Annual Report 2008

Transformation through Collaboration

Transformation through Collaboration

The transformation of a community begins with a vision that sees future growth

and sets tangible goals. It begins with an instinct to grow for the better, and is

nurtured by a vision that needs a place to mature and develop before it takes

flight. It requires hard work and the commitment of many to put thoughts into

action and see the job to its completion. The Miami Valley Regional Planning

Commission is the premiere resource for community partners to gather and

form shared priorities and develop strategies that improve and expand

our highways and bikeways, provide access to transportation,

preserve and maximize natural resources and protect the

environment. It is here where vision meets action in a forum where stakeholders

seek to improve the quality of life and economic growth for all in the Miami Valley.

MVRPC performs various regional planning activities, including air quality,

water quality, transportation, land use, research and GIS. As the designated

Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), MVRPC is responsible for

transportation planning in Greene, Miami and Montgomery Counties

and parts of northern Warren County.

Vision
To serve as regional stewards, creating a vibrant community, Values
vigorous economy and healthy environment. We recognize that the people of the Miami

Valley are linked and enriched by both the

Mission things we share and the things that make us

MVRPC is a forum and resource where regional partners unique. We take pride in our diverse communities that

identify priorities, develop public policy and implement are bound together in a larger Region of shared values by

collaborative strategies to improve the quality of life and our history, our spirit of innovation, our economy and our

economic vitality throughout the Miami Valley. environment. We appreciate the need to balance growth

across the Region, to provide better planning and incentives to

preserve natural resources and to work together to creatively

address regional concerns while retaining local independence.

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MVRPC’s Executive Director Donald R. Spang
The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission
strives to foster collaboration among communities, stakeholders and

residents to advance regional priorities. Working in an integrated

fashion, our member jurisdictions come together to discuss regional

issues and make decisions which are critical today and will impact future

generations tomorrow. Our role, as a regional entity, is to assist with this

process – to help prioritize, facilitate and expedite policies and programs

so that the Region’s residents enjoy a better quality of life and the

Miami Valley prospers.

As you review this report, keep in mind that it’s a brief overview of the

many initiatives undertaken during 2008. None of our efforts would

have been possible without the dedication and commitment of our

members and Board representatives. They are the link between the

MVRPC staff and the member communities, organizations and entities.

As the Executive Director, I value the specialized knowledge that our

staff has and encourage you to take advantage of it. We are here to

help you and hope you become actively engaged in the regional

planning process.

During 2008, several global issues impacted the country and Region

alike. Notably, gasoline topped $4.00 a gallon and residents turned to

alternative, less costly transportation options. Not coincidentally, the

Comprehensive Local-Regional Bikeway Plan, a plan 18 months in the

making, was completed and endorsed at the end of 2008. This plan calls

for the completion of the regional trail system and a more user-friendly

approach by integrating biking as a viable means of transportation,

not just for recreation. This is just one example of how MVRPC realizes

that it’s important to change with the times and understands that

regional planning is a fluid process. It is our intent to continue coordinating

with all our members and to help guide this Region’s transformation

through collaboration.
MVRPC’s Chairman of the Board Donald E. Patterson
As I start my first year as the MVRPC Chairman,
I am excited by the initiatives being undertaken. I’d like to thank our

former Chairman, Bob Shook – Concord Township Trustee – for his fine

leadership over the past two years. I’d also like to thank our members,

planning partners, community leaders and MVRPC staff because their

input, cooperation and vision are vital to moving this Region forward.

During 2008, the country had to deal with a tough economic

situation and the Miami Valley was not spared. Loss of jobs and a major

employer – General Motors – has impacted this Region in a manner

that we’ve never experienced before. With the continued diligence

of MVRPC, working with the Ohio Department of Transportation and

the Federal Highway Administration, the long-awaited improvements

to the I-75 corridor will position the Region favorably with businesses

looking to relocate to the area and potentially find new uses for the

former GM facility.

This is just one example of how important it is that our members

continue to collaborate together for the betterment of the Region.

Identifying and addressing regional transportation needs is imperative

to making the Miami Valley better, stronger, and more self-sufficient.

I encourage each of you to continue to be a “team player.” We have

made huge strides over the last several years, and it’s vital that the

cooperative attitude and collaborative spirit continue as we move

forward together as ONE REGION…with ONE VISION…and ONE FUTURE.

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Transportation
Planning
A Collaborative
Vision For The Future
Long Range Plan
In 2008, MVRPC completed the update of the 2030 Long Range

In 2008, the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission worked Transportation Plan (LRTP). The 2030 Plan identifies multimodal

closely with its Board of Directors to implement the Transportation strategies and capital improvement programs designed to guide

Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP provides the Miami Valley the effective investment of public funds in transportation facilities

Region with a vital framework for identifying and implementing through the year 2030. The 2008 update represents the first Plan

short-term infrastructural changes or improvements to area completed after passage of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible & Efficient

roads, bridges, and bikeways. The program focuses on a four-year Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) and

schedule for projects within Greene, Miami, Montgomery and fully addresses the new or expanded SAFETEA-LU federal planning

northern Warren County, and is automatically built into the Long requirements including:

Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). Cooperation and transparency

• Developing a financial plan that uses inflation rate(s) to reflect
are two crucial factors for the TIP’s ultimate success, and its
“year of expenditure dollars”;
progress depends on the essential contribution of each
• Discussing types of environmental mitigation activities and
MVRPC member.
potential areas to carry out these activities;
MVRPC serves as a cooperative forum where members propose
• Discussing transportation safety summarizing priorities, goals,
projects that will ideally benefit the Region and warrant regionally
countermeasures or projects;
controlled federal funding. Each jurisdiction self-scores its
• Discussing transportation security summarizing priorities, goals,
proposals which are then reviewed by MVRPC staff who then
countermeasures or projects;
recommends any needed changes and scores them according

to their transportation and environmental impact before being • Reflecting consultation with state and local agencies responsible

fowarded to the Technical Advisory Committee for review and for land use management, natural resources, environmental

ulitmately to the Board for approval. This transparent process has protection, conservation and historic preservation;

allowed each proposal to be reviewed among all MVRPC Board • Employing visualization techniques to describe metropolitan
members who play a key part in deciding which projects are transportation plans; and
recommended for regionally controlled federal funding.
• Developing and implementing a congestion management
Collaboration is maintained after a project is endorsed, as information process as part of the metropolitan transportation
continues to be gathered among delegates and shared with the planning process.
public in each jurisdiction. This helps to further gauge a project’s
The 2030 Plan is fiscally constrained, meets air quality requirements
impact and ensure a proper implementation.
and is consistent with the State Implementation Plan (SIP), which

includes statewide air quality regulations.

