Methodology

Methodology

The Vindicator spent Dec. 6-10, 2010, traveling Market Street and U.S. Route 224.

The Vindicator defined retail businesses as anything that looked like it was or could be a storefront – having windows for a display.

Any business that appeared to be in transition was verified to the best of The Vindicator’s ability. Office buildings were not included.

Although the methodology was fairly simple, it does serve to provide a snapshot of the two areas. On 224, from the Interstate 680 on ramp in the east to state Route 11 in the west, nearly 17 percent of storefronts were vacant.

On Market Street, from Midlothian Boulevard to the north and Western Reserve Road to the south, that figure was 20 percent, or one in five storefronts.