Summary
A community team pitched turning the city-owned parking lots at Kalamazoo, Cedar and Larch — once eyed for a data center — into an indigenous-themed native plant green space, but their RFP was flagged incomplete on financing.
At a glance
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Last discussed Sep 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
The group says its grant strategy requires project approval before grant applications, and the LEDC called the RFP incomplete on financing.
Indigenous residents and downtown visitors who would gain the city's first intentional indigenous green space.
Parking spaces at the Larch/Kalamazoo lot would be lost, which could matter to downtown commuters.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Lansing Park Board - Sep 9, 2026
A plan to turn a city-owned parking lot at Larch and Kalamazoo into a park honoring Lansing's Indigenous community, with native-plant gardens at a gateway of the city. It needs planning board and city council approval, but the Park Board's unanimous support is a strong first endorsement.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board - Aug 11, 2026
A community-led plan to turn city-owned land at Kalamazoo and Larch/Cedar into a park honoring Lansing's Indigenous people, with design rooted in Native language and nature. The city's master plan currently designates a parking lot there, and the board is being asked to back the green space alternative. Lansing has no park currently dedicated to Indigenous people.
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