Spring has sprung. And, while Capital Crossroads and Discovery SID Ambassadors work year-round to keep the downtown environment in tip-top shape, they are using the sunny skies and warmer temperature to do some serious sprucing up.

The Ambassador teams are hard at work scrubbing away the winter grime and preparing Downtown for the influx of people who will be returning after a year of COVID shutdowns…

The downtown community has learned many lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. When businesses closed in COVID’s wake, access to public restrooms vanished as well.

Last spring, Capital Crossroads and Discovery special improvement districts recognized this problem and used an emergency grant from United Way of Central Ohio, as well as funding from the City of Columbus, ADAMH, and Encova, to place eight temporary sinks and twelve portable restrooms Downtown to help alleviate the problem, at least temporarily. 

Now, City Council has approved $875,000 in federal Community Development Block grant funds for the design and construction of five permanent public restrooms Downtown…

SID ambassadors create meaningful experiences and a pleasant environment for those who live, work, and visit downtown Columbus. 

Managed by the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District (SID), the ambassadors are working hard in preparation for your return with a good spring cleaning.

Cleaning activities include:

Weed control Sweeping salt and gravel from gutters and curb lines Pressure washing alleyways, trash cans, sidewalks Cleaning wayfinding signs, and newspaper racks Painting bike racks Putting new gravel in the tree grates, Preparing the capital square planters, Gay Street, and Nationwide Boulevard medians for spring planting Tree trimming as needed.

SID ambassadors take pride in their work and the downtown community…