East Lansing’s Downtown Development Authority is set to consider three proposals for the future of the Albert EL Fresco space, a popular outdoor gathering area that has been a fixture of the city’s downtown since the pandemic.
- The East Lansing Downtown Development Authority is considering possible changes to a seasonal, pedestrian-friendly outdoor space.
- The proposals range from keeping things as they are to reopening the street and increasing seating throughout downtown.
- Video shows details of each proposal set to be considered by the DDA on Thursday.
WATCH: East Lansing’s Albert EL Fresco space could look different this summer as city weighs three options
East Lansing’s Albert EL Fresco space could look different this summer as city weighs three options
The area has offered neighbors and visitors an outdoor space to enjoy during warmer months.
The first option would keep things as they have been in recent years—closing the stretch of Albert Avenue in front of Jolly Pumpkin and Hopcat to cars and placing seating, flower boxes, and an event space in the street for pedestrians.
The second option would keep the street open to traffic and instead add seasonal seating around the broader downtown area. That change would affect some of the events that typically take place in the El Fresco space, but the season would run longer, lasting until mid-September instead of the current end date of early August…