More information about the Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP) can be found at The 2030 Plan identifies an estimated $4,845 million of transportation
www.mvrpc.org/tr/tiphome.php investments with estimated revenues of $5,077 million.

More information about the Long Range Transportation

Plan (LRTP) can be found at www.mvrpc.org/lrp/

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Reaching Out By Bringing Communities Together
MVRPC has had a long-standing commitment to address the locally developed Public Transit – Human Services Transportation

transportation needs of those who are unable to drive, such Coordination Plan in April of 2008. This plan looked at future

as senior citizens, the disabled and individuals with lower demand for specialized transportation and at existing services

incomes. MVRPC’s collaborative relationship with local senior and predicted an increased need for services, as the elderly and

centers and transit agencies in Greene, Miami, Montgomery disabled population continues to grow and spread across suburban

and northern Warren Counties has enabled the Region to make and rural areas where transportation gaps exist. MVRPC also

significant progress toward making managed development of the required Public Transit – Human

transportation more widely Services Transportation Coordination Plan for Preble County.

available to nondrivers. The same consultants who helped develop the Coordinated Plan

This relationship enabled for the Greater Dayton Metropolitan Planning Area were retained

MVRPC to complete a to develop the Preble County plan. By coordinating the schedules

federally mandated and of the nationally known consultants, travel expenses were

leveraged, and a consistent approach was used. The final

plans share a common format, and transportation linkages

between the planning areas were readily identified.

Thus, Preble County was able to leverage a relatively

small investment into a detailed, highly professional

planning document. Ongoing cooperation with each

jurisdiction, transit agency and human service

agency will continue to be key in order to

properly address demand and assist

those in need.

In 2006, MVRPC established the Senior

Transportation Enhancement Program

(STEP) in Montgomery County. STEP

was awarded a third round of grant

funding in 2008 from the Montgomery

County Human Services Levy. STEP seeks

to support existing senior transportation

programs and to creatively expand the

range of transportation services for the senior

population in Montgomery County. Additionally, MVRPC

has teamed closely with surrounding jurisdictions to establish

communication between all transportation entities in each of

the neighboring counties, and has helped to provide new

transportation opportunities. This assistance eventually

led to the creation of supplemental senior transportation

the Region. The implementation of this plan will address numerous
programs in Huber Heights and Vandalia in 2008. MVRPC also
safety and capacity concerns by adding continuous through lanes,
helped neighboring agencies apply for grants that allowed them to
eliminating left entrance and exit ramps and increasing the spacing
obtain much-needed vehicles. The Human Services Transportation
between interchanges.
Coordination Initiative helps surrounding communities and

organizations gain a better understanding of the growing need MVRPC has also cooperated with designers and area government
for specialized transportation so that they can plan for the future and business leaders to ensure that special attention is being
specialized transportation needs of the Region’s residents. given to the project’s aesthetic details. As a result, the project will

integrate a variety of design components that weave historical

Details of the MVRPC’s Human Services Transportation
and artistic images synonymous with the Dayton Region. Noise
Programs can be found at www.mvrpc.org/COAST
reduction walls are also being strategically constructed without

diminishing the view of area landmarks such as the Dayton

Art Institute, the Masonic Temple and Grandview Hospital.

United On
To Progress
The Road The outcome of this cooperation will not only beautify the Region,

but it will also help attract future business investment.

MVRPC will continue to foster a spirit of collaboration among

The I-75 Subcorridor Modernization Project showed continued
all jurisdictions by being a prime resource for the gathering
progress in 2008 as further upgrades were made to the State
and sharing of project information for each of its stakeholders.
Route 4 and Main Street-Grand Avenue interchanges. This first
MVRPC continues to work closely with the Ohio Department of
phase will improve the northbound curve on I-75 at State Route
Transportation (ODOT) and local media to keep drivers informed of
4 and also increase capacity by adding an additional lane in each
any potential traffic delays or hazards.
direction. The plan also focuses on rebuilding and improving the

northernmost ramps at Stanley Avenue and close ramps at Grand,

Real-time views of the project’s progress may
Riverside, Leo, Neva and the southernmost ramps at Stanley.
be seen by visiting the following link

The project, which is ultimately divided into three phases, is

www.mvrpc.org/webcams/constructionCam.php

the result of 30 years of planning and development, and the

cooperative efforts of private and public stakeholders throughout

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Local & Regional Bikeway Plan Completed
MVRPC, through collaboration with the Miami Conservancy

District, Miami County Parks and Five Rivers MetroParks, completed

an 18-month planning process in December 2008 with the

endorsement of the Comprehensive Local-Regional Bikeway Plan

(Bikeway Plan). With a broad vision to take our regional network

of trails to the “next level,” the Bikeway Plan provided MVRPC

jurisdictions with tools, design standards and guidelines for

branching off the recreational trails onto networks of bike-friendly

roads and streets.

The Bikeway Plan naturally called for completion of the regional

trail system (already stretching over 250 miles of trail), but the

remaining opportunities to build additional shared-use trails, such

as the Great Miami and Little Miami trails – are limited. The Bikeway

Plan included a network of roadways that over time are suggested

to be improved to better accommodate bicycle transportation.

