Downtown Cleveland Retail Strategy

Downtown Cleveland is emerging strongly from the crises of the past few years. More people live Downtown today than before the pandemic. Visitor and foot traffic have nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels. Downtown workers are steadily returning. However, there is much work to do to lead the city into its next chapter.

This is why Downtown Cleveland engaged Streetsense, a national place consulting agency, to create an action plan for our Downtown retail environment. The Streetsense consultants have worked diligently with our team and stakeholders to determine a slate of market-informed recommendations and projects that focus on quality of life to attract residential and job density, retain existing businesses, and attract new storefront tenants to enhance the vibrancy of the Downtown area.