[deja vu]

^ I am trying to remain cautiously optimistic about this. I have been less-than-impressed with some of the city's other recent tactics involving car lane reductions, in exchange for hardly-utilized bike lanes. I'm not against the principle, in theory, just the execution thus far... easy to be a keyboard critic, I know.

But this would be a whole different level of change, with actual millions invested into it and with some pretty intense engineering. I really am hopeful it will make Michigan and Kalamazoo Aves. more pleasant places to be on foot, and hopefully spur denser, more walkable developments. The photo that was included in the article is quite accurate and telling of how it feels to walk along Kalamazoo. It is pretty stark.