The Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership 2020 Annual Report is now available to view! Learn more about the ambitious efforts we took on over the last year, including our work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check it out: bit.ly/3zqcNSa

$400 million commitment to #foundationforexcellence to support City of Kalamazoo announced today. Largest gift in history to a municipality.

Sometimes, the things that don’t get built are just as interesting as those that do. This 1970s proposal for a Hilton hotel was to be built at the northwest corner of Rose Street and W. Michigan Avenue where PlazaCorp Realty offices are now. #downtownkalamazoo #unbuilt #urbanism

Checked out the Tampa Theatre at Int'l Downtown Assoc conference. One of few remaining #atmospherictheaters left. Felt eerily familiar, as it was designed by #johnebersonarchitect like @kazoostate. #tampa and #kalamazoo are lucky to still have these gems. Downtown Kalamazoo

Great #publicspace activation in @DowntownCHA love seeing products from #Kalamazoo company #landscapeforms in my travels. #placemaking #urbanism

Huge thanks go out to Consumers Energy and all of the community members that chose to invest in #downtowndolloars to support Downtown Kalamazoo businesses through the #ourtown program! Get out and spend them! google.com/amp/s/www.mliv…

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Kudos to BCUnlimited and partners, what a great project! mibiz.com/sections/econo…

I love a good #ghostsign. This one was discovered in a recently rehabbed apartment in the #bentonharbor #artsdistrict. #adaptivereuse #historicpreservation

Learning some great lessons in #placemanagement from Tom Harris, CEO of Times Square Int'l Downtown Assoc

Great, simple explanation as to why the market, and not zoning should determine how much parking is required. strongtowns.org/journal/2020/2…

I contend that every great city deserves a dedicated t-shirt shop with locally-designed graphics. One that appeals to locals and tourists. Happened upon pasteurized tees in #buffalo and came away impressed, and with some new shirts. #citystuff #urbanism #greatplaces

Only explored for about an hour, but I dig #Syracuse. Eager to see how the big #highwayremoval is executed.#urbanism #rustbeltcities

If Fenway Park in Boston had to adhere to Wichita's parking requirements, the surface parking lot would cover 18 blocks of the city. That would mean that you'd need 73 acres of parking to watch an event on a 2.77-acre field. Ban all parking minimums, today.

Remember, when the fresh snow flies in your city, it reveals how much we’ve over-designed our streets for cars making them faster & more dangerous, and how much space we could reclaim for people & public life. We call them #sneckdowns. HT Urban Cycling Institute 🚲 

Big #foodhalls and markets like Grand Rapids Downtown Market and West Side Market are the best, no doubt. They are darn hard to replicate however. The #market in #downtown #stjoemi is a great example of a modestly-sized market that could be replicated almost anywhere.

Eliminate #parkingminimums

I wonder how America is doing in the parallel reality where we don't demolish our cities