Downtown Kingston
Building a cleaner, safer, happier city centre
Leap partnered with the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and the Kingston Restoration Company to mobilise the business community and drive lasting transformation in Downtown Kingston.
Overview
Downtown Kingston has long been the heart of commerce and culture. But challenges related to cleanliness, safety and coordination impacted business performance and public confidence.
Leap was engaged to support a collaborative response that brought businesses from discussion to action—creating the conditions for a cleaner, safer and more welcoming city centre for everyone.
Our role
Led business engagement and designed the Keep It Clean Initiative to catalyse action and accountability.
Jamaica Chamber of Commerce
Kingston Restoration Company
Partners
Focus areas
Clean & Safe Spaces
Business Engagement
Public–Private Collaboration
City Centre Revitalisation
01
Shared framework
Stronger trust and accountability between businesses and key stakeholders.
Stronger trust
A clear framework for business participation and coordinated action in Downtown Kingston.
02
Our approach
Business Engagement
We listened, convened and collaborated with businesses to understand challenges and co-create solutions.
Keep It Clean Initiative
We designed and launched the Keep It Clean Initiative to promote cleaner practices and shared responsibility across the city centre.
Shared Accountability
We established clear roles, standards and reporting to strengthen trust and ensure follow-through.
“The Keep It Clean initiative has brought the business community together and made a real difference in how Downtown Kingston looks, feels and functions”
03
Measurable gains
Six-month perception survey showed improvements in cleanliness, safety and overall business confidence.
Latest on LinkedIn
The Spaces We Deserve
The quality of a neighbourhood says a great deal about what we expect for the people who live there. Every broken sidewalk, overgrown verge, overflowing drain or neglected public space sends a message.
Five steps driving renewal in Downtown Kingston: What we are learning
This is not a thesis on how to revitalise a city centre. It is a reflection on what we are learning, in our work supporting the Downtown Kingston Redevelopment Initiative (DKRI) over the past twelve months, about what is starting to produce measurable change in one of Jamaica's most studied urban districts.
-
![]()
The Atlas Project
-
![]()
The Echo Project
-
![]()
The Brightline Project
-
![]()
The Northgrid Project
