Main Street Lakewood has been awarded a $23,175 grant by Heritage Ohio for a comprehensive signage and wayfinding design package for the downtown district. This project is an outgrowth of the much larger community-based Detroit Avenue Streetscape Plan funded by a $75,000 grant award from NOACA completed in December of 2007.

Main Street Lakewood, a program of Lakewood Community Progress Inc (LCPI) whose mission is to revitalize downtown Lakewood, is working collaboratively with the City of Lakewood, which will match the Heritage Ohio grant award over an 18-month period.

"We congratulate LCPI in securing the initial funding for design solutions to downtown Lakewood's signage, wayfinding and place-making needs," said Mayor Edward FitzGerald. "The grant award makes maximum use of limited resources, and allows us to continue to take incremental steps towards implementing the Detroit Streetscape Plan."

Studio Graphique, the widely acclaimed brand development consultancy and environmental graphic design firm, has been retained by LCPI to assist in the project. Rachel Downey, principal and creative director, stated, "Studio Graphique is excited to help provide Lakewood with identity and wayfinding consulting and to be a part of the Detroit Streetscape Plan. Projects like this strengthen the appeal of northeast Ohio neighborhoods and give them a chance to express their authenticity while helping visitors navigate these older, complex neighborhoods with ease."

Main Street Lakewood and Studio Graphique will host a community meeting to gather input on the project:

Thursday, October 2
7:00 p.m.
Lakewood Public Library Auditorium

All Lakewood residents and business owners are encouraged to attend.