The St. Clair Superior Development Corporation has proposed a 5 to 10 year development plan to strengthen the overall vernacular of the area. While currently known as Cleveland's Chinatown and undergoing improvement such as streetscape rearrangement done in tune with the principles of Feng Shui the area centered between East 29th and East 40th and North of Payne to St. Clair, has never really won recognition from City Hall as an neighborhood "officially" known as Chinatown. Current plans are to redraw some neighborhood boundaries within the larger Goodrich Kirtland SPA (Statistical Planning Area) to create a geographical space for Cleveland's Chinatown (or possibly "Asiatown") to exist.
Proposals already are on the board to rename city streets to give them a more Asian flair as well as erect a neighborhood gateway to mark the district. Already home to the Asian Plaza as well many Asian restaurants and shops creating an official neighborhood could create a tourist draw as well as inject capitol and excitement into one of the many inner-ring suburbs that support Cleveland.
Perhaps during an upcoming phase there could be a design competition for some signage, wayfinding or perhaps the gateway itself. Perhaps like the "Dog Project". You can find out more about upcoming events and what not by visiting their blog. How do neighborhoods have blogs? Can sidewalks and trees type?
-image ganked from the Clevland Free Times All Bark article.
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