Since 2007, the Going Places team at MVRPC has been working with people from all over the Region to create a collective vision for land development for the year 2040…

In Phase I we looked at how land has been used in the past, how it is being used now, and what might be needed in the future…

In Phase II we asked people from all over the

Region to tell us how they would like to see

land used in the future…

Over 600 people helped to create seven potential future land use

scenarios

In Phase III we asked people to tell us

which of the seven scenarios they liked

best…

Over 1,200 people voted

(Thank you!)

And now… the voting results…

These three scenarios received 82% of the votes!

The Going Places team combined these three into

one Preferred Scenario

The three scenarios had many things in common, especially

emphasizing four principles

Building on the Region’s many assets

Making use of the Region’s existing infrastructure

Preserving the Region’s agricultural land and other open spaces

Encouraging more cooperation between the Region’s communities

The concepts represented by these three scenarios also

received the highest levels of support in a phone survey

conducted by the Center for Urban and Public Affairs at

Wright State University.

• 94.2% of respondents supported housing and business development in existing neighborhoods.

• 88% of respondents said that it was important for development to be concentrated around regional assets.

• 85% of respondents said that maintaining and/or increasing farmland in the Region is important.

• 94.5% of respondents said that they wished communities would communicate with each other more about land use planning.

The Preferred Scenario – named The Concentrated

Development Vision – represents the core values,

principles, and characteristics of the Miami

Valley Region

The map of the Concentrated Development Vision uses a

Density and Diversity Index. This index is designed to show where

development will be more or less dense and will contain more or fewer types of development – such as houses, stores,

or factories.

Zone 5 represents the areas with the highest levels of density and diversity.

These areas contain at least two different types of development.

Zone 4 represents areas in the Region with higher levels of density and diversity.

Zone 3 represents areas in the Region that may either be less dense and have more diverse development or be more densely developed with fewer development types.

Zone 2 represents areas in the Region with moderate to low levels of both development

diversity and density.

Zone 1 represents the least developed areas in the Region – mainly agricultural

areas.

In Phase I, we projected that by 2040, the Region’s population would grow by 3%, or 24,346 people, and the number

of jobs would increase by 5%, or 29,865.

Under the Concentrated

Development Vision, where would those new people and jobs

go?

The highest concentrations of new people would be located in

the Region’s existing communities, with a large

concentration in the City of Dayton and its

surrounding areas.

The highest concentrations of new jobs would be located

along I-75, within several existing communities, and near Wright Patterson Air

Force Base.

We will be asking local governments to endorse the Concentrated Development

Vision over the next few months and we could definitely

use your support!

What can you do to help?

We’re so glad you asked!

The number one thing you can do is to talk with your elected

officials and let them know that you support this vision for the

Miami Valley Region.

Endorse the Concentrated Development Vision! Click here to let us know that you support this vision. Send a link to this presentation to everyone you know! Neighbors, old friends from high school, parents, teachers, dog sitters, you name it. The more people who learn about what we’re trying to do, the better! Sign up for our mailing list and “like” us on Facebook so that you can stay in touch and up to date with the Going Places initiative!

Thank You!

For more information about how the Concentrated Development Vision compares to the way the Miami Valley is currently developed and to existing plans for the future development of the Region, please take a look at the presentation titled “The Concentrated Development Vision – Analysis and Comparison.” For more information about how the Concentrated Development Vision may be implemented, please take a look at the presentation titled “The Concentrated Development Vision – Implementation”