About Us 

The Westside Summer Fest is organized by a group of dedicated partners, volunteers, and sponsors.

The event part of the revitalization of the business districts along Saginaw Street between Stanley and Grand, on Lansing's Westside.

What We Do

 Westside Allianceworks to revitalize the residential and commercial areas along Saginaw and Oakland between Stanley and Grand, using Main Street strategies related to design, promotion, economic restructuring, and building capacity of residents and businesses.

Other Westside Alliance Initiatives

Below are initiatives in progress through Westside Alliance, a program of NorthWest Initiative.

Organization

• Working to create a stronger ownership for revitalization efforts amongst local business owners and residents
• Volunteers and partners are critical to all of these efforts. To get involved, contact Jessica Yorko at jessica@nwlansing.org or 517-214-5684
• Exploring alternative funding sources for 2008 and beyond, including funds for physical improvements such as facade improvements and streetscape enhancements.

Design

• Road Diet Campaign - Click Here to Read More.    Public Meetings May 22-Sept 4, 2008 
• Welcome to Lansing's Westside Sign - Coming Fall 2008 at Saginaw and Stanley
• Westside Community Diversity Mural - Community Painting Days through July 21, contact Erika at 862-3141. Mural Ribbon Cutting July 22, 2008, 6pm at Shanora's, 829, W. Saginaw
• Flower Planters along Saginaw Street between MLK and Pine
• Street Clean Ups each spring and fall; Street Makeover Fall 2007

Promotions

• Discover Lansing Guide, avaiable throughout the Greater Lansing Community
• Cooperative Advertising Sections in City Pulse
• Westside Summer Fest
• Branding and Indentity of Lansing's Westside through W logo, street signs toppers (coming Fall 2008) and website promotions
• Monthly Westside Alliance Update through electronic newsletter (to subscribe email jessica@nwlansing.org)

Economic Restructuring

Westside Alliance is a program of NorthWest Initiative, a non-profit organization which seeks to create healthy communities in Northwest Lansing.

Through community engagement and mobilization, the NorthWest Initiative advances the development of healthy, vibrant communities by building capacity to identify needs and formulate strategies to create change.