Your Special Improvement District Update from the Downtown Dayton Partnership Summer 2009 EventConnectionSummer 2009 City Life ‘09 Throughout Downtown Now – August 14 Michelob Ultra Cool Films Victoria Theatre Each Friday, Saturday & Sunday First Friday Throughout Downtown July 3 City of Dayton Fireworks RiverScape MetroParkJuly 3 Cityfolk Festival RiverScape MetroParkJuly 3-5 Michelob Dayton Blues Festival Dave Hall Plaza July 19 Dayton Celtic Festival RiverScape MetroParkJuly 24-26 First Friday Throughout Downtown August 7 Michelob Dayton Reggae Festival Dave Hall Plaza August 30 For a complete list of events happening in Downtown Dayton, visitwww.downtowndayton.org Folk, Fireworks and First Fridays… For Free! Your Downtown Kicks of Summer with Something or Everyone Downtown Crime on the Decline The beginning oeverymonth starts with a bang in downtown Dayton, thanks to First Fridays – but in July it also will start with a boom and a banjo (or two). This month, First F riday alls on July 3, which happens to be the night othe city’s reworks display andthe rst day othe 2009 Cityolk Festival. The CityfolkFestival , held at RiverScape MetroPark, is the largest multi-cultural celebration in the region, eaturing music, dance, art, ood and amily un. The estival is open Friday, July 3, rom 5:30-10:30 p.m.; Saturday, July 4, rom 1-11 p.m.; and Sunday, July 5, rom 1-7 p.m. Admission is ree, thanks to support rom Cityolk’s members and sponsors. Three perormance stages will eature an impressive lineup omusicians rom throughout the nation and the world, including bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, banjo master Bela Fleck, and many other artists with great blues, Cajun and world music sounds. In addition to the antastic music, 22 ood vendors will be on site, along with an International Beer Garden and other rereshments, and master quilters rom a wide range otraditions will demonstrate their techniques and display their work at the estival’s “Threads oEvidence” exhibit. For more inormation, including perormer bios, estival Dayton police data show that a new community policing initiative has led to a signicant drop in downtown business district crime reports compared to the previous ve-year average. Six months ago, police ocers rom Lt. Larry Faulkner’s department began a rigorous program to involve the community in policing the downtown area, including training bank employees to prevent robberies, educating motorists on how to avoid auto thets, and delivering numerous presentations to downtown businesses. Additionally, ocers and Greater Dayton RTA employees have schedule and volunteer opportunities, visit www.cityfolk.org. For inormation on street closings, visit downtowndayton.org . On Friday, the Cityolk Festival’s rst night will conclude with the city’s Fourth oJuly Weekend reworks display held at RiverScape beginning at 10 p.m. As ithat wasn’t enough to choose rom, July 3 is also the month’s First Friday art hop! Be sure to set aside some time to walk on the creative side at this ree event eaturing exhibit openings at numerous galleries and a variety oentertainment options. First Friday is sponsored by CODE Credit Union, the Greater Dayton RTA, WHIO- TV and the Downtown Dayton Partnership , and it takes place rom 5-10 p.m. on the rst Friday oeach month ( July 3 and Aug. 7 ) at locations throughout downtown. Download a discount coupon at www.codecu.orgthat makes it even less expensive t o enjoy many o downtown’s restaurants and taverns during First Frida y. In August, catch a ree ride on the RTA Wright Flyer, which stops at several locations throughout th e area . For more inormation, visit downtowndayton.org , or call (937) 224-1518. Summer’s here and the time is right or dancing (and art hopping) in the streets! been collaborating to better identiy people who have been banned rom the downtown hub at Third and Main streets. Downtown business owners report a very noticeable improvement, and the crime statistics support that observation. Reports ostolen vehicles have dropped more than 60 percent, residential burglaries have declined 40 percent, and armed robberies dropped by 45 percent. Lt. Faulkner sees the stats as evidence that the new tactics have had a signicant positive efect. “This is prooto us that community policing works,” he said. Friday first
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For a complete list of eventshappening in Downtown
Dayton, visit www.downtowndayton.org
Folk, Fireworks and First Fridays… For FreeYour Downtown Kicks of Summer with Something or Everyone
Downtown Crime on the Decline
The beginning o every month starts with abang in downtown Dayton, thanks to First
Fridays – but in July it also will start with a boomand a banjo (or two). This month, First Fridayalls on July 3, which happens to be the nighto the city’s reworks display and the rst day o the 2009 Cityolk Festival.
The Cityfolk Festival, heldat RiverScapeMetroPark,is the largestmulti-cultural
celebration in the region, eaturing music,dance, art, ood and amily un. The estivalis open Friday, July 3, rom 5:30-10:30 p.m.;
Saturday, July 4, rom 1-11 p.m.; and Sunday,July 5, rom 1-7 p.m. Admission is ree, thanks tosupport rom Cityolk’s members and sponsors.
Three perormance stages will eature animpressive lineup o musicians rom throughoutthe nation and the world, including bluegrasslegend Ralph Stanley, banjo master Bela Fleck,and many other artists with great blues, Cajunand world music sounds. In addition to theantastic music, 22 ood vendors will be on site,along with an International Beer Garden andother rereshments, and master quilters roma wide range o traditions will demonstratetheir techniques and display their work at the
estival’s “Threads o Evidence” exhibit. For moreinormation, including perormer bios, estival
Dayton police data show that a new communitypolicing initiative has led to a signicantdrop in downtown business district crimereports compared to the previous ve-yearaverage. Six months ago, police ocersrom Lt. Larry Faulkner’s department began arigorous program to involve the community
in policing the downtown area, includingtraining bank employees to prevent robberies,educating motorists on how to avoid autothets, and delivering numerous presentationsto downtown businesses. Additionally, ocersand Greater Dayton RTA employees have
schedule and volunteer opportunities, visitwww.cityfolk.org. For inormation on street
closings, visit downtowndayton.org .On Friday, the Cityolk Festival’s rst night willconclude with the city’s Fourth o July Weekereworks display held at RiverScape beginnin10 p.m.
