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Kalamazoo Community Profile ReportOutside Link 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 Outside Link By David Rusk. Maintained by the Vision Council.
Breaking Up Cities More Promising Than Merger with Suburbs Outside Link Speech by Howard Husock. Maintained by the Vision Council.
Cities, Villages, and Towns: A Sensible Way of Life Outside Link Speech by Thomas Hylton. Maintained by the Vision Council.
ACTING AS ONE: Overcoming Social and Economic Divisions in the Kalamazoo Region. Outside Link 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? Outside Link 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 Outside Link 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 Outside Link 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 Outside Link 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
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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 Outside Link Maintained by the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.


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