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The Promise of Trickle-Down Regional Benefits is Killing Dayton

The Promise of Trickle-Down Regional Benefits is Killing Dayton

by Alexander Sharp | May 25, 2021 | Initiatives, Regionalism Promotion

Internet megastore Amazon is bringing a fulfillment center to the City of Union right next to the Dayton Airport, bringing in 1,500 jobs that will pay at least $15 an hour. This will be beneficial to the county and region, but these benefits are unlikely to trickle...
Thoughts on Unifying Dayton

Thoughts on Unifying Dayton

by Alexander Sharp | Nov 13, 2020 | Initiatives, Regionalism Promotion

Previously, we discussed how the Dayton area has sprawled into one giant metropolitan area despite the artificial political boundaries we have erected to distinguish one city from the next. Things are structured this way for historical reasons, which is a nice way of...
Why Do We Have So Many Elected Officials?

Why Do We Have So Many Elected Officials?

by Alexander Sharp | Aug 20, 2020 | Election Reform, Initiatives, Regionalism Promotion

What do you know about your local elected officials? Do you care who they are? Do you even know? Voter turnout overall has been abysmal in the United States. Over the past two decades, we have averaged around 60% turnout for presidential elections and around 40% for...
Back When Ohio was “The West,” Our Government was the Best

Back When Ohio was “The West,” Our Government was the Best

by Alexander Sharp | Aug 14, 2020 | Data & Research, Initiatives, Regionalism Promotion, Regionalism Research

If you leave Dayton going east on 35 until you get to Xenia and then take 68 north, after you pass through Clark County you will arrive in Champaign County. The county seat, Urbana, lies close to the middle of the county. Small villages populate the outskirts of the...
A Tale of Two Cities: Unified Akron and Fragmented Dayton

A Tale of Two Cities: Unified Akron and Fragmented Dayton

by Alexander Sharp | Aug 12, 2020 | Data & Research, Initiatives, Regionalism Promotion, Regionalism Research

Akron, Ohio is located about fifty minutes away from the larger, better-known Cleveland, which became a bustling metropolis because it resides on a major waterway that defines Ohio’s northern border. Dayton, Ohio is located about fifty minutes away from the larger,...

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