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Kalamazoo
Community Profile Report |
This "Community Profile" of the City of Kalamazoo Comprehensive
Plan Update documents the comprehensive surveys and studies of current conditions
and probable future growth within the City of Kalamazoo, Michigan. This
report evaluates the City's present state and how it got there. This first
background document serves as the foundation for the subsequent "Master
Plan" report of the City of Kalamazoo Comprehensive Plan Update. Maintained
by the Vision Council. |
The
Kalamazoo County Compact  |
By David Rusk. Maintained by the Vision
Council. |
Breaking
Up Cities More Promising Than Merger with Suburbs  |
Speech by Howard Husock. Maintained by the Vision
Council. |
Cities,
Villages, and Towns: A Sensible Way of Life  |
Speech by Thomas Hylton. Maintained by the Vision
Council. |
ACTING
AS ONE: Overcoming Social and Economic Divisions in the Kalamazoo Region.
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By David Rusk. Prepared for a Kalamazoo community convocation
sponsored by the Kalamazoo Consortium for Higher Education, Kalamazoo, MI,
January 20, 1998. Maintained by the Vision
Council. |
Kalamazoo’s
Comprehensive Plan: A Vision for our Future or, Yet Another Shelf-Sitting
Plan?  |
By Dr.Hannah McKinney, Kalamazoo College, Presentation to
the Rotary Club on May 19, 1997. Maintained by the Vision
Council. |
Kalamazoo
in Transformation: Succeeding with New Economic Rules  |
Prepared by: James 0. Gollub, IDeA, Information Design Associates,
LLC, with the assistance of ICF-Kaiser International. Maintained by the
Vision Council. |
Economic
Success in Kalamazoo County: Recognizing Linkages...Forming Partnerships
|
Presentation to Kalamazoo Rotary May 5, 1997 Randall W. Eberts
Executive Director, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Maintained
by the Vision Council. |
Southwest
Michigan Regional Database  |
The source for up-to-date data on current economic conditions
in the 20 counties making up Southwest Michigan. Updated monthly. Maintained
by the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment
Research. |
| Documents |
| Document Title |
Contents |
| Kalamazoo Connects: Blueprint for Action 2003. |
This is the latest strategic plan for the City of Kalamazoo,
and is available in the City Manager's Office. |
| Low Income Study 2000 |
Demographic Data and Trends Affecting Kalamazoo County Residents.
Available at the Kalamazoo County Health and Human Services Department. |
| Kalamazoo 2000 Summary Report. Prepared by the Kalamazoo 2000
Committee, 1983. |
Results of a study done in the early 1980's about what Kalamazoo
would look like in the year 2000. Available in the Local History room of
the Kalamazoo Public Library. |
| Land Use Maps |
Land use planning maps for several locations, plus information
on where to view the original maps. |
2000
Census Data for Southwest Michigan  |
Maintained by the W.
E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. |