On August 12, 2021, the Census Bureau released the first set of redistricting data from the 2020 Decennial Census. This data is in their “legacy format” and is available for download from the Census Bureau web site at census.gov. In addition, the Census Bureau has made some of this information available on their quick fact/data visualization products on their website.
The first redistricting data is intended for state data centers and other users accustomed to working with large datasets. By September 30, 2021, the Census Bureau will release the same information in a user-friendly format on their data sharing platform, data.census.gov.
MVRPC staff has downloaded the data for our region and is currently working on the data processing. We anticipate this data processing may take some time. We will continue to monitor developments related to the 2020 Census and provide updates as needed. You can also visit MVRPC’s 2020 Census Resource Page for the latest information. The Community and Regional Planning staff will present 2020 Census information on our region at several upcoming meetings over the fall and winter. If you need assistance or have a question on Census data, please contact Ms. Elizabeth Whitaker, Senior Planner at ewhitaker@mvrpc.org.
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Dayton Region Economic Development Strategy Update |
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The Dayton Development Coalition and the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission are partnering with the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to update the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Dayton Region. This strategy driven roadmap will strengthen and diversify our regional economy by identifying our regional goals, and will be the key to future state and federal funding to support economic development in our communities.
We want to share with you an update on the milestones reached thus far, and request your engagement in our latest stage of plan development.
We created a dedicated website to serve as the single source of information and updates as we complete the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process.
In the latest updates to the page, you will find:
- A summary of CEDS plan development progress to date and next steps
- A summary of background data that tells the story of the past, present and future of the Dayton Region’s economy
- Results from the assessment of the Dayton Region’s Successes, Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations and Risks (SSOAR)
- Proposed list of 5 Strategic Priorities and draft goals that will be the foundation of the Dayton Region Economic Development Strategy
- Link to Strategic Priorities, Goals and Objectives Stakeholder Survey
As we craft the goals for our region, there are three key concepts that will be represented as critical objectives in all strategic priorities:
- Equity and increase access to opportunity for all
- Efforts extended across all industry sectors and geographic areas
- Economic resiliency
We need your input!
Please share this information and the latest stakeholder engagement opportunity with those in your organization, in your networks and in your communities who should be part of shaping our region’s future.
For more information about the CEDS planning process, please contact Stacy Schweikhart, MVRPC Director of Strategy & Engagement: sschweikhart@mvrpc.org or Julie Sullivan, DDC Executive Vice President of Regional Development: jsullivan@daytonregion.com .
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Mark Your Calendars for First Miami Valley Age-Friendly Network Meeting |
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The Miami Valley Age-Friendly Network (MVAFN), an initiative of MVRPC's Institute for Livable and Equitable Communities, is a coalition of MVRPC member communities, partners and stakeholders who will work together to establish and implement age-friendly community strategies for the Region.
Next year, funding will become available for MVRPC member organizations who are active in the MVAFN to implement demonstration projects which advance equity, livability and age-friendliness in their communities.
The first quarterly meeting of the MVAFN will be held on Wednesday, October 13th at 10a.m. on Zoom. We encourage MVRPC member communities to have elected officials, administrators, department directors and/or senior center staff represent their community on the MVAFN. For meeting details, please visit the our website.
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Miami Valley TREEcovery Campaign Project Update |
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RETREET, a program of Keep America Beautiful, is moving forward with the Miami Valley TREEcovery Campaign. The effort will plant trees on tornado impacted properties this fall thanks to the generous sponsorship of AES Ohio, The Dayton Foundation, Cargill, Thomas J Miske Fund, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, and The UPS Foundation. However, as a result of the rise in COVID cases locally and nationally, the large-scale planting effort and community dinner celebration will be delayed until Spring 2022.
On October 2nd, in partnership with Keep Montgomery County and Keep Ohio Beautiful, RETREET will plant about 100 trees in Sinclair Park and at a number of homes in Harrison Township in the neighborhood adjacent to the park to kick off the campaign. In the days following that event, a small number of tornado impacted homes in Perry Township, Brookville, and Trotwood also will receive new trees and yard signs that will encourage neighbors to request that trees be planted at their homes during future planting events. In addition, RETREET also is spearheading tree debris removal and maintenance efforts for families who need such assistance, especially in anticipation of replanting new trees. For more information or to request tree debris removal or replanting, please visit www.retreet.org/mvtc.
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MVRPC Seeking Equity Project Manager |
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The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) is seeking an innovative, creative, and ambitious individual to serve as the Equity Project Manager for the Institute for Livable and Equitable Communities. The selected candidate will lead implementation of the Work Plan for the Institute for Livable and Equitable Communities and related agency-wide initiatives in collaboration with MVRPC members and strategic partners. The Equity Project Manager will also serve as the Agency’s Title VI leader and expert on diversity, inclusion and equity matters for the staff and board of directors.
