In 1976 a group of concerned residents around Shaker Square formed Friends of Shaker Square (FOSS) to promote and support Shaker Square and its merchant tenants. It produced large-scale promotions such as its annual Very Square Affair, Antique Car Show, and Holiday Lighting Ceremonies. In 1980 Shaker Square was designated a Historic District by the City of Cleveland. It is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places, recognizing it as a National Landmark. As it grew in membership, and its role expanded to that of a Community Development Corporation, FOSS became Shaker Square Area Development Corporation in 2000. Its new role encompassed property development such as Livingston Park Apartments, code enforcement, home improvement assistance to residents, and other programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, SHAD\u2019s focus is on advocacy of Shaker Square and its adjacent neighborhoods, and communication. Our quarterly award-winning newspaper, SHAD Connection, features news about Shaker Square and its communities and produces an annual Apartment Hunters Guide. SHAD also uses social media to reach out to members and stakeholders. The SHAD service area is comparable in design to a number of communities that have been established during the past 20 years using an urban design planning concept called New Urbanism or transit-oriented development. Like these New Urbanism communities, the neighborhoods of Shaker Square can be defined by several elements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 Diverse in use and population
\u2022 Designed for pedestrians and transit as well as cars
\u2022 Walkable
\u2022 Built around a recognized center
\u2022 Elementary schools within close proximity to housing so that most children can walk to school
\u2022 Transit stop located at the center of the neighborhood
\u2022 Various types of housing to meet the needs of young professionals to empty-nesters
\u2022 Most housing within a 10-15 minute walk of the center of the neighborhood
\u2022 Unique retail shopping districts (Larchmere Boulevard and Shaker Square)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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