Campus District

Permanent public restrooms: after ten years of advocacy, Campus District, acquired funds for the installation of four permanent public restrooms in Campus District, downtown, and Ohio city. The project is a joint effort between Campus District, Ohio city incorporated, the city of cleveland, and cuyahoga county. The restroom locations selected target areas of high need for individuals experiencing homelessness. Campus District feels everyone has the right to access to a restroom and that they are imperative to public health and safety. The units themselves will be installed in 2022.

Peoples streets: Campus District project-managed a resident-led group working toward more equitable and welcoming street design along payne avenue. Over 20 volunteers met twice a month to develop designs for a temporary street installation that includes decorative crosswalks, curb extensions, ada ramps, and public art.

Campus District master plan and augmented reality (ar) installation: Campus District worked with city architecture to consolidate over twenty years worth of planning documents and develop current maps and data sets that will be used to guide future cdi projects. As part of the master planning effort, Campus District began developing an augmented reality installation that would allow people to interact with parts of the neighborhood from the comfort and safety of their own homes. The ar effects will include works of local artists showcased in fy22.

Covid-19 response: in fy 2021 Campus District transitioned from immediate covid-19 response that included working with cleveland state university and our local homeless shelters to deconcentrate their populations, to helping our community stay safe and retain access to basic needs. For the past 18 months we have coordinated a fresh produce delivery to over 80 households at an apartment complex in downtown cleveland, for residents who lost access to fresh foods during lockdown. We also provided lunch and dinners to our business improvement District clean & safe ambassadors, who were deemed essential personnel, working in a public facing capacity throughout the pandemic. Lastly, we developed collateral material for our businesses to display that encourage mask wearing, social distancing, and hand washing. Campus District has played a crucial role in acting as an intermediary between major master planning processes at cleveland state university, st. vincent charity medical center, and cuyahoga county metropolitan housing authority that are happening simultaneously in the District. Business improvement District managers meeting: in fy21, Campus District spearheaded the formation of a business improvement District managers meeting. This group has grown to include thirteen organizations that either manage business improvement districts or offer main street services. The purpose of the group is to share resources, best practices, and work together on larger-scale projects.