Desired skills and experience: Demonstrate experience driving systemic social change through extensive research, data analytics, robust community engagement and strategic planning; ability to develop collaborative, productive relationships with leaders in key institutions and groups, including those in communities of color, immigrant and refugee communities, local governments, non-profits, business and philanthropy; thorough knowledge of community focus data driven strategies and tactics essential to establishing livable and equitable communities. The successful candidate will have a network of contacts in the Miami Valley, the ability to lead a very large coalition of committees, possess a current valid driver’s license, and attend evening or weekend meetings.
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Economic Development Administration (EDA) Announces $3 Billion from American Rescue Plan to Fund Community Economic Development Efforts |
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Under the American Rescue Plan, EDA was allocated $3 billion in supplemental funding to assist communities nationwide in their efforts to build back better by accelerating the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and building local economies that will be resilient to future economic shocks.
American Rescue Plan funding enables EDA to provide larger, more transformational investments across the nation focused on expansion of infrastructure to allow future development, revitalization of dormant parcels, workforce innovations, and collaborative approaches to address economic resiliency. With an emphasis on equity, EDA investments made under the American Rescue Plan will directly benefit previously underserved communities impacted by COVID-19.
MVRPC Staff have established a strong relationship with EDA as a result of our Disaster Recovery leadership, and have assisted several of our members with securing funding for vital projects. Use the link below to learn more about the EDA American Rescue Plan Funding, and contact Stacy Schweikhart, Director of Strategy & Engagement at sschweikhart@mvrpc.org to discuss potential projects in your community.
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$250 Million Ohio Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Grant Program |
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The Ohio Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Grant Program will award approximately $250 million to provide safe, reliable drinking water in areas that lack infrastructure, bring sewage treatment capacity to unsewered areas, and develop regional infrastructure to serve multiple communities.
Water and wastewater construction projects are eligible for up to $5 million in grant funding, and infrastructure engineering design projects are eligible for up to $250,000.
Examples of water infrastructure constructions projects include, but are not limited to:
• Sewer/wastewater treatment plant improvements/expansion
• New/replacement sanitary sewer lines
• Excess sanitary sewer infiltration/inflow correction
• Improvements to public drinking water treatment facilities
• Drinking water line improvements or extensions
• Repair, replacement, and construction of drinking water storage towers
Use the link below to learn more about the Ohio Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Grant Program, and contact Matt Lindsay at mlindsay@mvrpc.org to discuss potential projects in your community.
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Ohio Township Stimulus Program |
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The Ohio Township Stimulus Program is a one-time program that provides Federal funds to townships for sidewalks, roadways and culvert (less than 10 feet) projects located within township limits. The allocation for this program will be administered by ODOT’s Division of Planning, Office of Local Programs. The total funding available to this program is $8 million and a funding limit of $250,000 per project has been established. ODOT will provide 100% of eligible costs for all phases of the project, up to the specified project funding limit. There are currently 1,308 townships in the State of Ohio. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has extended application deadline, which is now November 19, 2021.
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Rideshare Program - Resources for Commuters |
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With many employees returning to work in the office, the Rideshare Program continues to promote resources to help commuters in the Region. At MiamiValleyRideshare.org, commuters can explore other sustainable modes like carpooling, biking, taking transit or walking to reduce the cost of their commute while reducing air pollution and congestion.
At MiamiValleyRoads.org, commuters can view information about major construction projects in the Region that may impact their commute so they can navigate around them to avoid sitting in traffic congestion and contributing to air pollution.
The Rideshare Program promotes commuter resources in a variety of ways. Advertisements about Rideshare are featured on tv stations, radio stations, billboards across the Region, on digital platforms like streaming apps and regional newspapers and magazines. MVRPC staff will attend in person events to promote the programs. The first week of October, MVRPC will join the celebration of National Rideshare Week with social media posts highlighting the sustainable commute options you can explore at MiamiValleyRideshare.org.
If you have ideas or feedback for additional opportunities we should explore, please contact Laura Henry, MVRPC’s Manager of Programs and Public Outreach at 937.531.6542 or Lhenry@mvrpc.org .
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MVRPC created MiamiValleyRoads.org to provide all of the latest updates on construction projects that could impact commutes throughout the Region. It also provides user-friendly access to route planning tools, commute solutions and other ideas to reduce congestion and prevent air pollution for the areas under construction.
MVRPC created this website to provide all of the latest updates on construction projects that could impact commutes throughout the Region. It also provides user-friendly access to route planning tools, commute solutions and other ideas to reduce congestion and prevent air pollution for the areas under construction.
The Third Street Bridge project over the Great Miami River in Dayton, Ohio will be completed soon. The new bridge will have two travel lanes in each direction, a center turn lane, a 10' sidewalk on the north side and a 17' multi-use path on the south side. The Montgomery County Engineer’s Office hired a well-known local artist to assist with aesthetic design by incorporating decorative fascia girder treatments, decorative parapets, pedestrian railing, and pier designs; pedestrian overlooks and respite areas; decorative street and bridge lighting; stencil patterns on sidewalks; and information panels and images with inspirational quotes from notable local persons like Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the Wright Brothers, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In July, MVRPC staff toured the bridge construction with representatives from FHWA and ODOT. This bridge is scheduled to be completed and opened in October 2021.
