There have been various efforts to address restructuring issues in Cleveland, Ohio. Some of these efforts include:

- Refocusing the Health Department to address underlying health issues caused by racism and crime.
- Nonprofits are recognizing the need for restructuring to adapt to unprecedented social change, economic challenges, and other shifts in their operating environment.
- A study traced the impact of economic restructuring from 1979 to 1987 through quarterly changes in the distribution of earnings to indicators of neighborhood well-being.
- Nearly 1,000 St. Vincent Charity Medical Center employees will be laid off as part of the health system's massive restructuring.
- Cleveland Heights moved forward with plans for housing department restructuring.
- In 2011, Cleveland identified education as an issue that still needed to be addressed.