Greater Downtown Dayton Plan: Riverfront

Greater Downtown Plan River Summit April 17, 2009

Committee Structure Greater Dayton CEO Roundtable Discussion Task force chaired by Michael Greitzer, Dr. Mike Ervin & Rashad Young

Greater Downtown Dayton Plan

Value Proposition

Funding

Dr. Mike Ervin

Ron Budzik

Ed Reilly

Value Proposition

Creating a Sense of Place

The Rivers are Dayton’s Great Central Placemaker • Determined the basic layout and character for Dayton as we know it. • Rivers could be viewed as major Dayton avenues that connect the City – not divide it. • After the Great Flood, their role as a defining feature was strengthened with uninterrupted green and blue edges. • Was rediscovered in the 1970’s as an underutilized asset and is being incrementally revitalized in a coordinated manner.

Re-energizing the River Corridor – 30 Years and Beyond • Neighborhoods – McPherson Town, Grafton Hill, Old Dayton View, Wolf Creek, Wright-Dunbar

Re-energizing the River Corridor – 30 Years and Beyond • The Repositioning of Downtown with the Rivers as a Great Avenue – From Jobs, Jobs, Jobs to Jobs, Amenities, Housing

– Riverscape, The Landing, Fifth-Third Field, Care Source

Re-energizing the River Corridor – 30 Years and Beyond • Growing our Institutions – UD, MVH, Grandview, Children’s, Sinclair, DAI, Masonic Temple

Re-energizing the River Corridor – 30 Years and Beyond • Collaboratives/Linked Development – Genesis, Renaissance, Da Vinci

Re-energizing the River Corridor – 30 Years and Beyond • Moses Corridor – Ed/Med/Rec

Re-energizing the River Corridor – 30 Years and Beyond • Functional yet Beautiful and Distinctive Bridges

Re-energizing the River Corridor – 30 Years and Beyond • Recreation – Five Rivers MetroParks and Miami Conservancy District

Re-energizing the River Corridor – 30 Years and Beyond • The Future – University of Dayton, Ponitz Career Technology Center/Sinclair/Chaminade-Julienne Campuses, Central Montessori, Waterfront Project, Deeds Point, Tech Town, Downtown Housing

Thank You!