Most neighbors enjoy the short walk from their front door to Brown Street, the business district near the University of Dayton, to enjoy the impressive variety of coffee shops, pubs and cafes. They will enjoy it even more in the future!

The City of Dayton has accepted a $950,000 federal grant to begin to turn the area into a pedestrian friendly thoroughfare with bike lanes, more trees and less traffic congestion. You can read the entire article in the Dayton Daily News. The improvements are part of a plan to bring businesses to the area, as an incubator of aerospace technology jobs.

City officials have a vision of the Brown/Warren street corridor as a place to work, eat and play–and with South Park immediately adjacent, it becomes a wonderful work-live-eat-play proposition. As if we weren’t already living in a great location!

Bring it on!

Mayor Leitzell’s Walnut Hills neighborhood has challenged South Park to a friendly competition to see which of these two Dayton neighborhoods can do the most recycling. The City of Dayton wants to increase recycling from 300 tons per month to 345 tons per month. They’re asking us to encourage our friends to go online or call and ask for their big blue bins! It’s all explained in this article from the Dayton Daily News!

Please help spread the word! If your neighbor doesn’t have a “big blue bin” ask them if they’d like to sign up at http://www.recycledayton.org/

You know, this is a perfect example of how we can change the world for the better if we try. And we don’t have to tell you, no matter who wins, we all win. I like that!