Xenia, Ohio, is located about 20 miles southeast of Dayton. This city of 25,000 is home to four regional bike trails. These four trails see 5,500 users per day who spend $16 million in the region each year (Friends of Xenia Station). Until 2017, none of the trails connected through Xenia’s downtown. 

This trail infrastructure is a significant asset for the region. However, without a safe route into Xenia’s downtown, the struggling district was missing out on potential economic benefits from the thousands of daily trail users. 

On our Good Ideas page, you can learn more about the work involved in developing this important trail connection throughout the city core, and how other communities in Ohio can replicate this work which presents safety and economic benefits for the entire community.