Imagine Kalamazoo 2025 (IK2025) is all about engagement: engagement with citizens, community groups, businesses, developers, investors, philanthropists, government and YOU. We’re imagining a vision for Kalamazoo’s future – discussing it, planning it, designing it, and acting on it. We want your input.
The City of Kalamazoo and the West Main Hill Neighborhood Associations are working together to engage residents and create a neighborhood plan. We are looking for residents to join us and get involved!
The City of Kalamazoo and the Westwood Neighborhood Association are working together to engage residents and create a neighborhood plan. We are looking for Westwood residents to join us and get involved!
A project to update the zoning ordinance for commercial districts and related standards, such as sign, landscaping, lighting, and design standards.
In 2022, the Stuart Neighborhood re-engaged with the City of Kalamazoo with the goal of creating a Neighborhood Plan. Check out the Draft Neighborhood Plan now!
Community input is sought to prioritize intersection improvements and inform design decisions to calm traffic on Westnedge Avenue and Park Street.
A project to redesign several major streets in Kalamazoo to create a street network that meets the needs of the community, promotes safe transportation for all modes, and fosters more vibrant public places.
The Community Planning and Development Office seeks to connect people, priorities and government policies into a formalized, long term strategy. We call it a "Strategic Vision" but at its most simple it is this: you provide input and we organize it, formalize it and, ultimately, act on it.
The entire process is broken down into phases. Over the course of 18 months, we'll progress through the phases of Imagination, Planning, Design, Discussion and Adoption. Each phase does have a specific focus, but your feedback is critical throughout all phases.
The responsibilities of the city are wide-reaching: utilities, transportation, land use, housing, policy, regulation, and more. The "dots" don't always connect, as each group works to meet its own obligations with its own resources and goals. A strategic vision - common priorities, resources, goals and stories - provides the framework to connect those dots, to align and evaluate our policies and actions, and to make the most of our resources.
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