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Chapter 3: Existing Transportation System Facilities
The transportation system in The Metropolitan Area is an integrated multi-modal system. On or adjacent to the road network, passenger vehicles, public transportation, freight haulers, bicyclists, and pedestrians, move and interact. Other modes of transportation, including intercity buses, trucks, freight and passenger rail, and the airport, connect the Metropolitan Area to the rest of the regional and worldwide transportation system.
Existing Major Roadways
The Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study’s primary study focus is the network of roads that are on the National Functional Classification (NFC) system and are classified as following:
Rural and Urban Interstate Highways; Rural and Urban Other Freeways; Rural and Urban Other Principal Arterials; Rural and Urban Minor Arterials; Rural and Urban Major Collectors; Rural and Urban Minor Collectors.
Roads classified as local or private/non-classified roads are not typically studied.
The current Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study road network is shown on the map on the next page. These roads have from two to seven lanes of traffic and many have adjacent bicycle or pedestrian facilities. The major road system carries private passenger and public transportation vehicles, intercity buses, bicyclists, pedestrians and freight vehicles, connecting the region to local properties and businesses.
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E I 94 W I 94
N US
131
E W Ave
E G Ave
Gull Rd
W U Ave
W D Ave
N 6th St
S 8th
St
S 12th
St
S US 131E S Ave
E R Ave
Doug
las Av
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S 42n
d St
M 89
W W Ave
W Q Ave
N 12
th St
S 36th
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E Main St
E N Ave
N 32
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S 4th
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Oakla
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Ravine Rd
W Main St
E M N Ave
Porta
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Stadium Ave
Sprin
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E U Ave
N Ri
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W K L Ave
S 34th
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N 24
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S 9th
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E D Ave
King Hwy
Love
rs Ln
Q Ave E
N 40
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N 35
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N 33
rd St
Portage St
Texas
Dr
S 24th
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E Augusta
Dr
E V Ave
N 2n
d St
W N Ave
W X Y AveS 1
1th S
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N 37
th St
E Y Ave
Almena Dr
E P Ave
Qr Ave
E Michigan Ave
Richplain Rd
Naza
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S Burd
ick S
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N 25
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N We
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Stadium Dr
S 6th
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N Bus US 131
S 44th
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S 29th
St
N 26th St
S 43rd
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N 28
th St
E V W Ave
N 42
nd S
t
S 40th
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Shave
r Rd
W P Ave
M 43
S 32n
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N Augusta Dr
E Ml Ave Mercury DrRiver
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S 38th St
N 27
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N Dr
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Howard St
N 9th
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S Van
Kal S
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9th St
W O Ave
N 10
th St
S 35th
St
Parkview Ave