The range of potential treatments include bike lanes, shared lanes, for transportation, and to educate cyclists and motorists alike
widened shoulders, bike route designations and others. Specific about the principles of “sharing the road.” Also, the Bikeway
treatments will depend on project-specific circumstances. Plan suggested law enforcement techniques intended to ensure

Bringing bikes out onto the roads of the Miami Valley is a cyclist safety as well as their rights. Finally, the plan called for an

significant adjustment to our past practice. For decades, “cycling” ongoing planning process to identify safety concerns for cyclists

has meant “bike trails,” and a paradigm shift like this called and to track the growth in cycling for transportation in the

for a comprehensive plan. The Bikeway Plan went beyond Miami Valley.

suggesting bikeways to include programs to encourage cycling Several new efforts will be undertaken to implement various

recommendations of the Bikeway Plan. These include a regionally

coordinated trail counts and survey project, and new “Bike to

Work Day” events in Piqua, Troy and Xenia.

The full Bikeway Plan can be viewed at

www.mvrpc.org/tr/bikePed.php
Bike Map Update
Along with the Bikeway Plan project, MVRPC

updated and published the 2008 edition of the

“Miami Valley Recreational Trails Map.” This

map was produced through collaboration

with numerous local partners, including

the Centerville-Washington Township Park

District, the cities of Troy and Kettering,

the Miami Conservancy District, Five Rivers

MetroParks, Greene County Parks and Miami

County Parks, the National Park Service,

with additional assistance from Upper

Valley Medical Center, the Xenia Chamber

of Commerce and local bike shops

throughout the Region. This partnership

enabled MVRPC to print over 50,000

maps for wide distribution in the Region

– and nationally.

These water-resistant maps include all the regional trails

across eight counties, and a trail mileage guide to plan your outing

or your training.

Maps are available free-of-charge from MVRPC. Go

online to request a free map at the MVRPC web site:
www.mvrpc.org/recTrails/

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Regional
Planning
Maximizing Resources
Through Proper Stewardship
The Going Places program is a regional integrated land use

planning program that seeks to form a unified vision for the

Miami Valley Region by collaborating with government leaders,

local businesses and the public. The program, which was

launched by MVRPC in 2007, will run for four years and consists

of three phases. Phase I, which extended into 2008, provided

an existing physical and nonphysical condition assessment

and included three separate land use studies. The three

studies published during 2008 included the Miami Valley

Land Suitability Assessment – Built Environment Factors; the

Miami Valley Industrial Development Assessment; and the

Miami Valley Commercial Development Assessment.

In addition, in 2008, MVRPC invited Miami Valley

residents to stay connected with the Going Places

initiative, by offering them the opportunity to receive

regular project updates through e-mail. Residents

have also been able to post photos of their favorite

places on the MVRPC website. MVRPC will build upon

this spirit of collaboration by eventually hosting

workshops in the next phase of the project that examine

a variety of land use scenarios.

MVRPC is able to help maximize and

preserve existing resources in the Miami Valley

Region by providing stakeholders with a wealth of essential

information and seeking their continued feedback.

Information about the Going Places initiative

may be found at www.mvrpc.org/rlu/

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Regional GIS Support
MVRPC has been pleased to provide its stakeholders with This wealth of information allows area stakeholders to look

exceptional land use information through its web-based Regional beyond their own borders and gain a better understanding of

Geographic Information System (GIS), known as Online Planning the Region. This naturally paves the way for community leaders

Support System (OPSS). The web-based GIS application is a tool to make wiser decisions when it comes to the planning and

to inspire and encourage cooperation throughout the Region development of new business or road construction, and contributes

by letting citizens navigate the Miami Valley Region and play to a better quality of life for Miami Valley residents.

a vital role in conducting regional planning activities. Users of

these interactive maps are able to visualize political jurisdiction More information may be found at
boundaries, census information, environmental boundaries, land www.mvrpc.org/gis/
fabric and transportation infrastructure.

This technology also makes MVRPC the primary resource for

various planning related information, and allows it to share its

technical expertise with state and local governments and the

public. MVRPC continues to make incremental improvements to

this system which already houses an accumulation of 30 years of

data from MVRPC and throughout Greene, Montgomery, Miami,

Warren, Preble, and Darke counties.

Intelligent Transportation System
The Region’s Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) began In addition, MVRPC completed a process

to take shape in 2008. As part of the major projects along in 2008 to streamline and update the ITS

interstates 70 and 75, the Ohio Department of Transportation “architecture” for the Miami Valley. The

(ODOT) installed some of the pieces of the system to provide architecture is the conceptual design of the

information to motorists on the highway. Numerous cameras Intelligent Transportation System; it describes

for observing traffic, message signs over the highways as what the system should be able to do, what

motorists enter the Dayton area and Highway Advisory Radios, information it should be able to generate and

which broadcast traffic advisories on AM radio frequencies, who should be able to access that information.

were installed. All of these technologies are monitored and

updated through ODOT’s ARTIMIS center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Learn more about ITS at
www.mvrpc.org/its

Map Gallery Competition

MVRPC received two awards in the Map Gallery

Competition during the 2008 Ohio GIS Conference.

The Miami Valley Land Suitability Assessment map

received the First Place Award in the Analytical Map

Category. It also received the Best of Show Award

which was presented to the entry that received the

highest overall score among all entries for

all categories.

