by Riverfront Plan | May 27, 2022 | Riverfront News
In 1911, the Olmstead Brothers, sons of Fredrick Law Olmstead, the Father of Landscape Architecture, laid out Dayton’s System of Parks and Parkways. In that design, the Olmstead Brothers envisioned ribbons of parks along our rivers. Motorists could drive the parks’...
by Riverfront Plan | Apr 20, 2022 | Riverfront News
Many of you may have seen the television interviews and the newspaper articles a few weeks ago about plans for Sunrise MetroPark and the Unity Bridge over the Great Miami River. In addition local TV coverage, reporting on the bridge can be found online at the Dayton...
by Riverfront Plan | Mar 21, 2022 | Riverfront News
The Education Corridor of the Dayton Riverfront Plan provides the most dynamic opportunity for economic redevelopment. The corridor covers the south stretch of the Great Miami River from downtown to Carillon Historical Park, connecting some of the region’s strongest...
by Riverfront Plan | Feb 18, 2022 | Riverfront News
The Mad River defines the Technology Corridor of the Dayton Riverfront Plan. From Eastwood MetroPark, near Wright Patterson Air Force Base, the Mad River flows to its confluence with the Great Miami River beneath the shower of the Five Rivers Fountain of Lights. This...
by Riverfront Plan | Jan 20, 2022 | Riverfront News
The Stillwater River, perhaps the most beautiful of Dayton’s four waterways, converges with the Great Miami River at Island MetroPark, and the Great Miami continues south into downtown. This stretch of the Dayton Riverfront Plan, known as the Culture Corridor, offers...
by Riverfront Plan | Dec 28, 2021 | Riverfront News
As we bring 2021 to a close, it seems a good time to show appreciation for the partnerships and collaboration that go into bringing the Dayton Riverfront Plan to fruition. Nine agencies work together to plan, design, engineer, and implement the plan’s nearly 100...