About

The North Coast Yard is led by the North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation (NCWDC) – a not-for-profit entity that is charged with the equitable development of Cleveland’s North Coast Lakefront as a destination for residents, business, recreation and visitors. It is responsible for the planning, financing, land management, development coordination and oversight, community benefits, and oversight of a New Community Authority and development districts to implement Cleveland’s downtown waterfront development project. NCWDC’s mission is to implement a unified vision for the Lakefront and drive the execution of catalytic projects that will reshape the city.

To execute the North Coast Yard project, NCWDC is working with a consultant team comprised of the following firms with national and local expertise:

• The Street Plans Collaborative: Street Plans is an award-winning, minority-owned transportation planning, urban design, and placemaking practice founded in 2009. Globally recognized as a leading practitioner of Tactical Urbanism, Street Plans employs a “Plan by Doing” methodology that uses short-term, cost-effective interventions to catalyze long-term change. With office hubs across six U.S. cities, Street Plans partners with government agencies, non-profits, foundations, and private sector clients to create active, safe, and human-scale streets and public spaces that help communities achieve their social, economic, and mobility goals.
• Seventh Hill: Seventh Hill is an urban design consultancy based in Cleveland, Ohio dedicated to improving human experiences in the public realm through participatory design and insightful research. Seventh Hill is led by David Jurca, a Cleveland-based urban designer with over 18 years of professional experience guiding real-world projects and academic research.
• Tom Starinsky Planning + Design: Tom Starinsky is a Cleveland-based urban planning and place design professional with over 20 years of experience. His skill set spans community and economic development including city and multi-modal transportation planning; historic preservation and real estate development; business assistance and retail strategy; and public art and place enhancement strategies.

The project has also received special advising on branding and communications by the Cleveland-based firm shark&minnow.