LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo Metro Transit is one of six recipients of the State of Michigan’s $15 million Equitable Mobility Challenge.
Launched in early 2024, the program sought grant proposals that addressed mobility gaps and improved access to education, jobs, health care, food, and social opportunities.
Metro’s project proposal includes the expansion of microtransit service zones to provide better coverage in North Kalamazoo. Operationally, Metro will expand two planned, funded, soon-to-launch microtransit zones, one in the east and one in the west north ward.
State officials say the service is designed to bridge the significant first- and last-mile gaps identified in the current public transit system and enhance access for disadvantaged populations to essential services such as job locations, grocery stores, healthcare, employment, and education.
Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II made the grant announcement in Lansing Thursday morning.
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