In March, Kalamazoo applied to be recognized by the
League of American Bicyclists as a bike-friendly community (the first time it has ever tried for this recognition). I just learned that the City was granted the Bronze award, putting it in the same bike-friendly class as Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, East Lansing, Portage, Battle Creek, and Midland. It's a win for the community, with much more progress to be made.
The report card for Kalamazoo is below. As you can see, there are a lot of low scoring areas. There was criticism from the league that there was insufficient road network data provided. I am not sure why the report card states there are 0 bike-friendly businesses, as Bronson Methodist Hospital (based in Kzoo) was recently granted Gold status (awards can be applied for by universities, individual businesses, or entire communities).
Source:
League of American Bicyclists