Development and Planning

City Attorney Tom Yeadon is now recommending City Council vote to settle a lawsuit Yeadon brought against a man he also threatened to arrest over a driveway. ELi's Alice Dreger brings the latest in the saga.

East Lansing’s parking system is “barely making it” financially. So how can the City lower the perceived barriers to parking downtown? ELi’s Alice Dreger reports on the discussion this week at Council.

The East Lansing City Council plans to address proposed boundary changes to the Oakwood Historic District at this Tuesday's discussion-only meeting. ELi’s Chris Gray reports.

A ballot proposal on a deer cull; more free parking downtown; the City’s approach to plea bargains; redevelopment downtown: all this and more will be discussed by East Lansing’s City Council on Tuesday.

Why did Mayor Ruth Beier cast the lone vote in opposition to a formal report on the eBay land sale? ELi’s Chris Gray reports.

What's the story behind the new seven-foot-tall, crazy-quilt Virgin Mary statue up on Coolidge Road? A reader asked and ELi's Chris Gray brings the answer.

Work to begin in spring includes three-quarter-mile extension of Northern Tier Trail bike path, and eradication of invasive species. ELi’s Chris Gray reports on this City Council environmental initiative.

ELi’s Chris Gray and Alice Dreger update what’s on the horizon for downtown development in the area of Valley Court Park.

If approved by Council, new senior independent living, assisted living, and memory care options would be located just north of Lake Lansing Road. ELi’s Chris Gray reports.

East Lansing’s Planning Commission voted not to recommend a plan for more Hub towers on Bogue Street. What were named as concerns about and positives of the plan? ELi’s Chris Gray reports.

After a decade of waiting to fix the Oakwood sewer problem in conjunction with expected redevelopment, the City’s Director of Public Works is recommending the $3.5M project happen now. ELi’s Chris Gray reports.

If you build it online, will they visit? ELi’s Chris Gray reports on a digital initiative to decipher TIFs, property rights and more.

Why is construction at the new Donley and Glencairn schools still not done, months after it was supposed to all be finished? ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

New regulations are aimed at encouraging applications to install solar panels in East Lansing’s historic districts, to advance the City’s Climate Sustainability Plan. ELi’s Chris Gray reports.