Urban Research Initiative

The City of Dayton faces a range of opportunities and challenges shared by 21st century mid-sized cities, as well as opportunities and challenges unique to its economy, location, neighborhoods, and history. This project assists the City of Dayton and City Manager with increased research and implementation capacity to enhance competitiveness.  The Fitz Center for Leadership in Community created the Urban Research Initiative to analyze opportunities and provide resources regarding implementation for the City Manager and the City of Dayton.

To assist community organizations and neighborhood groups in writing grants and collecting or using data, the Urban Research Initiative site offers a variety of data including City of Dayton plans or studies, neighborhood information and open data resources. The page on Neighborhood Data contains numerous pages with information from the City of Dayton, Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission, Census Reporter, the Opportunity Atlas, 211 Dashboard, and many other resources.