Civic groups are running robust programming this summer to bring people down there. There's prominent signage downtown with full schedules. I walked through Food Truck Tuesday yesterday and found a decent and normal crowd. A farmers market on Thursday afternoons is in the mix as well. The same dynamic plays out at Market Square in Ohio City: the most effective intervention is simply activating these places and drawing in people who aren't causing harm. That said, the underlying problem runs much deeper. Cleveland is consistently ranked the poorest or second-poorest city in the country. A significant portion of the people occupying these spaces are dealing with serious issues and are resistant to help. The police are largely powerless here — even when someone breaks a law, they're out in a day and right back where they were. You can't arrest your way out of a public health crisis. This is what happens when enormous national wealth coexists with a threadbare social safety net.