/streetsdesign

About the Streets Design Project

In January 2019, the Michigan Department of Transportation transferred control of several key road segments to the City of Kalamazoo. Local control of these streets has created the opportunity to explore design changes that would help realize many aspects of the City’s 2025 Master Plan related to connectivity, transportation, and safety. Potential changes have been explored throughout the on-going Street Design Project, which combines community input, traffic engineering best practices, and a Complete Streets network approach.