I attended an inspirational presentation yesterday - which was the culmination of a summer’s work of designers, interns, students and community members in a district they call the Campus District - near downtown Cleveland.
Bordered by the Lake to the north and Woodland to the south, the Campus District is a slice of Cleveland from 22nd to 30th street that encompassed CSU, The Cedar Estates public housing complex, Asiatown and the Tri-C campus.
The Collaborative Campus effort is a joint-venture between St. Vincent’s Hospital, CSU and Tri-C. Its goal is to come up with a comprehensive urband design that connects the disparate parts of teh community together. I was skeptical as I entered, and totally jazzed when I left.
Not only are they taking over the old Juvi Hall and have plans to put in an incubator, coworking space and room for companies like Digital City Mechanics, but they also plan on establishing “walks” that connect the community together and a branding ’swagg’ effort.
Banners would line the ‘Green Walk‘, ‘Culture Walk‘ and ‘Green Walk‘ and kiosks and live events would help develop the community feel and brand. My friend Mackenzie King worked on this project, as did someone named Mari Hulick from the C.I.A. I’m hoping to get DCM (Digital City Mechanics) involved somehow.


