Lauren Wallenfels
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"I just work here in East Lansing, that's about it." "I feel like it's really useful. Everyone's having a good time. There's a lot to do with entertainment and sports and dining. There's never a shortage of things to do." "There's not much I don't like. If I was nit-picky, it would be how crowded the one way streets get."
Lauren Wallenfels
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"Its overpopulated." "I like the fact that its clean and all the shopping and a lot of places to go." "All the no left turns and one-way streets."
Lauren Wallenfels
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"I have no clue to be honest, I come here for work and then go home." "I like the diversity. There's a lot of interesting things and people around." "I don't like that it seems that it's one strip. I wish it was more broad. Kind of like how Ann Arbor is."
Jonathan Shead
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Mark Redding, 55, of East Lansing, enjoys living in East Lansing for the vibrant atmosphere, which he said includes Michigan State University's campus, the local businesses, the mall and the East Lansing library.
Jonathan Shead
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Jason Vlahos, 40, of East Lansing, works at WKAR on Michigan State University's campus. He likes living in East Lansing because there's always something cool to do around the city.
Jonathan Shead
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Eva Miller, 38, of East Lansing is a research assistant at Michigan State University working on cancer research. She loves East Lansing for its close community and all the activities they offer for her and her mischievous daughter. "It's easy to meet people, it's easy to get around, and it's very family friendly," she said.
Sasha Zidar
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Charley Van Dien “There is better parking on football Saturday’s, they’re more accessible,” said VanDien. “Just don’t bring back the couch burning from when I used go to school here back in the 70s. Go Wonders Hall.”
Sasha Zidar
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Kyle Robinson “There is no free parking at all…That’s brutal,” said Robinson. “It used to be where you could park on some streets after a certain time for free, but now they’re switching over to electric meters and you have to pay all night.”
Sasha Zidar
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Jordan English “I really like that East Lansing is a college town, where I grew up it was a very small rural town,” said Jordan English, an East Lansing resident. “I went to Pittsburg for my undergrad, so this is the first real true college town I’ve lived in and I really like that.”
Blair Moon
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Richard Liscombe “An issue in East Lansing is the necessity to make this city a sanctuary city for Muslims or for people who aren’t from here." "I like the students. The being near a university exudes an era of liberal ideas. When people are well educated, they tend to be more educated." "I dislike, as a business man, that in order to go shopping in East Lansing, you have to pay to park your car. It would be a more prosperous business community if there was free parking."
Blair Moon
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Cathie Marrison "An issue in East Lansing is the immigration scare." "I like the variety and the ethnic groups in East Lansing." "I dislike the parking prices in the lots, meters and ramps.”
Blair Moon
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Chad Freehauf "An issue in East Lansing is an old bank building on the corner of Grand River and Abbott that they’ve been talking about redeveloping for 10 years now." "I love the diversity of the population in East Lansing." "I dislike that the property taxes are too high."
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Robin Vallender "East Lansing is a vibrant place to live. There is always something going on! There is a good energy. I live near the Brody Neighborhood so sometimes it can be a little noisy."
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Takashi Iwasaki "As an international person, I feel very welcome in East Lansing. Although, there is not much happening. Parking can also be very hard."
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Ellen DeRosia "I love the vibrancy. I love the mix of generations. I love being around students. We're diverse generationally and ethnically. Noise is a problem. I dislike the delay in what's happening down on the corner of Abbot and Grand River."
This is some of what we heard.
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