As i that wasn’t enough to choose rom, July3 is also the month’s First Friday art hop! Besure to set aside some timeto walk on the creative sideat this ree event eaturingexhibit openings at numerousgalleries and a variety o entertainment options. FirstFriday is sponsored by CODE
Credit Union, the Greater Dayton RTA, WHTV and the Downtown Dayton Partnershipand it takes place rom 5-10 p.m. on the rstFriday o each month (July 3 and Aug. 7) atlocations throughout downtown.
Download a discount coupon at www.codecu.that makes it even less expensive to enjoy manydowntown’s restaurants and taverns during FFriday. In August, catch a ree ride on the RTWright Flyer, which stops at several locationthroughout the area . For more inormation, vdowntowndayton.org , or call (937) 224-151
Summer’s here and the time is right or danci
(and art hopping) in the streets!
been collaborating to better identiy peoplewho have been banned rom the downtownhub at Third and Main streets. Downtownbusiness owners report a very noticeableimprovement, and the crime statistics suppothat observation. Reports o stolen vehicleshave dropped more than 60 percent, resident
burglaries have declined 40 percent, and armrobberies dropped by 45 percent. Lt. Faulknesees the stats as evidence that the new tactichave had a signicant positive efect. “This isproo to us that community policing works,”he said.
noticed some majorchanges taking place– or, at the very least,a giant hole wherea street used to be!The amiliar orangebarrels may be a bito an inconvenience,but they’re alsoan indicator o some exciting changes on the horizon. Yourdowntown streets are getting a acelit.
Most visible so ar, the Main Street projectconsists o the reconstruction and resuracing
o the entire street, including the replacemento brick crosswalks, between MonumentAvenue and Sixth Street. Work began on May18 and is slated or completion in December.Project plannershave workedhard to ensurethat onenorthbound andone southboundane will remain open during construction, withthe exception o occasional, temporary block closings. To avoid major trac delays in theseanes, RTA buses are detouring to Third Street.For an up-to-date listing o detoured bus routesand stops, visit www.greaterdaytonrta.org.Motorists also are encouraged to use alternateroutes on Ludlow and Jeferson streets to avoidMain Street delays.
n addition to the Main Street reconstruction,several other roadway improvements areplanned or this summer. Some o theseprojects are:
• Repavingnearlyalldowntownstreets
• Replacingbrokensidewalksandcurbsin
select locations
• Convertingsectionsofseveraldowntownstreets rom one-way to two-way
• Addingbicyclelanesonselectstreets
Be sure to visit downtowndayton.org/
roadways or ongoing updates on theMain Street project, as well as other roadconstruction inormation, as it is made available.A ew orange barrels now means a greatnetwork o new downtown streets is comingsoon!
Sandra K. Gudor
President, Downtown Dayton Partnership
President L E T T E R from the
Sandy Gudorf,
DDP President
The Area Agency on Aging will move 120 employees
into its new home in downtown’s Courthouse Crossingsbuilding beginning July 10, according to executive
director Doug McGarry. The agency has outgrown
its current location near the intersection o Patterson
Boulevard and Third Street and has plans to add up to 3
new jobs by 2011. To accommodate this growth, AAOAwill renovate and occupy the top oor o Courthouse
Crossings, doubling its current oce space to 41,000
square eet and purchasing new urniture, equipment
and fxtures. The move allows the agency to ulfll its goal o remaining centrally located in
downtown Dayton and was supported by the Downtown Dayton Partnership’s Site Seeker program and a $200,000 grant rom the City o Dayton. The Area Agency on Aging is a non-
proft organization that manages a system o services or older adults, including home and
long-term care, transportation, housing, legal services, Alzheimer’s services, and more. For mo
inormation on the AAOA, call (937) 341-3000 or visit www.ino4seniors.org.
Another expanding downtown business, VocaLink
Language Services recently moved to its new location
at 405 W. First St. The frm’s aggressive growth plan
and technology needs necessitated the move to this
new location eaturing nearly three times the space o its previous oce. VocaLink President and CEO Amelia
Rodriguez reports that the organization was committed
to staying downtown and was assisted by $40,000 rom
the City o Dayton to help renovate the new space.VocaLink provides translation as well as on-site, over-the-
phone, and video interpretation services to worldwide companies targeting global and ethnicmarkets. Learn more at VocaLink.net or by calling (937) 223-1415.
Also staying downtown is PLACES, Inc., a private, not-or-proft organization providing adul
care acilities, sae and secure housing and other supportive services to Montgomery County residents with severe and persistent mental illnesses, including those who are homeless.
PLACES moved into its new location at 11 W. Monument Ave. on June 1. It previously had been
temporarily located in the Centre City Building ater a December water main burst orced the
organization to vacate its location in Fidelity Plaza. The Downtown Dayton Partnership’s Site
Seeker program assisted in locating the new permanent space.
Volunteers rom Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPaconverged on downtown Dayton in May
to replant the owering planters locatedthroughout the city’s center. The boxwoods wneatly trimmed and planters were flled with amix o purple wave petunias and gold lantana
Thanks to the volunteers or helping to keep odowntown beautiul!