1. 2005 Miami Valley
Open Space Assessment
Board of Directors
February 1, 2007

2. Agenda
Introduction
Study Area
Definition of Open Space
Study Method
Limitations
Findings and Summary
Comparison to 1993 Open Space Data
Conclusion
A Vision for Open Space

3. Introduction
Purpose of the Study:
Update State of the Region 2005
Update Miami Valley Open Space Inventory (1993)
Measure progress of Open Space planning in recent years

4. Study Area
The Miami Valley Region
Source: Miami Valley State of the Region 2005
Open Space Inventory includes the
following counties:
Montgomery Miami
Greene Clark
Preble Darke
Warren (Northern)

5. Definition of Open Space
General definition adopted from
previous studies
Cemeteries new to definition
Agricultural land not included in
definition

6. Definition of Open Space
Swimming Pool Picnic Grounds Well Field Wastewater Plant Landfill Quarry
Active Recreation Stadium
Plaza/Commons Horse Racing Hiking Trail Large Institution
Fairground Auto Racing Bikeway Flood Control
Ball Field Golf Course
Historic Site Museum
Scenic River Waterfall Campground Fishing Lake
Fish &Game Club Scout Camp
Wildlife Preserve Natural Area Airport Sky Diving
Park Preserve Wetland Preserve Public School College
Storm Basin Hunting Area Private School University
School (7)
Outstanding Regional Amenity (2) Natural Environment Recreation Area (6)
Covered Bridge
Natural Environment Protection Area (3) Airfield (11)
Cemeteries (9)
Cemetery
Pedestrian Walkway Historical Sites / Museums (10)
General Outdoor Recreation Areas (1) Utility (4) Landfills / Mineral Extraction (8)
Open Space Link (5) Sand & Gravel Extraction Site

7. Study Method
MVRPC hosted Open Space
Workshops in Spring of 2006.
36 organizations participated.
Resulting data loaded into GIS.

8. Limitations
Database most comprehensive in the
Region, but not 100% accurate
Data collected from secondary
sources
Agricultural land not included in
inventory

9. Findings and Summary
The Miami Valley Region Contains:
2,268 open space facilities
116,191.4 acres of open space, which accounts for 6% of the total Regional land
area
92.7 acres of open space per 1,000 residents
Four State Parks (Buck Creek, John Bryan, Sycamore, and Caesar Creek)
encompassing 16,410 acres
74,798 acres of Open Space/Recreational Facilities

10. Open Space as Percentage of Total Land
Area in the Region
Other Land Use
94%
1,717,399 acres
Regional
Open Space
6%
116,191 acres

11. Open Space by Type
Open Space/Rec.
64%
74,798 acres
Cemeteries
3%
3,444 acres Open Space Links 4%
4,615 acres
Airfields
5%
6,373 acres
Landfills & Mineral
Extraction 10%
11,087 acres
Utilities
6%
7,036 acres
Schools
8%
8,838 acres

12. Distribution of Open Space by County
Darke
5%,
5,273 acres
Clark
12%,
14,343 acres
Warren
14%,
16,080 acres
Preble
9%,
10,086 acres
Montgomery
33%,
37,924 acres
Miami
8%,
9,857 acres
Greene
19%,
22,629 acres

13. Findings and Summary
Montgomery County
Most open space acreage (37,924)
Least open space acreage per 1,000 persons (65.9)
Greene County
Open space acreage per 1,000 persons decreased 1.5%
2nd highest open space acreage per 1,000 persons (151.1)
Preble County
Most open space acreage per 1,000 persons
Miami County
Largest percent increase in open space acreage (42%)
Clark County
Decreased in open space sites
Increased 4.6% in open space acreage Clark County

14. Airfields (16 sites)
Cemeteries (364 sites)
Landfills andMineral Extraction (46 sites)
Schools (391sites)
OpenSpace Links (123 sites)
Utilities (110 sites)
OpenSpace/Rec. Facilities (1,218 sites)

15. Note: Cemeteries and
Warren County data are
excluded since they were
not part of the 1993
Open Space Inventory
Source: MVRPC 1993
and 2005 Open Space
Databases
Open Space Comparison: 1993-2005
Open Space increased by 15,000 acres (18.7%) between 1993-2005
The Region gained 379 open space facilities, an increase of 25%
Agricultural land decreased by nearly 160,000 acres (10%) in the last 12 years
The MPO Area experienced a decrease of 13.5% in agricultural acreage
Open Space Type 1993 2005 Change
Open Space Links 2,690.8 4,014.6 49.2%
Utilities 4,540.1 6,415.2 41.3%
Landfills & Mining 7,791.4 10,757.6 38.1%
Open Space/Rec 53,726.4 61,825.5 15.1%
Airfields 5,542.3 6,074.0 9.6%
Schools 7,412.1 7,876.0 6.3%
Regional Total 81,703.1 96,962.9 18.7%

16. Change in Open Space Acreage: 1993-2005
Source: MVRPC 1993 and 2005 Open Space Databases
9.2
36.8
29.4
7.7
6.5
4.0
13.3
20.9
9.8
22.3
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13.9
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20
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30
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(inthousands)
Acres
1993 Acreage
2005 Acreage

17. Change in Agricultural Acreage: 1993-2005
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
(inthousands)
190
357
200
215
117
218
140
166
333
171
186
103
197
124
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100
150
200
250
300
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Clark
Darke
Greene
Miami
Montgomery
Preble
Warren
Acres
1993
2005

18. Conclusion
Successful Open Space and Recreational Facility preservation and acquisition
should continue.
There is an inverse relationship between open space and agricultural land use.
Open Space land use must be understood in the context of the whole land use plan.
Open Space Planning is an investment in the quality of life of our Region’s
communities.

19. Miami Valley Open Spaces: A Shared Vision
Open Space General Conceptual Map
Created based on data from second Open Space Workshop
Not Intended to be a Land Use Designation Tool

20. Existing Open Space
Open Space Vision - Conceptual Open Space Network
Urban/Developed Land Uses
Existing land uses designated as residential, commercial, industrial or
any other built up and/or developed use (from individual county land use surveys).
Agricultural/Undeveloped Land Uses
Existing land uses designated as agricultural, forested, rangeland or
any other open and/or undeveloped use (from individual county land use surveys).

21. Final Report and Maps can be downloaded at:
www.mvrpc.org/rlu
Contact Matthew Martin at: mmartin@mvrpc.org
or 937.223.6323 for additional information
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