The concept for Strongsville’s Town Center project was developed with two goals in mind: connectivity and improved quality-of-life amenities, according to Brent Painter, director of economic development for Strongsville, and Strongsville Mayor Tom Perciak.
“The Strongsville Town Center project will feature new family-oriented amenities while making the area more walkable for residents by better connecting existing amenities and creating new walkways and trails,” Perciak says.
To improve the amenities, the Town Center will include a new playground that’s Americans with Disabilities Act accessible, an interactive water feature and a new community pavilion.
“The updates will be there for people who want to go out and listen to the community band on a Friday or go to a yoga class in the common space or even go to the food truck area next to that for festivals,” Painter says.
Painter adds that the area will also include sand volleyball and pickleball courts, both of which have been requested by residents.
Every new amenity will be well-marked by color-coordinated signs, so visitors are able to find what they’re looking for with ease. Previously, Painter says, the center’s signs and branding appeared disjointed and confusing.
“We’ve done about a decade’s worth of research studying the area, and we did our master plan which focused, in part, on how to improve our town center,” Painter says. “We’ve done walking studies in the area and surveys of our residents for the types of amenities they’d like to see.”
To make the entire plan come into shape, Painter says the city selected contractors in mid-July 2023 and hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in mid-August 2023.
While construction remains hard to predict with supply chain issues, Painter says the city would like to have many of the new town center’s components open to the public and usable by summer 2024.
Perciak adds that the updated space is meant to boost the day-to-day life of residents.
“From our civic groups’ special events to food truck festivals to farmers markets and birthday parties within the new community pavilion, the space has been designed to further enhance the quality of life of Strongsville residents,” Perciak says.