This system can be found at

http://maps.mvrpc.org/regis/viewer.htm

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Environmental
Programs
Water Quality Program
Over 30 years ago, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
designated MVRPC as the Areawide Water Quality Planning
Agency for Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery and Preble
Counties. Maintenance of the Areawide Water Quality Plan,
particularly in the area of municipal wastewater treatment,
remained the major focus of this planning responsibility. In 2008,
MVRPC completed a long planning process involving the cities of
Brookville, Clayton, Dayton and Union, the villages of West Milton
and Phillipsburg, and Clay and Butler Townships, to update the
wastewater facility planning areas (FPA) in northern Montgomery
County. The resulting FPA map addressed the issue of which entity
will be responsible for planning for wastewater treatment services
in several areas, including the light industries surrounding the
Dayton International Airport, the rapidly developing areas of the
City of Clayton and the Village of Phillipsburg.
In 2008, MVRPC conducted a regional
Hazardous Material Placard Truck survey.
By federal regulation, trucks carrying large
amounts of hazardous materials must
display a placard which identifies by symbols
and numbers the materials aboard and the
nature of the hazards they pose. The Truck
Survey samples truck traffic in locations
throughout Greene and Montgomery
Counties, counting total trucks and total
trucks displaying placards. The information
gathered from the survey has been shared
with first responders so they will know the potential hazardous
materials that may be released in the event of a transportation
accident involving a placarded truck. This information will

potentially save the lives of first responders and the general public.
Planning for wastewater treatment at the regional level is an

effective way to eliminate costly duplication of services and

See www.mvrpc.org/region/mgclerc.php
investment in overcapacity.
for more information.

For more details visit www.mvrpc.org/wq/wq.php

MGCLERC
MVRPC continued its 20-year relationship with

the Montgomery and Greene Counties

Local Emergency Response Council

(MGCLERC) in 2008. As in past years,

MVRPC provided staffing support

for the MGCLERC Board, and received

and processed the annual reports

of chemical facilities in Greene and

Montgomery Counties.

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Air Quality Program
In partnership with the Regional Air Pollution Control Agency
(RAPCA), MVRPC monitored developments in regional air quality,
including the policies and programs intended to protect and
improve air quality. Air quality continued a recent-years trend of
general improvement. There were only eight days with measured
exceedance of the ground-level ozone standard and one day with
a measured exceedance of the fine particles standard.
During 2008, the US EPA and Ohio EPA were developing policies to
further lower the limit on pollution in the ambient air. The US EPA
lowered the limit on ground-level ozone in March, and Ohio EPA
continues to work with RAPCA to determine if any areas around
Dayton should be designated as non-attainment under this
tighter rule.
Region’s air quality continues to improve, even as the limits on
air pollution are tightening. These recent designations do not
indicate that our air is more polluted, but that the legal limits on
pollution are lowering, to be more protective.
MVRPC participated in an effort to reduce emissions from
heavy-duty diesel engines in Ohio. The Ohio Department of
Development oversees the Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant
(DERG) program, which uses federal Congestion Mitigation and
Air Quality (CMAQ) funding to reimburse jurisdictions and public-
private partnerships that undertake efforts to retrofit or replace
older diesel equipment with newer less-polluting equipment.
Ohio EPA also manages a Diesel School Bus program aimed at the
same purpose.

For particulate matter, there are two standards addressed. There is More information can be found at
an annual average standard, which limits long-term exposure, and www.mvrpc.org/air/
a daily standard, which seeks to limit short-term/high-

concentration exposures to fine particles, which can impair

health when inhaled. In July 2008, Ohio EPA submitted the State

Implementation Plan to meet the annual average limit for fine

particles. This plan relies on certain national strategies and an

ambitious effort by the state of Ohio to reduce

emissions from heavy-duty diesel

vehicles. In December 2008, US EPA

issued a decision on the designation

of non-attainment areas for the daily

particulate matter standard. In the

Dayton/Springfield area, Clark, Greene

and Montgomery Counties were

designated as non-attainment.

It is important to remember that the

Air Quality Conformity
MVRPC conducted air quality conformity analyses of proposed
LRTP projects in close coordination with the Clark County-
Springfield Transportation Coordination Committee (CC-STCC),
the Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments
(OKI) and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to
demonstrate conformity for the 2030 Plan.
All counties in the Dayton/Springfield air quality Region were
redesignated to attainment/maintenance for the 8-hour ozone
standard in August 2007; three counties (Clark, Greene and
Montgomery) are designated non-attainment for the annual and
daily PM2.5 standard. Warren County remains in non-attainment
for both the ozone and PM2.5 standards.
The results of the air quality conformity analyses indicate that the
2030 Plans and TIPs demonstrate conformity to the annual
PM2.5 and 8-hour ozone standard. In the future (April 2010),
the Plan will also need to demonstrate conformity to the daily
PM2.5 standard.
Sustainable
Initiative
Growth
Miami Valley Air Quality
Awareness Program
Working in collaboration with the Regional Air Pollution Control
Agency (RAPCA), MVRPC’s Air Quality Awareness Program
continued to educate citizens about air quality issues. When
ground-level ozone or particle pollution concentrations were
predicted to rise, MVRPC issued “Air Pollution Advisories” (APAs)
and coordinated with the local media, businesses, nursing homes,
doctors’ offices, daycare centers and senior citizen centers to
ensure the message was disseminated. During 2008, nine APAs
were issued.
In an effort to better predict what causes air pollution levels to rise,
MVRPC provided funding to RAPCA to hire Sonoma Technologies,
Inc., a highly-regarded air quality research firm, on a contract basis.
They developed both warm and cold weather forecasting models
based on historical meteorological data from the Dayton Region
which proved helpful in accurately predicting when elevated air
pollution levels would occur.
MVRPC continued to promote the various actions residents
could take to reduce air pollution. Using the Federal Highway
Administration theme of “It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air,” six
messages focusing on alternative transportation options, vehicle
maintenance and efficient vehicle use were emphasized in
television, radio, newspaper and billboard advertising. In addition,
a web-based contest to win prize packs of battery-powered yard
equipment (all nonpolluting) was held during 2008.
The www.miamivalleyair.org website included an enhanced
mapping feature which allows residents to view current air
pollution readings and historic data at various monitoring sites in
the Greater Miami Valley Region. During 2008, there were over
44,000 hits on the website proving its continued popularity.
Rideshare Program
As gasoline prices inched closer and
closer to $4.00 a gallon, commuters
looked to the Rideshare Program for
some relief during 2008. Commuters logged on to the
www.miamivalleyrideshare.org web site and upon entering their
data, immediately received a listing of others who had similar
destinations and schedules. During 2008, 32,125 hits were
received. Those without website access continued to call the
Rideshare hotline (223-SAVE or 1-800-743-SAVE) to receive
personalized attention.
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Also during 2008, commuters were able to register to win free One Less Trip Contest. Monthly winners, based on the most miles

gasoline! Each month, the Rideshare Program gave away a $200 traveled using alternative transportation, received prizes. The

gasoline card courtesy of a collaborative agreement with SAM’s grand prize (a trip for two to Mackinaw Island, MI) was awarded