W V W Ave
S Park
St
E C Ave
E U V Ave
E O N Ave
W Gull Lake Dr
N Pa
rk St
Alamo Ave
E T U Ave
Bron
son B
lvd
E H Ave
W Milham Ave
E T Ave
S Mills
St
S 3rd
St
Mandigo Ave
S 31s
t St
W O P Ave
E Centre Ave
W H Ave
E Kilgore Rd
Bacon Ave
E Sho
re Dr
Angling Rd
Zylman Ave
W Osterhout Ave
5th S
t
E Cork St
E Lyon St
S 26th
St
W Centre Ave
W Mosel Ave
Forest Dr
Vincent Dr
Lake St
Reed Ave
E Q Ave
Cons
titutio
n Blvd
Winchell Ave
Duke
St
Romence Rd E
E M L Ave
25th
St S
S Main
St
E Eliza St
E North St
E X Ave
E P Q Ave
E Milham Ave
E Alcott St
N 4th St
W Michigan Ave
Angling Rd
E U Ave
S Wes
tnedg
e Ave
E Michigan Ave
E Ml Ave
N 2nd St
E W Ave
S 9th
St
S US
131
N US
131
S 35th
St
E D Ave
E Cork St
E Michigan Ave
S 8th
St
Sprin
kle R
dS 3rd
St
N 37
th St
N 37
th St
W W Ave
Ravine Rd
W Main St
E D Ave
E Augusta Dr
S 29th
St
W H Ave
E Michigan Ave
Village of Vicksburg
Village of Climax
Village of Augusta
Village of Richland
Village of Schoolcraft
Village of MattawanVillage of Paw Paw
Village of Lawton
City of Portage
City of Kalamazoo
City of Galesburg
City of Parchment
Ross Township
Texas Township
Brady Township
Alamo Township
Climax Township
Cooper Township
Pavilion Township
Richland Township
Oshtemo Township Comstock Township
Wakeshma Township
Charleston Township
Schoolcraft TownshipPrairie Ronde Township
Almena Township
Paw Paw Township
Waverly Township
Antwerp Township
M 43
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M 40
28th Ave
41st
St
24th Ave
M 51
72nd Ave
32nd
StCo
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37th
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26th
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40th
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Paw Paw Rd
27th
St
36th Ave
33rd
St44th Ave
E Red Arrow Hwy
38th
St
52nd Ave
42nd
St
31st
St
38th Ave
47th Ave
45th
St
S Van
Kal S
t
30th
St
W Red Arrow Hwy
44th
St
62nd Ave
48th Ave
42nd Ave County Road 375
39th
St
N Van
Kal S
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63rd Ave64th Ave
S 23rd
St
29th
StCounty Road 374
County Road 665
26th Ave
36th
St
46th
St
35th
St
Front St
County Road 358
60th Ave
66th Ave
49th Ave
35 1/
2 St
Coun
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Fisk Lake Rd
Elm St56th Ave
34th Ave
58th Ave
70th Ave
27 1/
2 St
Drape Rd
45th Ave
40th Ave
46th Ave
23rd
St
Wise Rd
24th
St
67th Ave
Old M 43 25th
St
Hill Dr
53rd AveJo
rdan S
t
Cole Ave
Jewell Dr
Rose Ln
34 1/2 St
Ampey Rd
White Oak Rd
Freedom LnLill
ian St
24th Ave
46th
St
42nd Ave
S Van
Kal S
t32nd
St
40th
St
46th
St
44th Ave
48th Ave
41st
St
M 40
62nd Ave
38th Ave
46th
St
39th
St
72nd Ave
42nd
St
30th
St
26th
St
34th Ave
44th
St
72nd Ave
66th Ave64th Ave
42nd Ave
38th Ave36th Ave
64th Ave
40th
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66th Ave
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S US 1
31
N US 1
31
E W Ave
E V Ave
E G Ave
S 36th
St
Sprin
kle R
d
S 8th
St
Gull Rd
W U Ave
S 12th
St
S 34th
St
W D Ave
N 6th St
Portage Rd
E S Ave
W B Ave
W X Y AveS 1
0th St
E R Ave
W Main St
E X Ave
Douglas Ave
S 42n
d St
M 89
S Van
Kal S
tW S Ave
W H Ave
W R Ave
S 29th
St
W W Ave
W Q Ave
E M N Ave
N 12th
St
S 44th
St
E Main St
E N Ave
E Q Ave
N 32n
d St
W K L Ave
Ravine Rd
N 35th
St
W V Ave
E H Ave
W C Ave
W Y Z Ave
E Y Ave
S 6th
St
E B Ave
W G Ave
E Y Z Ave
S 2nd
St
E X Y Ave
E T Ave
S 9th
St
Stadium Ave
E U Ave
S 38th
St
N Riverview Dr
N 28th
St
S 39th
St
S 47th
St
Q Ave E
2nd S
t
E L Ave
N 3rd
St
W F Ave
N 30th
St
W E Ave
S 16th
St
S 18th
St
E D Ave
W R S Ave
King Hwy
E O Ave
N 40th
St
N 2nd St
Mn Ave
Owen Dr
N 43rd
St
A B Ave
Stadium
Dr
N 33rd St
W V W Ave
N 36th
St
Territorial Rd
R Ave E
Texas D
r
Oakla
nd D
r
S 32n
d St
28th
St S
E P Ave
E T S Ave
E Z AveS 1
4th St
S 27th
St
N 17th
St
S 33rd
St
W O Ave
Hart Dr
E A B Ave
K Ave
E E F Ave
S 31s
t St
W L Ave
S 4th
St
S Burdick St
N 25th St
W Y Ave
W M Ave
Reese Rd
E U V Ave
S 1st
StS 11th St
E O P Ave
