Lansing Aims to Help Homeless Population With Housing Pods

Lansing Aims to Help Homeless Population With Housing Pods

Photo: JASON BEAN ~ USA TODAY NETWORK LANSING, Sept. 10, 2025 ~ The city of Lansing is looking to help its unhoused population by creating a housing pod encampment for temporary shelters. The Lansing City Council approved the $640,000-purchase of the pods last month, with the project having an estimated cost of $750,000 annually to run. The pods were purchased from the city of Kalamazoo, which tried to start a similar program, but ultimately di…