KALAMAZOO, MI — The Kalamazoo City Commission approved two contracts totaling $19 million to fund the two-way conversion of Kalamazoo Avenue at a Monday, June 1, City Commission meeting.
Kalamazoo Avenue is a major westbound thoroughfare through the heart of downtown Kalamazoo.
Transitioning the road to two-way traffic is part of Kalamazoo’s Streets for All initiative, a multi-year project to convert multiple one-way streets to two-way traffic. The Kalamazoo Avenue conversion will shorten commutes to destinations downtown and improve traffic flow and pedestrian access to downtown businesses, said Director of Public Services James Baker…