S 45th
St
S 40th
St
S 46th
St
N 14th
St
37th
St S
N 44th
St
N 45th
St
N 7th St
N 38th
St
E E Ave
Mercury Dr
N 27th
St
P Q Ave
W M L Ave
N 5th
St
W D E Ave
S Wes
tnedg
e Ave
N Van
Kal S
tR S Ave E
X Ave
N 31s
t St
N 24th
St
T U Ave E
E C Ave
E W X Ave
E O N Ave
N 8th StW T U Ave
34th
St
Cd Ave
N 39th
St
W A B Ave
W Co
unty
Line R
d
N 46th
St
N 20th
St
E B C Ave
N 42n
d St
W J Ave
Oak S
t
N 10th
St
W Z Ave
N 19th St
1st St
N 26th
St
S 30th
St
S Shore Dr
S 28th
St
E Rs Ave
33rd
St S
E T U Ave
Baur Ln
Glendale Blvd
Beatrice Dr
T S Av
e E
Mered
ith St
Rothb
ury St
S 7th
St
Kings
ton Dr
Bicycle Trail
Elm St
N 9th St
Cypre
ss St Ramona Ave
E H J Ave
Roof Dr
E Ab Ave
Daylily LnTwilight Ave
S 22n
d St
T Ave
Embassy St
Stanley Ave
Linda
Ln
Trillium Dr
Rock
ford S
t
Waruf Ave
Buck Ave
Alido
r St
Ring R
d
Heron
St
Oak Dale Ave
E O Ave
E D Ave
W Z Ave
S 27th
St
N 38th
St
E O Ave
N 31s
t St
E B Ave
E U Ave
S 30th
St
S 31s
t St
N 14th
St
W G Ave
S 29th
St
N 24th St
Owen
Dr E C Ave
S 47th
St
S 1st
St
E D Ave
S 8th
St
W C Ave
N 28th
St
S 38th
St
S 45th
St E U V Ave
N 39th St
E B Ave
S 1st St
S 45th
St
E Z Ave
S 42n
d St
E S Ave
N 44th
St
S 31s
t St
S 44th
St
E Y Ave
S 31st St
S 6th
St
S 33rd
StS 3
3rd St
E U Ave
S 44th
St
S 31s
t St
E T S Ave
E Z Ave
N 46th
St
W A B Ave
S 4th
St
S 32n
d St
Kalamazoo
National Functional Classification for the KATS MPO Boundary
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1 = Interstate2 = Other Freeway3 = Other Principal Arterial4 = Minor Arterial5 = Major Collector6 = Minor Collector7 = NFC Local
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E I 94W I 94
S US
131
N US
131
S 12th
St
Oakla
nd D
r
Gull Rd
S 8th
St
E G Ave
Porta
ge R
d
Sprin
kle R
d
E Main St
S 9th
St
King Hwy
I 94 BL
S Wes
tnedg
e Ave
E Michigan Ave
Shave
r Rd
Portage St
Texas
Dr
S 11th
St
E N Ave
Stadium Dr
E S Ave
Ravine Rd
W Q Ave
Love
rs Ln
E P Ave
W K L Ave
Naza
reth R
d
S Burd
ick S
t
Doug
las Av
e
N Bus US 131S Bus US 131
W N Ave
N 26
th St
Qr Ave
W Centre Ave
E Kilgore Rd
River
St
N Dr
ake R
dS D
rake R
d
Howard St
N 9th
St
Romence Rd
E Miller Rd
W Milham Ave
9th S
t
S 26th
St
N 10
th St
E Ml Ave
Parkview Ave
S Park
St
W Main St
S Rive
rview
Dr
Vanderbilt Ave
Stadium Ave
Mount Olive
t Rd
N Pa
rk St
Alamo Ave
Bron
son B
lvd
E H Ave
W Kilgore Rd
N Bu
rdick
St
Fulfo
rd St
Whites Rd
S Mills
St
Angling Rd
N Ni
chols
Rd
E Centre Ave
W H Ave
E R Ave
Schuring Rd
W O Ave
E Vine St
Bacon Ave
Zylman Ave
W Osterhout Ave
S Ros
e St
N Pitcher St
Mall Dr
E Cork StBarney Rd
N Ro
se St
N We
stned
ge Av
e
Broo
k Dr
Forest Dr
E Stockbridge Ave
Lake St
Solon
St S Pitcher St
Reed Ave
E Osterhout Ave
Constitution Blvd
Winchell Ave
Comstock Ave
Grand Prairie Rd
Duke
St
Romence Rd E
25th
St S
Humphrey StE Paterson St
E North St
Covington Rd
Millcork St
E Milham Ave
E Alcott St
W O N Ave
Inkster Ave
Squires Dr
Nash Ave
Balch St
Gladys Ct
S Ken
dall A
ve
E I 94/ 9th RAMP
Ramb
ling R
d
Michikal St
E M L AveW Michigan Ave
W I 94/ 9th RAMP
S 24th
St
N 26
th St
S Bus US 131
Sprin
kle R
d
W H Ave
Oakla
nd D
r
I 94 BL
Parkview Ave
W Main St
Angling Rd
E Cork St
S Wes
tnedg
e Ave
Lake St
W Milham Ave
S 8th
St
I 94 BL
W Michigan Ave
Metro Transit Existing Routes
Source: Metro Transit, KATS´
3.5 0 3.51.75 MilesLegendTransitRoutesFederal Aid RoadsNon-Federal Aid Roads
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Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
The urban core of The Metropolitan Planning Area has extensive pedestrian facilities in the form of sidewalks, marked pedestrian road crossings, and pedestrian traffic signals. The Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study has inventoried existing pedestrian and bicycle facilities adjacent to streets on the KATS network. This inventory is not intended to be an exhaustive inventory of pedestrian facilities on all streets. More details on the existing and proposed non-motorized system can be found in the Non-Motorized Element of this plan.
