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Title: Revitalizing Downtown: Dayton
Post by: Metro Jacksonville on November 20, 2012, 03:31:39 AM
Revitalizing Downtown: Dayton

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Metro Jacksonville takes a brief tour of downtown Dayton and learns about the Greater Downtown Dayton Plan.

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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2012-nov-revitalizing-downtown-dayton
Title: Re: Revitalizing Downtown: Dayton
Post by: Noone on November 20, 2012, 05:08:45 AM
Nice. Like the facade on the tattoo building #109. Noticed some parking meters. Thoughts on how that's handled?
Title: Re: Revitalizing Downtown: Dayton
Post by: vicupstate on November 20, 2012, 06:13:46 AM
Very nice building stock, especially in the Oregon district. 
Title: Re: Revitalizing Downtown: Dayton
Post by: jaxlore on November 20, 2012, 09:00:46 AM
very nice.
Title: Re: Revitalizing Downtown: Dayton
Post by: fsujax on November 20, 2012, 09:09:46 AM
are they running electric buses? i noticed overhead catenary lines but no track.
Title: Re: Revitalizing Downtown: Dayton
Post by: tufsu1 on November 20, 2012, 01:39:36 PM
^ Looks like they may be running some trackless trolleys....the lines appear to go into the new transit center
Title: Re: Revitalizing Downtown: Dayton
Post by: thelakelander on November 20, 2012, 01:51:23 PM
They have a trolley bus system.  It didn't appear to be in operation during my recent visit but it didn't appear that they were removing them either.

QuoteThe Dayton trolleybus system forms part of the public transportation network serving Dayton, in the state of Ohio, United States. Opened on April 23, 1933, it presently comprises seven lines, and is operated by the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, with a fleet of 54 trolleybuses â€" or trolley buses (two words), the common American English spelling of the term.

One of only five such systems currently operating in the U.S., the Dayton trolley bus system is the current manifestation of an electric transit service that has been operated continuously in Dayton since 1888 â€" longer than in any other city in the United States. By the 1970s, Dayton was already the smallest U.S. city still operating a trolley bus system. For both of these reasons, the city's trolley buses are locally considered an icon of Dayton.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolleybuses_in_Dayton