Dayton has momentum. It’s a community transforming its Greater Downtown into a more thriving city and unique, vibrant place. How? By implementing the Greater Downtown Dayton Plan. Why? Because the health and vitality of the entire Dayton region is inexorably linked to that of Greater Downtown.

    Today, downtowns are filling a special niche: to be
    places where people have an active, convenient
    lifestyle. Creating that place is integral to attracting
    investment, as well as retaining and creating
    jobs because more businesses are locating and
    expanding where people want to be —
    and more of them want to be in vibrant, diverse
    cities where they can live, work, play and learn
    within walkable distances. Greater Downtown is
    the ideal location for such a place.

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Plan Overview

Priority Recommendations

Economic Development
Housing
Public Spaces & Transportation
Rivers, Cycling & Active Lifestyles
Arts, Entertainment, Culture & History
Green & Sustainable

Implementation & News

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Background & More Info

City of Dayton
Downtown Dayton Partnership
The Dayton Foundation Virginia W. Kettering Foundation DP&L Vectren Premier Health Partners CareSource Dayton Daily News Miller Valentine Group PNC