Airport
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
Located on Portage Road, south of I-94 in the east central urban area, the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport provides both commercial (3 airlines) and general aviation services to the metropolitan and southwestern Michigan areas. This airport primarily provides passenger services. The W.K. Kellogg Regional Airport in Battle Creek, Michigan, handles much of the air freight into and out of this region. The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport is one of 14 air carrier airports in Michigan and is classified by the Federal Aviation Administration as a Class 1 airport. The airport facilities are owned and operated by Kalamazoo County. In addition to scheduled commercial passenger services, the airport facilities support a broad range of aviation activities, including instructional flight schools, corporate aircraft facilities, flying clubs, military operations, charter services, air freight, and air ambulance. A new terminal was recently opened at the airport.
Land use surrounding the airport facility is primarily dedicated to commercial/retail and industrial purposes. A mobile home park is located adjacent to the northeastern edge of the airfield. The industrial and commercial areas serve as a buffer between airfield activities and larger residential areas located north of I-94, west of Portage Road, and east of South Sprinkle Road.
Portage Road is the main link that connects the airport to the rest of the surface transportation system. The airport is accessible by major transportation corridors linking to Portage Road from I-94, Kilgore Road, East Milham Avenue, and East Centre Avenue. The airport has reconfigured its long and short term parking areas and its access/egress road to improve connections to the major street network. A new terminal building is under construction which, when complete, will improve airport customer service and airport operations. Intermodal services linking to the facility include several taxi companies, limousine services, a variety of specialized transportation providers and the public transportation providers with Metro County Connect and the Metro Transit services. Metro Transit maintains a fixed route bus stop at the airport, providing interconnected bus service from all routes within their service area during normal operating hours.
Current Operations and Aviation Forecast
The Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport does provide transportation services from training to commercial passenger service to air freight operations. The commercial passenger service is the largest part of the airport’s operations.
Rail
Rail Freight
Rail freight service to the Kalamazoo area is provided by three rail carriers. Norfolk Southern, operating on both north-south and east-west rail lines through the mid-section of the urban area, provides freight movements between Detroit and northern Indiana (and points beyond). Norfolk Southern also maintains a switching yard near the east side of the City of Kalamazoo’s central business district. Grand Trunk/CN North America operates freight movement from two rail lines which serve Kalamazoo from the southwest, with continued service through Battle Creek and onto Detroit and Canada. A main line connects at the southern urban area which runs to Battle Creek. Grand Trunk maintains a switching yard near South Sprinkle Road. Grand Elk Railroad also leases north/south track rights from Norfolk Southern Railroad
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and provides freight service along this corridor between Elkhart, Indiana and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Small spur lines serve major industrial locations near the Pfizer facilities east of Portage Road and along the Fulford Street industrial area.