For a complete list of projects provided by ODOT Districts 7 and 8 for the Region, please visit MiamiValleyRoads.org. Follow MVRPC’s Facebook and Twitter pages for project update posts.
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MVRPC Provides Regional Government Job Board Exclusively for Members |
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MVRPC hosts MiamiValleyGovJobs.org, a one-stop website for candidates seeking a role with a public agency in the Miami Valley. This service is provided to MVRPC member organizations at no cost.
Posting your positions on MiamiValleyGovJobs.org improves visibility of your job postings and expands your candidate pool. Each job post will be displayed with your organization's logo and a link to your website where candidates can find more information. Posting a job is easy! Click on JOB BOARD on the MVRPC website for step-by-step guide to post a position. MVRPC staff will ensure all postings are appropriate and current.
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Dayton Riverfront Plan Update |
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The Wolf Creek is Dayton's most friendly waterway. This small, meandering stream winding through the dense neighborhoods west of downtown offers great fishing, ankle-deep wading, rock-skipping, and turtle-watching. Residents of Southern Dayton View, Westwood, Old Dayton, Cornell Height, Greenwich Village, and Wesleyan Hill are a walk away from this tree-canopied oasis. But many of those residents don't visit the creek, others don't even know the creek is there. Getting to the creek means braving streets too wide and traffic too fast. Once there, no paths exist, and the levees of our beloved flood control system are too steep to traverse.
The Dayton Riverfront Plan intends to transform the Wolf Creek into the premier recreation asset for thousands of surrounding residents, catalyzing economic redevelopment. The Wolf Creek area was dubbed the "Community Corridor" in the Plan to reflect the dense neighborhood character and its commercial arteries, Third Street and Salem Avenue. The plan envisions this deeply human corridor as thriving, home-grown neighborhoods anchored by locally-owned small businesses. The Wolf Creek will offer parks, greenspace, bikeways on each side of the stream that provide opportunities for exercise and healthy lifestyles, with the ability to walk, run, bike, scooter, or skateboard throughout the corridor, connecting with downtown and neighboring corridors.
The transformation is already underway. The City of Dayton has relocated a segment of the Wolf Creek Bikeway along a beautiful stretch of the creek and is clearing additional areas to extend the creekside path all the way to Wesleyan MetroPark. The City has also partnered with Five Rivers MetroParks to extend the bikeway beyond Wesleyan to Hickorydale Park. MetroParks has acquired additional open space to nearly double the size of Wesleyan MetroPark, extending its reach to additional neighborhoods west of Gettysburg Avenue. The Miami Conservancy District is working with the City, CityWide Development Corporation, and others to explore opportunities to improve neighborhood connections to the creek.
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The MVRPC 2020 Annual Report highlights the many ways in we collaborated with our members and partner organizations, Rising to the Challenge in order to serve our Region. MVRPC Member organizations and community partners recently received the report in the mail and it is also available on our website.
The report highlights the ways that MVRPC's team of talented planners, engineers, program managers and administrators worked side-by-side with dedicated public servants in communities across the Region to make equity, transportation, community planning, disaster recovery and sustainability projects and programs a reality.
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Spotlight on Member Resources |
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Grants and Funding Resources |
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The Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA) has announced the opening of the application process for three (3) natural hazard mitigation grant programs. These grant programs are the:
- Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grants
- Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grants
- Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) grant
Information from the Ohio EMA Grants Branch regarding these grant programs was forwarded to you previously.
For organizations that are interested in applying for one or more of these grants, there will be a teleconference on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 10:00 a.m..
The meeting will be an opportunity for interested parties to network and develop partnerships and application strategies to increase their chances of advancing in the application process and ultimately having their project(s) approved for grant funding.
Representatives from the Ohio EMA Grants Branch and Montgomery County Emergency Management will be in attendance to answer eligibility questions, and provide technical assistance and strategic guidance.
If you have any questions prior to the meeting, please feel free to contact 937-224-8936 or by email jordanj@mcohio.org.
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Upcoming Meetings and Events |
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Most meetings are being cancelled or shifted to teleconference. Please check the agency calendar on mvrpc.org or contact Teresa Lombardelli to find out the status of your meeting.
9/8 - 4:00 p.m - Certification Review Public Meeting
9/9 - 10:00 a.m. - HSTC Council Meeting
Montgomery County Business Center - 1435 Cincinnati St., Ste. 300, Dayton
9/9 - 2:00 p.m. - ATP Steering Committee Meeting
9/16 - 9:30 a.m. - MVRPC Technical Advisory Committee - CANCELLED
9/24 - 9:30 a.m. - Institute Steering Committee
MVRPC - 10 N. Ludlow St., Suite 700, Dayton
9/28 - 2:30 p.m. - Regional Equity Initiative Meeting
MVRPC - 10 N. Ludlow St., Suite 700, Dayton
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