LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Excitement about the future at the 3rd annual “State of Downtown Lansing”. Downtown Lansing Inc. highlighted some of the new work underway to liven up Washington Square.
Lansing’s downtown has been a huge talking point following the pandemic after most businesses moved to remote work leaving the downtown area. Businesses struggled to find another consistent customer base when work went remote. Still, Executive Director of Downtown Lansing Inc., Cathleen Edgerly, says this will be the year they bring people back downtown.
“All of these new businesses and more are building up on our neighborhood, adding to the diversity of our business hours. Our business ownership models they’re cultivating longer open hours apart of the transformation of Michigan’s downtown offering services and amenities to those who call Lansing and our region home,” said Edgerly during the address.
One of the biggest concerns for Lansing residents is the lack of activity in the downtown area, there is a plan to change that.