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ODOT is upgrading the I-75 Downtown Dayton Sub corridor, along with redesign of the interchange with State Route 4. These changes will affect access to and from the neighborhoods and institutions in the inner northwest area of Dayton, creating the need to look at transportation needs and possible solutions before the reconstruction occurs. MVRPC led a study, the Renaissance Gateway Plan, to come up with an overall gateway and transportation concept to guide these efforts.
The primary focus of the Renaissance Gateway Plan study is roadway changes and traffic capacity/movement needs resulting from the changes to I-75 Downtown Dayton Subcorridor. The study will strongly consider previous planning efforts by the City of Dayton as well as an "Urban Gateway" concept that addresses concept plans prepared affecting the area, including master/concept plans for the major institutions in the area - including Grandview Hospital, Dayton Art Institute and Dayton Masonic Center. Pedestrian-friendly and bike-friendly access recommendations for the study area will also be included. Shared parking opportunities will also be investigated. Intended as a minor add-on to the above-mentioned study items, a brief analysis of existing and future view sheds related to the study area and the I-75 upgrade is also requested for inclusion, along with examination of non-traditional methods for noise reduction.
An intended outcome of this study is the provision of functional-level plans that can be used to progress into a design phase. The study is to investigate thoroughfare connection alternatives for the following movements: Riverview Avenue to Main Street; Riverview Avenue to Riverside Drive ; I-75 to Salem Avenue; and Forest Avenue or Neal Avenue closure/realignment.
The Great Miami Boulevard Connector would become the gateway into the revitalized Grafton/Grandview area and the major through surface street providing access to side streets leading to quieter residential neighborhoods as well as the major local institutions such as Grandview Hospital and the Dayton Art Institute.
Project Goals are listed below:
- Identify required roadway changes, with focus on proposed alternatives for the Great Miami Boulevard Connector joining the existing alignment of the Great Miami Boulevard to Riverview Avenue.
- Define traffic Capacity and movements’ needs resulting from the changes to I-75.
- Formulate a functional plan that accounts for all associated traffic, roadway, access and circulation movements associated with the changes to I-75.
- Coordinate previous planning efforts by the City of Dayton.
- Define the “Urban Gateway” concept.
- Coordinate with concept plans prepared affecting the area, including master/concept plans for the major institutions in the area – including Grandview Hospital, Dayton Art Institute and Dayton Masonic Center.
- Provide for pedestrian-friendly and bike-friendly recommendations
- Understand shared parking opportunities.
- Prepare a brief analysis of existing and future view sheds related to the study area and the I-75 upgrade.
- Examine non-traditional methods for noise reduction.
- Create land use-transportation concepts supporting the transportation alternatives that are workable and provide a good quality of life within the study area.
For comments or more information, please contact Martin Kim, mkim@mvrpc.org.
All materials and exhibits presented at public meetings of the Renaissance Gateway plan are presented below. For comments or more information, please contact Martin Kim, mkim@mvrpc.org.
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