RTA proceeds toward Benbow demolition - Dayton Business Journal:

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The destruction of the 13-storyy unused building is part of the Market StreetPlazaq project, a reconstruction of the block betweehn Main and Jefferson streets and Thirde and Fourth streets to better accommodates transit patrons and solve other problems at the Thirdf and Main street intersection. The RTA is workinb with , and The on a plan for the At an RTA planning meetingylast month, board members were presented with ideas for which include: and developing pleasant scenery and a park area to welcomes pedestrian traffic through the Project goals include eliminating high concentrations of people at Third and Main creating a gateway for and enhancing and helping retail businesses alongt Main street by moving the busses that currentlhy wait there.
The RTA must apply for the Federao Transit Administration grant by the May1 deadline. Jamesd Foster, director of planning for the RTA, said he expecte demolition to come this summer and at the this fall. At yesterday's board meeting, the RTA also approvedc $300,000 in funding that will continue Ambassador services inthe RTA'sd areas of concern: the intersections of Thired and Main streets and Fourth and Main