PDAC: Submission #252 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Quality of Life

2. Project title Sunrise MetroPark Phase 1, Dayton Riverfront Plan

3. Short description Sunrise MetroPark is the centerpiece of the Dayton Riverfront Plan's vision to transform the downtown riverfront, improving inclusion and equity in West Dayton's quality of life assets and creating a strong link to downtown's other assets. Phase 1 proposes to develop a multi-use path, trees and native horticultural plantings, benches, swings, art installations, and other amenities along the top of the levee from the existing path below the Dayton Art Institute near I-75 to Third Street.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request Five Rivers MetroParks

5-8. Address 409 E. Monument Ave., 3rd floor
Dayton, Ohio. 45402

9. County Mongtomery

10. Recipient organization Same

11-14. Address {Empty}

15. County {Empty}

16. Organization type Government

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Carrie Scarff

18. Title Chief of Planning and Projects

19. Organization Five Rivers MetroParks

20. Telephone 937-277-5399

21. Email carrie.scarff@metroparks.org

22-25. Address 409 E. Monument Ave., 3rd floor
Dayton, Ohio. 45402

26. County Montgomery

27. Additional contacts Eric Sauer, Planning Manager
Five Rivers MetroParks
eric.sauer@metroparks.org
937-212-0462

Location Details

28. City Dayton

29. County Montgomery

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 582884

32. Total Cost 1034034

33. Other sources of funds City of Dayton: $150,041
Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality: $301,109

34. How the funds will be used Construction or Capital

35. Do you have matching funds raised or committed? If yes, explain in question #36. If no, skip to question #37. Yes

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) The City of Dayton was awarded a Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality grant from the Miami Valley REgional Planning Commission to develop the portion of the multi-use path through Sunrise MetroPark from Salem Avenue to Third Street. That funding totals $451,150 (see above)

37. Budget Yes

Budget File Upload

sum-phase-1-estimate-191030_0.xlsx (18.36 KB)

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds A year from now or later

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify NatureWork
Clean Ohio Trail Fund

Community Details

40. Community Need West Dayton, an underserved area of Dayton, has been slower then other segments of the community to rebound from Dayton's economic challenges and, specifically, the recession of 2008. The Dayton Riverfront Plan proposed a bold vision for the river on the west side of downtown, transforming this historical divide between the racially segregated city into the place where the entire regional community comes together. This transformation, which will include the ease and west sides of the river and the Wolf Creek corridor, will begin with Sunrise MetroPark. The proposed path through the park will connect the Third Street and Salem Avenue corridors to the regional bikeway system and downtown's civic loop trail. It will also elevate the park to the level of quality and service in open space facilities enjoyed by the rest of the city and region.

41. Previous Funding: Has the requesting organization received Congressionally earmarked funding in the past? If so, please provide a brief project description, year funded, amount, and Congressional sponsor. The most direct way to measure success will be increased attendance in the park. More indirectly, increased economic development along the lower Salem Avenue and West Third Street corridors will also measure success, as well as attendance and activity at nearby destinations such as the Dayton Art Institute and the Masonic Temple. Additionally, if Phase 1 of Sunrise MetroPark catalyzes later phases of park development, as well as development of Sunset Park, the Park-over-the-River, and the Wolf Creek green space corridor. Development of these later phases will also be a measure of success, and one that ultimately could be measured in improved health statistics in West Dayton, lower obesity rates, lower crime rates, and greater satisfaction with the quality of life in the surrounding neighborhood.

42. Direct new jobs created None

43. Existing jobs retained? None

44. Sustained permanent jobs? 1-10

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure: A National Study of Employment Impacts
Heidi Garrett-Peltier
Political Economy Research Institute
University of Massachusetts Amherst
June 2011

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? $25,001-$50,000

47. Is your project a workforce development program? No

48. If yes, does your program center on one of the ten JobsOhio targeted industries? {Empty}

49. Counties in which jobs will be created Montgomery

Additional Details

50. Letters of endorsement, supporting materials, additional information. You can submit ONE PDF file that does not exceed 10 pages.

SUM LOS Final 191030.pdf (2.08 MB)

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. {Empty}

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. {Empty}

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. carrie.scarff@metroparks.org

55. Do you want your project to be considered as a Community Project in the fiscal year 2025 –2026 State Capital Budget Bill? {Empty}

56. If your project type is on the list of ineligible projects (see above), please offer an explanation why your project could be eligible. If your project is not on the list, answer the question by stating that your project is not on the list of ineligible projects. {Empty}

57. Has your organization received state capital budget funding in the past? If so, provide a brief project description, year funded, and amount. {Empty}

58. Does your project have a connection with, or provide some benefit to, a state agency that has bonding authority? Please check all that apply from the following list: {Empty}

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