Schor releases Lansing’s Annual Report

Mayor Andy Schor released Wednesday the city’s 2025 Annual Report. The 220-page document will be the foundation of the mayor’s  State of the City address on March 18.

City Pulse will be reviewing the full report in more detail.

Here is what city staff has highlighted:

• Public Service:
  • 2,114 pothole complaints addressed and nearly 701.94 tons (over 1.4 million pounds, weighing more than 120 African bull elephants!) of cold patch used for street repairs.
  • The Operations and Maintenance Division supported pavement preservation, overseeing 2.16 miles of neighborhood street paving.
  • The 2-year long rehabilitation of Michigan Avenue completed with a total investment of $14.1 million, funded through federal, state, and local sources.
  • Phase one complete of the Pleasant Grove repaving project from Mt. Hope to W. Holmes.
  • 4,771 tons of recycling, 25,684 cubic yards of trash, and 10,496 cubic yards of yard waste collected through CART programs.
• Police (as of November 2025)
  • Nearly 3 dozen firearms were seized from those possessing them illegally.
  • Over 65 search warrants executed, resulting in more than 46 arrests and successful prosecution of felony charges.
  • As of November 2025, LPD responded to over 72,000 calls for service.
  • In addition to regular traffic enforcement, the Traffic Unit held several focused traffic enforcement events using grants from the Office of Highway Safety and Planning that resulted in 934 traffic stops and over 1045 enforcement actions.
  • The social work unit received 974 referrals for service and opened 207 cases for follow up referrals.
• Fire:
  • The Fire Department responded to 27,080 incidents – with nearly 82 percent of those (22,078) being calls for Emergency Medical Services.
  • Construction on the newly built Fire Station 2 was completed and a small opening ceremony was held with a traditional fire truck push.
• Neighborhoods, Arts, and Citizen Engagement:
  • $62,596.85 in grants to 28 different neighborhood projects.
  • 35 Mini Grants to support neighborhood events.
  • Funding dozens of small neighborhood clean ups, in addition to neighborhood bulk trash clean ups. 
  • Launched the Office of Neighborhood Safety to advance Lansing’s gun violence prevention and intervention efforts.
  • The 3-1-1 Call Center took 44,342 calls.
• Economic Growth
  • Continued focus on job creation and new business development contributed to a growing local economy.
  • The Lansing Economic Development Corporation oversaw more than $112.7 million in investments and the creation of more than 131 housing units.
  • The Lansing Equitable Economic Development (LEED) Empower Program saw 11 Lansing business owners participate in the 2nd cohort of the program. 
  • The Lansing Supporting Empowered Emerging Developers (SEED) Academy inaugural program supported 20 emerging developers in a multi-month development training program designed to build the foundational skills needed to pursue real estate projects, including feasibility analysis, project planning, and development readiness.
  • The City of Lansing Facade Improvement Grant Program provided 19 businesses with grants totaling $270,695 in funding commitments, spurring additional private investment. Additionally, the Lansing EDC applied for and secured an additional $500k from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and LEAP for the program.