Youth Mobility

Youth Mobility 2022 Poster

Youth Mobility Bus Passes for 2022/2023 School Year

For the 2022/2023 School Year, Kalamazoo Public School students attending Loy Norrix, Kalamazoo Central and Phoenix High School will need to fill out an opt-in form to receive a bus pass. The bus passes will be issued by the schools. A limited quantity is available as of October 13.

Visit your high school office to pick up an application.

View the Youth Mobility Promotion Video Here

Metro Bus Routes and KPS Schools Map

Partners in the Youth Mobility Fund

Foundation for Excellence www.kalamazooffe.org

City of Kalamazoo https://www.kalamazoocity.org/

Kalamazoo Public Schools https://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/

Kalamazoo Public Library www.kpl.gov/

KYD Network https://kydnet.org/

August, 2019 Frequently Asked Questions about the Youth Mobility Fund - Click Here

In the News

MLive Article "Unlimited free bus fares offered to Kalamazoo high school students" January 24, 2019 https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2019/01/unlimited-free-bus-fares-offered-to-kalamazoo-high-school-students.html

WKZO "Free Bus Passes for Kalamazoo High Schoolers" January 25, 2019 wkzo.com/2019/01/25/free-bus-passes-for-kalamazoo-high-schoolers/

WKZO "Free Pass To Kalamazoo Metro Area for Teens" March 18, 2019 wkzo.com/2019/03/18/free-pass-to-kalamazoo-metro-area-for-teens/

WKZO City Commissioners Approve Free Bus Passes for Kalamazoo Students" March 19, 2019 wkzo.com/2019/03/19/city-commissioners-approve-free-bus-passes-for-kalamazoo-students/

WWMT "City Leaders Launch Youth Mobility Fund" May 17, 2019 https://wwmt.com/news/local/city-leaders-launch-youth-mobility-fund

Knight Life "Foundation for Excellence Partnership Grants KPS High School Free Transportation" knightlifenews.com/20994/feature/foundation-for-excellence-partnership-grants-kps-high-school-free-transportation/?fbclid=IwAR0d-M3ZRHnTBGlnDmTFsrCG2oZUO5szn5yBrIgwd6nK65fvOQgmkTn_yqw

WKZO "Foundation For Excellence - Update on Youth Mobility Fund" November 19, 2019 wkzo.com/2019/11/19/foundation-for-excellence-update-on-youth-mobility-fund/958734/

Announcements

Starting Monday, March 20, we will be starting a detour on 4-Oakland due to the closure at 11th Street and Parkview. We will not be able to provide service along 12th Street from ON Avenue to Parkview. Note that we are anticipating delays due to the detour for this route. Please plan your trips accordingly and drivers will be working hard to make connections downtown. This closure and detour will be in effect until September.

No service to Stops 167: 12th at Horton; 1206 12th at Eventide; and 12th at Foxfire

Detour Route: 12th Street to ON Avenue to N Avenue. 9th Street to Atlantic to Parkview. Parkview to Evergreen South to 11th Street. Stadium Drive to Drake to Parkview and then back in route. Please call 337-8222 for additional information.

Metro Connect is available for scheduled pick up and drop offs by calling 350-2970. This service is available to anyone in Kalamazoo County.

6-Parchment will be on detour effective Monday February 27 until the fall for City of Kalamazoo work on the bridge over the Kalamazoo River. With that, 6-Parchment will not be able to service stops at:

1103-Paterson at Krom 1102-Paterson at N. Pitcher

1087-Paterson at Verburg Park

1086-Paterson at Porter/Walbridge 1085-Paterson at N. Edwards

258- Burdick at North

257- Burdick at Paterson

212-Burdick at Paterson (Serviced by Route 15, Outbound Only)

210-Burdick at North (Serviced by Route 15, Outbound Only)

Riders will need to use 15-Paterson to North Burdick including the Family Health Center.

6-Parchment routing will be Rose to Michigan to Riverview outbound and Riverview to Kalamazoo Avenue inbound.

Please call us at 337-8222 or use myStop mobile to find stops in the area.

Do you get our alerts via text/email using myStop and Track My Bus?

Sign up at http://trackmybus.kmetro.org/InfoPoint/ in the upper right hand corner to receive alerts for detours, delays, and service announcements. The alerts can go to your email or text to a phone.

This will come in handy this summer as we enter construction season with a number of routes scheduled for detours.

For more information, visit kmetro.com or call 337-8222.

Come be a part of the Metro Team! Now hiring drivers full-time and part-time starting at $20.38 hourly.

Have questions? Call us at (269) 337-8222.

Metro is an Equal Opportunity Employ

There will be a Regular CCTA/KCTA Board Meeting on March 13, 2023 at 11:30 am at the Metro Administration Building, 530 N. Rose Street. If you have any questions, you may call 269-337-8087.

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