News & Updates
Wayne Avenue Traffic Safety Coalition gets results!
WATSC has been relentless in their months-long campaign for the creation of a safer stretch of Wayne Avenue through the busy, pedestrian-heavy South Park business district. The results: a completed ODOT study and a safer street design on the drawing board.
Year in Review: Our hard-working neighborhood improvement council accomplished plenty in 2024
From neighborhood safety, to playground improvements, to tackling nuisance properties and our usual social and volunteer activities, 2024 was another busy year for South Park.
The next phase of Flats at South Park construction to begin Spring 2025
More development coming to the west side of South Park. Phase 3 of the Flats at South Park construction project to being in Spring 2025.
Let’s Celebrate 2024’s Amazing Blommel Park Improvements!
The neighborhood came together to fund raise for a major playground makeover in Blommel Park. Let’s take a moment to thank all those who made it possible. Plus — It’s not quite done! Read on…
Toddler Playground Fundraiser in Full Swing!
If you love to see young families sharing in happy, healthy outdoor play, please donate!
Looking Back: HSPI had a busy 2023
In case you missed it: HSPI had a very challenging 2023. Thanks to many hard-working volunteers, we accomplished a great deal. We’re taking a moment to review before we face whatever 2024 will bring.
Wayne Avenue Traffic Safety Coalition: Community Update
WATSC recently held a media event at Ghostlight Coffee. It was attended by business and education leaders, City of Dayton commissioners and staff, Dayton traffic engineers, and concerned neighbors. We commemorated the loss of Jennifer Johnson, struck and killed by speeding driver at Wayne and Clover.
A Smashing Success: 2023 Shakespeare, Murder Mystery, and on we go!
We’re so grateful for the many hard-working volunteers who bring us these amazing annual events! Shakespeare in South Park was a rousing success with A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Murder Mystery Home Tour hit it out of the park with Trigger Mortis: A Gangster’s Revenge. And into fall/winter we go, with more events for South Park neighbors.