2 new regional profiles
The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) is introducing two new profiles to its ongoing Regional Profile Series. The profiles present data and analyses on environmental quality and arts and culture.
These profiles provide insight on where the Region stands and serve as a foundation for future planning, coordination, and project development efforts. Each profile has two elements: a print version and a dynamic, web-based profile.
These profiles are the result of the Going Places’ Implementation Tools and are available at https:// www.mvrpc.org/regional-profiles.
The following summarizes the two profiles:
Miami Valley Environmental Quality Regional Profile – Pollution does not follow political boundaries; nature has different borders. Assets like the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer span county lines. We share in the benefits of improving air quality in our area. When we all share the same environmental resources, we share responsibility for keeping it safe. This profile investigates the quality of the Miami Valley’s air, water, and land through several lenses.
Miami Valley Arts and Culture Regional Profile – The Miami Valley Region has a rich arts and cultural heritage dating back to the 1800s which continues today. The Region is home to a diverse range of arts and cultural experiences which attract visitors and enhance quality of life for our Region’s residents. This profile examines arts and cultural assets, arts vibrancy and engagement, and the economic impact of the arts in the Miami Valley.
For more information, contact MVRPC’s Director of Regional Planning, Martin Kim, at mkim@ mvrpc.org, or at 937-223-6323. Transit Authority will be going retro with its annual Holiday Bus, inspired by a 1974 City Transit trolley design. The agency will also be adding a second holiday-themed bus to its service this winter, decking out one of its new, free Flyer buses for the season.
This year’s Holiday Bus is decorated with scenes of children playing in the snow, ice skating and enjoying a winter wonderland. RTA graphic designers based the winter scene off of a similar cartoon that adorned a 1974 City Transit trolley bus. The 2018 Holiday Bus is decorated for the holidays on the inside too, and will be in service on different routes from Saturday, Nov. 24 through the end of the year.
In addition, The Flyer bus service will also feature a bus decorated with snowflakes for the season. Inside the Flyer bus, customers can enjoy the custom “selfie photo booth,” to take pictures and share their experience. The Flyer is RTA’s new, free downtown shuttle bus, offering rides every 10 minutes between RiverScape, MetroPark and the University of Dayton campus. The special festive Flyer will provide free rides on Saturday mornings on Dec. 1, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15, to downtown family holiday events between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit iriderta.org/TheFlyer.
Riders who hop aboard the Holiday Bus through Jan. 1 will be treated to a candy cane treat and fun “winter wonderland” decorations inside the bus. Special trips with Santa will also be offered—visit RTA’s social media pages daily to find out when. The RTA encourages all riders to “share” their Holiday Bus rides by tagging the Greater Dayton RTA on Facebook, Instagram (@ iriderta) and Twitter (@GDRTA).
Thanks to RTA RideTime, people can track the bus to find out what route it’ll be on throughout the holiday season. Following the parade, the holiday bus will make appearances throughout the Dayton area, switching routes daily. The RTA will update customers daily on its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/iriderta) regarding which routes the holiday bus will be on.