a. The city continues to maintain adequate access to all commercial and public facilities and activity areas. In 2016, the city signed a 50-year agreement with the University of Dayton for the use of Dayton land between River Park Dr and Lane Stadium. A portion of Old River Drive is located on this land. Old River Drive provides an important access road to Lane Stadium from the north, complementing the south access off Old River Trail.
7. Work with the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (GDRTA) to maintain a high level of public transportation services within the City and capitalize on GDRTA funding opportunities for city projects where applicable.
a. The city continues to work cooperatively with staff from GDRTA in regard to public transportation. The 2011 Far Hills Avenue Business District street light improvement project is an example of this cooperative effort. The street light poles serve as the foundation for street lights and also support overhead bus trolley infrastructure.
NEW OBJECTIVES:
1. Undertake a comprehensive study of roadway safety issues and make improvements where needed.
a. The city studies roadway safety issues on an as-needed basis in response to observations and accident history. Mitigation actions are sometimes very minor in scope, such as adjusting no-parking zones, and are sometimes very large in scope, such as the Shroyer Road Safety Improvement Project.
b. In 2007, the city completed a major safety improvement project on Oakwood Avenue between Far Hills Avenue and Irving Avenue. The project established dedicated, brick-enhanced on-street parking spaces clarifying that this section of roadway has one lane in each direction. It also included construction of three raised center medians and new tree plantings.
c. In 2008, the city completed a roadway safety improvement project along Far Hills Avenue between Schantz Avenue and the north corporation line. It improved the roadway horizontal curve and included construction of a traffic signal at the intersection of Far Hills Avenue and Springhouse Road/Old River Trail. It also included construction of a raised center median and new tree plantings.
d. In 2009, the city completed a major culvert repair project at Houk Stream and Ridgeway Road.
e. In 2019, the city completed a detailed stormwater drainage study along Far Hills Avenue around Dellwood Avenue and Greenmount Boulevard, and along one block of Dellwood Avenue and one block of Forrer Boulevard. The purpose of the study was to determine the cause of recurring flooding in the areas and to develop a plan of action to address the unsafe situation. In 2023, the city will invest an estimated $2.3 million dollars in building a large replacement storm sewer system in the area. The city has applied for state grant dollars and anticipates that a majority of the expense will be covered by those grant dollars, along with federal dollars already received through the American Rescue Plan Act.
2. Work with the Oakwood City Schools to alleviate traffic congestion and improve parking in the vicinity of public schools, and enhance school pedestrian routes.