Imagine Kalamazoo 2025

The Strategic Vision is the overarching guiding document for the City informed by the community’s priorities and vision for the future of Kalamazoo. The document outlines 10 Strategic Goals that guide the City’s work and provide a framework for all other City plans. The 2025 Strategic Vision was approved by the Kalamazoo City Commission on July 17, 2017.

The Master Plan is the road map for City projects. It shapes the City’s future built environment by guiding growth and development, preserving Kalamazoo’s unique character, and enhancing Kalamazoo’s neighborhoods. The City-wide document primarily focuses on land development and transportation. The Master Plan is reviewed every 5 years and updated at least every 10 years. The 2025 Master Plan was approved by the Planning Commission on October 5, 2017, and the Kalamazoo City Commission on October 16, 2017.