Club. Hundreds registered for the free prize and 12 lucky winners to Bob Burnett of Dayton, OH. “Drive Less, Live More” was a huge

had Rideshare (and SAM’s Club) to thank. success and will start up again in May 2009.

Commuters who traveled long distances to work were encouraged MVRPC participated in the Miami County Bike Task Force, the City

to take advantage of Rideshare’s vanpool program. Luxury of Dayton Bike Task Force and the City of Riverside Multi-Modal

passenger vans (7 - 15 passenger vehicles) were available for lease Committee. MVRPC assisted the Village of Versailles in developing

on a monthly basis to groups interested in vanpooling. In 2008, a vision document for a planned bike trail along the Swamp Creek

MVRPC increased the vanpool subsidy by offering the first month of and bike-friendly streets in the Village. Information was presented

a vanpool lease for free. Another 50% subsidy on the monthly van to the Ohio Department of Health’s Heart Healthy Community

lease rate kicked in after the first month and was made available grant participants about walkability and safe routes to school.

for up to 36 months as a way to encourage using this MVRPC participated in the Ohio Department of Transportation’s

transportation option. Bike Safety Work Group.

Alternative Transportation
In 2008, MVRPC encouraged people to shift out of single occupant

vehicles and into transit, biking, ridesharing and walking (all

alternative forms of transportation). The multimodal initiative called

“Drive Less, Live More” was a collaborative effort with Five Rivers

MetroParks, the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority and

the Miami Conservancy District. It promoted healthier and happier

communities by offering options to the

SOV (single-occupancy vehicle). With

the emphasis on more cost-effective

and environmentally friendly options,

its purpose was to encourage residents

to reduce the number of times they

drove alone and to give carpooling,

transit, biking and walking a try. From

May through August 2008, participants

logged their non single occupancy vehicle trips (that were

destination-based, not recreational) to participate in the


Information on bike trails, Rideshare and Pedal Pals was
distributed at Walk Dayton, Greater Dayton RTA’s Live
Green Festival, Five Rivers MetroPark’s Gearfest, Lite 99.9
Listener Appreciation Lunches and Bike-to-Work Day events
in Dayton, Xenia and on Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
July 29, 2008, was “SOV-Free Day” at MVRPC. Sixteen staff
members either carpooled, biked or rode transit to get to
work that day. As it was also “Air Pollution Advisory” day,
the staff helped to keep ambient air pollution lower on a day
threatening to exceed the air pollution limits.
Go to www.drivelesslivemore.org/ for details.
One Region
Resource Center
The Resource Center is a Census affiliate of the State Department
of Development and, as such, receives Census information that
is made available to the media and the public. MVRPC receives
publications and CDs, free of charge, as soon as they are released
by the Census Bureau, and makes information accessible to the
public in both print and electronic format. Besides having the most
current data from the Census, the Resource Center also has historic
Census data dating back to 1950.
Census products received in 2008 included the Bureau’s latest
population estimates and the latest release from the American
Community Survey. The Resource Center coordinates the Census
Bureau’s Decennial Participant Statistical Area Program for this
Region. This program helps local communities define the data
tabulation areas (tracts, block groups, and CDPs) within their
jurisdiction for the next decennial census. The Center is used
internally to provide materials that help our staff produce regional
studies, jurisdictional plans and other research projects, as well as
presentations and workshops.
In addition to providing information for internal use, the Resource
Center is used by local newspapers, nonprofit agencies, schools,
local governments, students, businesses, consultants, realtors and
developers, among others. In 2008, MVRPC responded to many
external requests and also provided mini-tutorials to callers or
visitors who are unfamiliar with the US Census Bureau’s website.
The Resource Center houses an abundance of other reference
materials on subject areas addressed by MVRPC, as well as
the many publications which have been produced by MVRPC
throughout the years.
See www.mvrpc.org/rc/ for details.
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Roadway & Bike/Pedestrian Projects
Federal Funds
Greene County Project Description Obligated in SFY2008

Colonel Glenn from University Boulevard to Old Yellow Springs Road.; Dayton-Yellow Springs Road from $378,772
Kauffman Avenue to Trebein Road - Replace older existing controllers and cabinets, upgrade the system
software, repair the existing interconnect cable and retrofit the existing signal heads with LED lenses.

I-675 at Indian Ripple Road; replace (2) existing signals, re-time and upgrade controllers for Indian Ripple $331,539
Road closed loop system.

Indian Ripple Road at Darst Road - Construct Right Turn Lane to Darst Road $221,076

Indian Ripple Road from Sylvania Drive to Darst Road, including improvements to the westbound approach $110,000
to the Darst Road intersection - Widen Indian Ripple Road to five lanes. Project includes the installation
of curbs, storm sewers, street lighting, bikeway, sidewalk, the reconstruction of one traffic signal and the
installation of one new traffic signal.

Kauffman Avenue - Wright Memorial to Zink Road - Widen from 2 lanes to 3 lanes, improve vertical and $470,209
horizontal alignment.

New Road from Orchard Lane to Factory Road - Construct New Road Recommendation of Greene US35 Study $1,364,537

Sackett-Wright Park in Bellbrook to the Little Miami Scenic Trail in Spring Valley-Develop separated bike path $90,000
along State Route 725 between Bellbrook and Spring Valley including crossing Little Sugar Creek and Little
Miami River totaling 6 bridges and culverts; project also includes a staging area at east termini.

State Route 235 from Fairborn South Corporation Limit to .81 Mile North and from Railroad to North $425,680
Corporation Limit - Resurfacing

State Route 72 from 13.4 to 13.9 Miles North of I-71 - Curve realignment $881,100

US42 from Cedarville Corp. to Clark County line - Minor rehab. $438,056

US68 and US35 at 21 various intersections - Traffic signal replacement and interconnection $830,000

US68 from 0.66 to 0.72 Mile North of State Route 235; State Route 235 from 0.00 to 0.35 Mile North $2,603,000
of State Route 68 - Replace two structures over the Little Miami River. Bridge Nos. GRE68-1428 and
GRE235-0021.

Federal Funds
Miami County Project Description Obligated in SFY2008

Great Miami River Bikeway from Canal Lock Park to Kyle Park in Tipp City - Construct new bikeway $127,675

Great Miami River Bikeway from City Park in Tipp City north to Monroe/Concord Township Line - Construct $769,697
a missing link on the River Corridor Bikeway.

Great Miami River multi-use trail in Miami County; construct from Eldean Road to Peterson Road. $100,000
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Miami County Project Description

Market Street existing bike trail follow the river levee to Riverside Drive - Construct a new bikeway as part of
Federal Funds
Obligated in SFY2008

$122,210
the Miami County Recreational Trail.

State Route 185 at 1.60 Mile East of Darke/Miami County Line - Bridge deck replacement $681,673

State Route 41 (State Line Marker 11.25) in Troy onto southbound entrance of I-75 ramp - Add right-turn lane $148,552
for eastbound State Route 41 onto southbound I-75 entrance ramp to alleviate congestion on State Route 41.

State Route 49 from Montgomery/Miami County Line to Miami/Darke County Line - Resurfacing $1,463,000

State Route 55 from Indiana Avenue to the Troy East Corporation Limit - Resurfacing $298,704

State Route 571 at 0.03 Mile West of State Route 721 (Hog Run) - Bridge replacement, $370,480
District 7 Bridge Program

State Route 571 from the West Milton East Corporation Limit to Tipp City - Resurfacing $831,600

State Route 718 from the Junction of State Route 721 to the Junction of State Route 55 - Resurface the $937,000
existing roadway and other roadway related items

US 36 bridge over I-75 in Piqua - Replace deficient bridge decks with minimal approach work and $135,000
landscaping enhancements for infields of the interchange.

Various bridges on I-75 & State Route 718-10.18 - Bridge rehabilitation/maintenance; erosion control $454,000
maintenance.

Montgomery County Project Description Federal Funds

Obligated in SFY2008

Bellefontaine Road over I-70 - Replace deficient bridge with minimal approach work. $45,000

Dayton Central Business District - Develop preliminary plans to convert one-way streets to two-way $30,160
streets in Dayton.

Dorothy Lane/Wilmington Pike intersection - Pavement replacement; install tree lawns and sidewalks; $621,316
reconstruct traffic signals; construct loop road on northwest quadrant of intersection and add third through
lane in each direction on Wilmington Pike at Dorothy Lane.

Downtown Dayton - Demolition of Benbow building behind Wright Stop Plaza to enable construction of off $1,995,000
street bus loading area.

Great Miami Boulevard (Renaissance Project) from Riverview Avenue to Main Street - Widening from 4 to 5 $315,000
lanes and extension.

Hempstead Station Drive south terminus, to north along Hempstead Station Drive to Stroop Road then east $162,800
along Stroop to the southwest corner of the Stroop/Wilmington Pike intersection - Construct a multi-use
path. (Hempstead Station Drive south of David Road will be a signed “Shared Roadway”.)

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Roadway & Bike/Pedestrian Projects
Montgomery County Project Description Coll
Hoke Road and State Route 49 intersection, and within the adjoining corridor - Upgrade regulatory and
warning signage within the corridor, improve operations at the intersection of Hoke Road and State Route
49, install post-mounted flashers to better delineate the school zone in front of the Miami Valley Career
Federal Funds
Obligated in SFY2008

$20,240

Technology Center south of State Route 49.

I-675 at Tributary of Holes Creek and Little Beaver Creek, State Route 835 at the Little Beaver Creek - Invert $153,000
repair of concrete pipes.

I-70 from State Line Marker 11.04 to State Line Marker 13.22 (Brookville and Englewood) - Spot patching of $444,000
I-70 at various bridge decks and approaches.

I-75 from 0.06 mile south of Leo Street to Neva Drive-Bridge widening and resurfacing, completion of an $14,676,570
interchange modification study.

I-75 from 0.06 mile south of Leo Street to Neva Drive - Bridge widening and resurfacing, completion of an $19,309
interchange modification study.

I-75 Phase 1A at Dayton Expressway, Main Street and Grand Avenue - Major reconstruction to add three $4,541,000
continuous through lanes, eliminate left side ramps, realign roadway (Riverview Avenue to Leo Street).

Main Street (State Route 725) and Sycamore Street intersection to approximately 930’ north on Main Street $301,000
- Install ornamental brick paver crosswalks, replace deteriorating sidewalks, add decorative street lighting,
street trees, fencing, way-finding signage and landscaping.

Main Street in Englewood between Fallview Avenue and National Road West - Scenic and $298,595
environmental enhancements including decorative lighting and traffic signals, landscaping and
other beautification improvements.

Montgomery, Miami and Greene Counties - Recreation trails/regional signage. $146,000

Monument Avenue at the Great Miami River Directly West of I-75 - Replace the Monument Avenue Bridge, $9,165,369
a 773 ft. Bridge over the Great Miami River with minimal approach work, addition of pedestrian overlooks
on bridge and steps to the bike trail.

MVRPC SFY2008 Air Quality Program for Greene, Miami and Montgomery Counties. Activities associated $255,000
with air quality designations - Ozone and PM 2.5.

