There is no single person, organization, board, or entity that is wholly responsible for Downtown Lansing’s vitality. It is a community-wide undertaking. It will require time, collaboration, and strategy but, at the end of the day, it is a transformation that impacts all of us.
Thank you to the funders and contributors who made this research possible and are helping Downtown Lansing thrive:
- LandUse USA
- CIB Planning
- SmithGroup
- Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
- Lansing Economic Development Corporation (LEDC)
- Cinnaire
- City of Lansing Economic Development and Planning Department
- Old Town Commercial Association
- REO Town Commercial Association
- Lansing Board of Water and Light
- Lake Trust Credit Union
- Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Lansing Entertainment & Public Facilities Authority (LEPFA)
- Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP)
- TA Forsberg Real Estate
- Preservation Lansing
- Downtown Lansing Inc. (DLI) Business Development Committee
Special thank you to the Comprehensive Market Analysis Steering Committee:
- Benjamin Bakken, Policy Committee, Lansing Regional Chamber - Senior Vice President, Director of the Lansing Market, Tri-Star Trust
- Andrea Binoniemi, Chair on the Board of Directors - Lansing Economic Development Corporation
- Keri Brown, Marketing Manager - Capital City Market and Downtown Meijer, Emeritus Chair of Promotions Committee - Downtown Lansing, Inc.
- Michelle Carlson, Acting Executive Director - Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center
- Tamera Carter, Board of Directors and Committee Member - Downtown Lansing, Inc., Manager, Member Experience - Lake Trust Credit Union
- Tim Daman, President & CEO - Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Robert Doran-Broackway, Executive Director - Old Town Commercial Association
- Jesse Flores, Co-Chair, Business Development Committee - Downtown Lansing, Inc., Chief Web Pro - SuperWebPros
- Brent Forsberg, President - T A Forsberg, Inc, Broker - Forsberg Real Estate Co.
- Shelbi Frayer, Deputy Mayor and Chief Strategy Officer - the City of Lansing
- Steve Japinga, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs - Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Scott Keith, President & CEO - Lansing Entertainment & Public Facilities Authority, President & CEO - the Lansing Center
- Rebecca Lynn-Douglas, President, Board of Directors - REO Town Commercial Association, General Manager - Sleepwalker Microbrewery
- Brian McGrain, Director, Economic Development and Planning - the City of Lansing
- Julie Pingston, President & CEO - Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Breina Pugh, Manager of Government & Community Relations - Lansing Board of Water & Light
- Erin Robinson, Chair, Business Development Committee - Downtown Lansing, Inc., Senior Manager, Development Operations - Best Friends Society
- Amy Scoby, Division Director, Government Relations - Lansing Regional Chamber, Senior Vice President - Christman Company
- Jeffrey Smith, Director - University Corporate Research Park, MSU Foundation Board of Directors, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Patricia Spitzley, Council Member - the City of Lansing, Director, Government Affairs - Racer Environmental Response Trust
- Mary Olds Toshach, President - Preservation Lansing
- Bob Trezise, President & CEO - Lansing Economic Area Partnership
- Cathy Zell, Executive Director - Lansing Community College
We’d also like to recognize community partners, current and potential, that we believe are uniquely situated to help us revolutionize Downtown: