Downtown needs people People want: Security we have an alright level right now. cheap housing There is lots of it withing very short distances of downtown. There is more in town. There is more getting built. Entertainment See buisiness Grocery stores. when the demand is there the supply will appear. Jobs See buisiness. Education/information Quantity, we have. Quality is something that could use some work. I think quality is another demmand before supply thing. When kids and their parents are invested good schools will exist. Stivers is healthy and good. Cheap/good transportation. demand before supply
Downtown dayton needs buisinesses. Buisinesses want: Cheap materials Has been commoditized with respect to location. Cheap space Downtown has lots of supply here. Cheap tooling Has been commoditized with respect to location. Cheap labor Unemployment/underemployment is a thing. A large pool of stable/reliable labor. Young adults don't cut it. Most buisinesses/developments downtown are courting young adults because they are high yield consumers. We don't want consumers, We want producers. See families.
Downtown dayton needs families. Families want: Cheap housing. Plenty just outside of downtown. Some in downtown. Security in their cheap housing. This needs work. Grocery stores. when the demand is there the supply will appear. Schools bussing is a thing. Family friendly public spaces. parks. Low speed/low traffic streets Security. Community errr.....
Downtown dayton needs: Better security in the neighborhoods. demolish more of the non remediable houses. Better parks in downtown. An artery/capiliary designation for downtown streets. enforcement (possible at all?) 'structural enforcement' road width, speedbumps, parking availability, stop signs, gates, (don't slice out sub neighborhoods. Just break straight lines.) required lane changes per block, rough fancy pavement vs smooth asphalt/concrete, roundabout stopsigns. ect. Effective and valuable (to participants) 'community initiatives' in downtown and neighborhoods. Sponsored/frameworked by the city? clubs like univerity student involvement and student organizations? Artistic spaces Lab spaces Cyber scouts boy scouts/girl scouts Maker spaces. Recreation spaces (aka parks) Block parties are not the answer. you need a community before you can have a party. Churches. (careful here...) Gangs, except not criminal/violent.