In recent years, Greater Dayton RTA and regional partners have taken steps to improve the area around Wright Stop Plaza.
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In 2015, the transit authority, Montgomery County, Homefull and Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County partnered to open “The Market” at the facility. The effort is credited as a way for lower-income riders to access produce and other fresh foods.
Then, in 2016, RTA announced plans for more than $2.5 million in renovations to the facades and roofs of the downtown buildings at Wright Stop Plaza.
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In January, the plaza was the site of pickets during a four-day strike of unionized transit workers. During that time, the transit authority barricaded the plaza behind fencing in an effort to secure the system’s assets.
The plaza is also central to criminal proceedings against the head of that union, ATU Local 1385 President Glenn Salyer, who faces a criminal trespass charge following an incident at the plaza in August. Salyer has filed a motion to dismiss the case in Dayton Municipal Court.
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