MVRPC SFY2008 Rideshare Program for Clinton, Greene, Miami, Montgomery and Preble Counties. Match $456,000
commuters interested in carpooling to Work/School. Marketing and outreach - Ridesharing, bike, Bus,
walking and Regional Vanpool Seat Subsidy Program.

National Road from Maple Street to Ranchview Drive - Streetscape: add decorative sidewalks, $303,415
street trees, bus stops.

North Dixie Drive from Little York Road to I-70 in Montgomery County - Widen from 2 to 5 lanes, adding $504,000
curb and gutter, sidewalks and street lighting on both sides.
laboration
Montgomery County Project Description

Regionwide freeway system in Clark, Miami and Montgomery Counties - US35, I-70, I-75 and I-675
Provide a system to include closed circuit cameras for incident detection and verification, variable message
signs and highway advisory radios. Fiber optics, wireless and broadband technologies will be used.
Federal Funds
Obligated in SFY2008

$1,918,751

Riverscape area in Dayton - Development of bicycle hub and recreation trail improvements in downtown $290,839
Dayton, to include pavement, trees, plantings, turf, furnishings and fountains, and associated site
work and utilities.

Salem Avenue from Delinger Road to Detroit/Curundu Avenue - Traffic Signal interconnection. $305,053

Shiloh Springs Road from State Route 49 to Denlinger Road - Intersection reconstruction and relocation. $200,000

South Dixie Highway rehabilitation and improvement from 350’ North of Dorothy Lane to 400’ North $40,000
of Cardington in Kettering - Reconstruct the two southbound and two northbound lanes and curbs. Fill
missing sections of sidewalk and make sidewalk repairs as needed. Make drive approach repairs and place
all street light wiring underground. Install underground conduit for future interconnect fiber.

State Route 123 over Twin Creek located at 0.33 mile East of junction. State Route 4 - Replace deteriorated $500,722
bridge deck with minimal approach work.

State Route 201 in Huber Heights from Harshman Road to Fishburg Road - Apply single course $38,610
micro-surfacing to the existing roadway.

State Route 202 enhancement. National Highway System ends at State Line Marker 8.57. $308,551

State Route 4 at 0.10 mile south of Germantown South Corporation Limit - Bridge deck replacement. $788,000

State Route 4 from Dayton/Riverside Corporation Limit to Montgomery/Greene County Line; State Route $3,575,000
444 from State Route 4 to the Montgomery/Greene County Line - Plane and resurface the existing roadway
and other roadway related items.

State Route 4 in Dayton from Main Street to Ludlow Street; State Route 48 from Monument Street $454,080
to Patterson Street; State Route 48 from Monument Street to Babbitt Street - Pavement planing and
resurfacing with asphalt concrete.

State Route 48 from Alex-Bell Road (State Route 725) to Loop Road - Enhance visual appearance of $300,000
interchange area using landscape features, decorative fencing and stone walls.

State Route 48 from the north corporation limit of Dayton (State Line Marker 16.14) to Shiloh Springs Road $564,000
(State Line Marker 17.88) - Pavement planing, resurfacing the existing roadway and pavement markings.

State Route 725 (Alex-Bell Road) and SR48 intersection - Construct dedicated westbound right-turn $533,000
lane; remove existing channelizing island for eastbound right-turn movement and allow movement to be
controlled by intersection; restripe State Route 48 south of intersection.

State Route 835 at the intersection of Woodman Drive and Patterson Road/Research Boulevard - $144,246
Reconstruct and realign the intersection, add turn lanes, curb and sidewalk, landscaping, includes signal
reconstruction and street lighting.

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Roadway & Bike/Pedestrian Projects
Montgomery County Project Description Federal Funds
Obligated in SFY2008

Stewart Street from Patterson Boulevard to Edwin C. Moses Boulevard - Replace a four-lane, seven span, $12,282,000
closed spandrel earth filled bridge over the Great Miami River.

Supplemental Planning Funding - Includes safety studies and project planning assistance (80% Federal and $86,000
20% Local).

Supplemental Planning Funding - Includes TIP Project Management and Regional Cooperative Efforts - $204,000
100% Federal Softmatch Credit.

US35 at 0.55 mile east of the Preble/Montgomery County Line - Bridge repair; US35 at 6.76 miles east of $128,000
the Preble/Montgomery County Line - Bridge replacement.

US35 from State Line Marker 15.07 to State Line Marker 15.66 - Full depth joint repair, resurface the $1,838,799
roadway, remove median and guardrail and install protection for roadside obstructions. Install new lighting,
signing and pavement marking.

US40 from Helke Road to Brown School Road - Traffic signal upgrade and interconnection. $717,088

Various interstate routes and locations throughout Montgomery County - Replace guide signs on interstate $181,500
routes and overpass intersections.

Warren County Project Description Federal Funds

Obligated in SFY2008

I-75 from 0.14 Mile North of Hendrickson Road to Montgomery County Line (8.78 Miles) - Major $23,671
rehabilitation and widening (one additional lane in each direction).