Rail Passenger Service
Rail passenger service is provided by Amtrak using the east-west Amtrak/Norfolk Southern corridor between Detroit and Kalamazoo. The Amtrak station is housed in the Kalamazoo Transportation Center located on the north side of the City of Kalamazoo’s central business district. Passengers can reach numerous national destinations using the Amtrak Wolverine and Blue Water routes that pass through Kalamazoo.
In 2012, The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (NS) signed a sales agreement that transferred ownership of 135 miles of NS railroad to MDOT for $140 million. The line is part of Amtrak's Wolverine and Blue Water passenger rail services between Kalamazoo and Dearborn.
This purchase was one step in a multi-step process that will pave the way for track improvements designed to accommodate passenger train speeds up to 110 mph. This will reduce travel time between Detroit and Chicago, reducing the overall trip time between the two cities to about five hours. The Michigan Department of Transportation has aggressively promoted the development of this corridor and has completed work towards high speed train service including in-cab signaling and improved road crossings between Kalamazoo and the state line west of Kalamazoo. Details of passenger and freight rail planning activities are included in MDOT’s MI Transportation Plan which is available from the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Intercity and Charter Bus Services
Two intercity bus companies operate regularly scheduled passenger services in and out of the metropolitan area. Greyhound Bus Lines and Indian Trails Motorcoach are both stationed at the Kalamazoo Transportation Center.
Charter bus service is provided by approximately seven local companies.
Taxicab/Limousine Services
The Kalamazoo area is served by several locally based, independently owned taxi companies and one limousine service. Rides are available on an on-call basis, seven days a week, 24 hours a day for most taxi services.
Ridesharing
Kalamazoo Metro Transit serves as the community ridesharing office for Kalamazoo, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, and St. Joseph counties. The office coordinates and provides updated names and address information for people requesting ridesharing information to locations within and out of the county area.
Other activities of the community ridesharing program include contacts with local employers to set up carpool/vanpool programs within their companies and surveys and interviews with users of the carpool lots in the Kalamazoo area. MDOT maintains several carpool lots in the metropolitan area.
Other Transportation Providers
Several organizations, including church groups, senior care centers, and special interest providers maintain small scale transportation services for their members or clients.
Kalamazoo Transportation Center
The Kalamazoo Transportation Center is located on Kalamazoo Avenue between North Burdick Street and Rose Street and houses Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus service, Amtrak, and intercity bus passenger services. The facility is the downtown transfer center for Metro Transit’s fixed route bus system and has a
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space for food and convenience purchases. Dedicated taxicab pick-up spaces are provided near the building. Sidewalk connections provide pedestrian access. The Kalamazoo Transportation Center is owned and operated by the City of Kalamazoo.
Identification of Existing Intermodal Connections
The existing transportation system in the Metropolitan Area has numerous existing intermodal connections that facilitate the movement of people and goods between modes of transportation. These connections include:
Sidewalks connecting pedestrians to: cars parked in off and on street parking facilities; public transportation service; rail and intercity passenger service at the Kalamazoo Transportation Center; and bicycle facilities.
Bicycle facilities connect to:
pedestrian facilities; public transportation through bicycle racks on the fixed route buses; and to intercity bus and rail passenger service at the Kalamazoo Transportation Center (future direct
trail).
Road system that connects people and freight using passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles to:
residences, recreation, education, employment, and other sites; the airport; and intercity and passenger rail services at the Kalamazoo Transportation Center.
Public transportation service connecting to:
the airport; intercity bus and passenger rail service at the Kalamazoo Transportation Center; bicycle users; and pedestrians.
Existing Multimodal Transportation System
The transportation system in the Metropolitan Area is clearly a multi-modal system consisting of air, rail, freight, pedestrian, bicycle, and passenger vehicle transportation modes. All are connected to provide transportation to move people and goods and are included in the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study’s continuing transportation planning process. Based on the available data and amount of transportation levels provided, the amount of emphasis spent on these modes may vary in the transportation plan, but all are important aspects of the total transportation system and will be considered in the planning process.
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