Michigan State Police in Kalamazoo report that there is one lane blocked this morning on Westbound I-94, right before US-131 North. That is near the 73 milemarker. There are two lanes still open.

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Kalamazoo, Mich.--Ridership on Metro Transit fixed-route buses has been climbing every month in 2012. 

April through August, 2012, have seen double-digit increases in the percentage of rides provided when compared with the same time in 2011. 

In August, 2012, the most current reported month, there was an increase of 15.7% in the number of rides provided compared with August, 2011. There were a total of 211,150 passenger trips provided in August, 2012, an increase of 28,690 passenger trips. 

The biggest monthly increase for 2012 took place in July with an increase of 16.1% over the previous year. That equates to 184,254 passenger trips for July, 2012, compared with 158,760 for July, 2011, an increase of 25,494. The two month totals saw 54,184 additional trips taken on Metro Transit buses. 

Please be aware the following street closures on Friday, October 5, 2012 during the ART HOPE & MORE event:
 
The Kalamazoo Mall will be closed to vehicular traffic between Michigan Avenue and South Street 4:55 pm to 9pm. There will be pedestrian access during this time.
 
There will be interruptions to vehicular traffic on the Kalamazoo Mall starting at Cedar Street heading north to Michigan Avenue, as the Western Michigan University Bronco Marching Band and various WMU sports teams march toward the North block for a Homecoming Pep Rally. The band is expected to step off at 8:15pm. Interruption to Michigan Avenue will be approximately 3-5 minutes.