East Lansing Planning Commission Discusses Fee-in-Lieu Plan for Affordable Housing Goals
Developers have said the city's current method of incentivizing affordable housing downtown makes projects prohibitively expensive....
East Lansing Police to Deploy Flock Camera, a “Phenomenal” but Controversial Law Enforcement Tool
Police have used Flock cameras to solve crimes, but critics argue the camera provides infrastructure for mass surveillance programs....
East Lansing Council Delays Vote on Apartment, Places Moratorium on Data Centers, Officially Discontinues El Fresco
The proposed 13-story apartment could be voted on at council's next meeting....
East Lansing Scales Back Proposed Camping Ban but Critics Say New Rule Could Still Target Unhoused Residents
City Council scaled back a camping ban to focus on people who block event spaces, but advocates say language still leaves room to target unhoused people....
East Lansing Insider: Housing and Development in East Lansing
ELi editors talk about recent housing proposals on this week's East Lansing Insider podcast....
Council Roundup: City Approves Annual Deer Cull, Schedules Charter Amendment Votes, Funds Emergency Housing
Council voted to have six charter amendments recommended by a city committee be voted on in elections this year....
Massive Apartment Proposal Faces Questions About Parking, Tax Incentives at City Council Meeting
Members of council expressed a willingness to develop over a surface parking lot downtown, but said an apartment proposal seems incomplete....
Decades After Redlining, Wealth and Homeownership Gaps Persist Locally
The legacy of a 1930s housing program still shapes the Lansing area....
City Panel Discusses Cuts, Fees and MSU Analysis Amid Financial Turbulence
A city committee tasked with analyzing East Lansing's finances is two months into a review period that is expected to last at least six months....
East Lansing Insider Podcast: The City Continues to Consider Camping and Loitering Bans
The East Lansing City Council again deferred a vote on proposed bans on public camping and loitering in parking areas....