Animate Greater Downtown’s river recreation corridor.
Greater Downtown has become the nexus of a 98-mile recreation and entertainment district along the Great Miami and Mad rivers. By building on existing strengths, exciting activities that offer a variety of river experiences can be created. A vibrant, active river corridor can become a new main avenue through the city as it becomes a destination for thousands of Daytonians.
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Greater Downtown has become the nexus of a 98-mile recreation and entertainment district along the Great Miami and Mad rivers. By building on existing strengths, exciting activities that offer a variety of river experiences can be created. A vibrant, active river corridor can become a new main avenue through the city as it becomes a destination for thousands of Daytonians.
- Implement such projects as low dam removal to make the rivers more attractive and usable for people both on and off the river, while encouraging more people to use the rivers for recreation and relaxation.
- Examine the feasibility of developing an outdoor urban recreation destination, which might include such features as a skate and mountain bike skills park.
- Strengthen the cycling culture in Dayton, recently named a bronze-level Bike Friendly Community, by adding more bike lanes to streets, growing the downtown bike hub, and improving infrastructure to enhance safety and make streets more bike-friendly.