State Route 123 and State Route 73 at Various Sections within Franklin totaling 1.5 mile-Resurfacing. $349,080
 One Region
Transit Projects – Greater Dayton RTA
Greene County Project Description Total Project Cost

Capital cost of third-party contracting $637,601

Passenger shelters $13,415
Purchase three <30-ft replacement buses $171,360
Replacement <30-ft buses $677,111
Replacement <30-ft buses $205,527

Miami County Project Description Total Project Cost

Operating assistance $962,104

Passenger shelters $6,074
Purchase three <30-ft replacement buses $94,000
Replacement <30-ft buses $120,198

Montgomery County Project Description Total Project Cost

Coordinated plan $334,809

Expansion <30-ft buses $868,082
Jobs Access Reverse Commute program administration $34,660
Landscaping/scenic beautification (shelters) $81,250
Landscaping/scenic beautification (shelters) $31,250
Lease associated capital maintenance items $423,316
Miscellaneous support equipment $483,509
New Freedom program administration $21,834
Passenger shelters $38,365
Passenger shelters $168,750
Purchase six replacement vans $400,000
Preventive maintenance $5,898,128
Preventive maintenance $3,025,917
Rehabilitate/Renovate Wright-Stop Plaza $656,319
Replacement <30-ft buses $542,556
Replacement 40-ft buses $690,200
Replacement 40-ft buses $2,132,645
Replacement 40-ft buses $1,280,000
Signage $6,250
Support vehicles $250,000

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2008 Total Transportation Investment = $258,598,647

85%
FEDERAL/STATE
ROADWAY
INVESTMENTS

8%
FEDERAL/STATE
TRANSIT INVESTMENTS

5%
MEMBERS’ LOCAL
CONTRIBUTION
2%
TRANSIT LOCAL
CONTRIBUTION

Over $1,223 in State and Federal Funds obtained for every local dollar invested in MVRPC planning.

SFY2008 Total Investment in MVRPC’s

Transportation Planning = $2,872,014

44% CPG

49%
STP, CMAQ &
DISCRETIONARY

7%
Local Match
(Members’ Dues)

Over $14 in State and Federal Planning Funds obtained for every local dollar invested in MVRPC planning.
MVRPC Jurisdiction Map As Of May 27, 2009
DARKE

MIAMI
Piqua

Greenville
Concord Twp

Member Municipality
Troy
Member Township
Member County

TippCity
WestMilton
Monroe Twp
Bethel Twp
Union
Phillipsburg
Clayton Vandalia
Clay Twp
Englewood
Huber Hts
Brookville Butler Twp

MONTGOMERYHarrison Twp
Riverside
WPAFB
Trotwood YellowSprings
Perry Twp Fairborn

Dayton Riverside
Eaton New Lebanon
Beavercreek Xenia Twp
GREENE
Oakwood Beavercreek Twp
Jefferson Twp
Moraine Kettering
Farmersville
West Carrollton Xenia
Sugarcreek Twp
German Twp
Miamisburg
Germantown Bellbrook
Centerville
Miami Twp
PREBLE Washington Twp
Carlisle
Franklin
Springboro

Franklin Twp
WARREN

Lebanon

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2009-2010 MVRPC Board Member List
Cities
City of Beavercreek
City of Huber Heights
Ronald Fisher

City of Kettering
City of Union
John Bruns

City of Vandalia
German Township
(in Montgomery County)

Gregory Hanahan

Phyllis Howard
Donald Patterson William Loy
Harrison Township
(in Montgomery County)
City of Bellbrook
City of Miamisburg City of West Carrollton
David Woods
Pat Campbell
Richard Church Harold Robinson

Miami Township
City of Brookville
City of Moraine City of Xenia (in Greene County)
David Seagraves
Jean Matheny Dale Louderback Chris Mucher

City of Carlisle
City of Oakwood Miami Township
Tim Humphries
Carlo McGinnis Townships
Beavercreek Township
(in Montgomery County)

Deborah Preston

City of Centerville
City of Piqua Carol Graff
John Beals Monroe Township
William Vogt
(in Miami County)
Bethel Township
Ronald Thuma
City of Clayton (in Miami County)
City of Riverside
James Gorman Beth van Haaren
Jim Wellman
Perry Township
Gerald Peters
City of Dayton Butler Township
City of Springboro (in Montgomery County)
Matthew Joseph
John Agenbroad
Joseph Ellis Sugarcreek Township
Dick King
City of Englewood
City of Tipp City Clay Township
Thomas Franz
Dolores Gillis
Donald Aukerman Washington Township
(in Montgomery County)
City of Fairborn
City of Trotwood Concord Township Lee Snyder
Gary Woodward
Rap Hankins
Robert Shook
Xenia Township
City of Franklin
City of Troy Franklin Township John Faulkner
Jason Faulkner
Michael Beamish (in Warren County)

Elmo Rose
Counties
Darke County
Non-Governments Other Governmental
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Five Rivers MetroParks
Terry Haworth Phillip Parker Charles Shoemaker

Greene County Dayton Metro Library Greater Dayton RTA

Alan Anderson Timothy Kambitsch Mark Donaghy

Greene County Engineer

Miami County Dayton Power & Light Company
Robert Geyer
Ronald Widener Robert Stallman
Greene County Transit Board
Montgomery County General Motors Corporation
David Reid
Dan Foley Dave Edlebeck

Miami Conservancy District

Preble County Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association
Janet Bly
David Wesler Bryan Bucklew

Miami County Engineer

National City Bank
Douglas Christian
Eric Louden

Villages
Village of Farmersville
South Metro Regional Chamber
of Commerce
Miami County Park District
Jerry Eldred

Nathan Roach Miami County Transit

Julia Maxton
Elaine Carter
Village of Germantown Time Warner Cable
Edward Schwaberow Montgomery County Engineer
Michael Gray
Joseph Litvin
Village of New Lebanon Troy Area Chamber of Commerce
Craig Roberts Montgomery County TID
Arthur Haddad
Steve Stanley
Village of Phillipsburg University of Dayton
Kenneth Henz ODOT District 7
Ted Bucaro
Rex Dickey
Village of West Milton Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio
Raymond Moore ODOT District 8
Dan Berry
Hans Jindal
Village of Yellow Springs
Karen Wintrow Sinclair Community College
Jeffrey Miller

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Randy Parker

Wright State University

Robert Hickey

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 This document was prepared in

cooperation with the U.S. Department

of Transportation, the Federal Highway

Administration, the Ohio Department of

Transportation and local communities.

The contents of this report reflect the

views of MVRPC, which is responsible

for the facts and accuracy of the data

presented herein. The contents do not

reflect the official view and policies

of the State of Ohio and/or Federal

agencies. This report does not constitute

a standard specification or regulation.

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