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Athomsfere

in my opinion north Omaha alreadys been thru so much and from an “outside looking in” these are ppls homes and livelihoods. So many times we see In cities the bulldozing of poor communities to build highways or projects and it doesn’t help the actual people in the community. I’d like to know how th...

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East. Not North-east. The lot in question is currently part of the staging area for the MoO tower. Did I put this in the wrong lot thread, so I can request this to be moved? And yes the lot is currently being used as staging for MoO but as the article mentions, and if the agreement still stands; Mo...

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Building a streetcar to help the homeless get to Creighton? You can stop that right there. Its a red herring and has no real correlation with any topic in this thread. If we were a better people, we'd do what not only works but is more compassionate and go the housing first route. The big problem w...

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Mayor said on Grow Omaha this past Saturday they are holding on to this lot. Short-Term it may be a laydown yard for the Streetcar Construction. Long term they want the "Right Project" with decent height. So far the only interest was from an apartment developer who wanted to build a small...

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I was in OKC for a few weeks off and on while the Devon tower was under construction. Through out construction it seemed to jut out of nothing. MoO's tower already is looking better. We ate at the Boiler Room last night, and on the way home I was at the light at 15th and Farnam. At it's current heig...

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I am curious to know about this as well, especially Wichita being more southern and warmer. Is it because Wichita was following the examples of OKC car centric development? Which city or cities does Wichita model after? Is it because Wichita does not have as many large and prominent industries like...

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I've been quite curious about Wichita. It wasn't too long ago that it was about the same size as Omaha, Des Moines, Tulsa, etc. Can you elaborate some on what you think has led leadership and the citizenry to want to not evolve into a larger city? Its really hard to summarize it. Growth: They are a...

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I think if we were able to walk the streets of Omaha today and 12 years ago side by side, it would be a pretty big difference, with a few exceptions (1416 Dodge, lol). I hear your grievances about her not going the EXTRA mile, but if she had campaigned on that ideology, she wouldn't have been elect...

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Stothert is behind the street car, MoO relocating downtown, the downtown parks revamp, and the goals of bringing thousands more residents and jobs downtown. How is she viewed as partly blocking or being complacent with momentum? To rehash what I've been saying for the last 5 years or so for the 100...

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Not getting the best vibes from Ewing about building on the momentum we've got going right now. Greg Agreed. I'll wait until he says a little more. I'm hoping someone better than both comes forward. Because as much as I am not a huge fan of Stothert at least she wasn't completely blocking that mome...

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strangerthings wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:32 pm
Athomsfere wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:26 pm I keep waiting for STL to make a comeback. Such a wonderful city with so much potential.

It will be a sad day on paper in what, 2070 or so when the much lesser KC overtakes the STL metro.
You won’t have to wait that long: 2030’s-2040’s

Not by my math...

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This will be a good amount of Class A office space removed from DT. Always thought this was a decent building and looks to be in good condition. I also didn’t realize it was nearly empty. Wonder how many more apartments downtown can support ?. I mean the current goal is to get 30k people living in ...

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mrsticka wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:36 pm Speaking of "kinks".

I was a little concerned over where that was heading...

I've always wondered what the heck the story is around the Center I80 off and on ramps.

Why is this little thing there and never used?

Athomsfere

Why did the article post disappear for the UNMC apartments?

Looks good. But I wonder if using all that land for on single big phase is ideal.

I'm not complaining, and Gold is doing wonderful things.

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There was NOTHING on the LEGO site previously and NOTING achnoleged or stated by Nebr Crossing at the earlier point when the window dressing went up, likely in error. EVERYTHING at that point was rumored only But to quote a great poster that has already stated, to each their own. Is there something...

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DId you see the post and link above where it is shown on the LEGO web site. I did, but they also did that like a year ago, or had signs up before it all went away for a bit as I remember. I find it slightly odd that I can't find any sort of current plans for Omaha / NEX from Lego. You'd think searc...

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Haha - quite frankly I was a little shocked that what Rod Yates told me ended up being true. He's very optimistic so it wouldn't have surprised me that he had simply entertained them at some time and made an assumption that meant they'd open eventually. I mean, I still wouldn't hold my breathe. Whe...

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The difference between OKC and NYC is that the Texas urban megaregions are still exploding in population while NYC is still not back from the pandemic. OKC could very well end up exploding in population like Austin did. Of course it might not, maybe OKC is too far removed from the boom in Texas. NY...

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So recent news out of NYC gives me even more pause. A brand new luxury supertall residential building in Brooklyn is being foreclosed on because it hasn’t sold enough units https://www.curbed.com/article/9-dekalb-brooklyn-tower-foreclosure-default-michael-stern.html I really like that building. But...

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People in Omaha need to grow some balls. It’s a |expletive| gas station not a methadone clinic. That area needed a convince store for a while now. I’d go there at least once a week. “Oh no people are going to be buying vapes and delta 8 next door?!? My Christian neighborhood is ruined!” Then the da...

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I keep waiting for STL to make a comeback. Such a wonderful city with so much potential.

It will be a sad day on paper in what, 2070 or so when the much lesser KC overtakes the STL metro.

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... but OMG, the sunken i70 highway system is beautifully ornate ... I-70 is quite a ways north of Wichita I have a feeling he meant Kellogg. Having lived in Wichita, whenever someone asks me about it I always say the same: "Terrible place, don't ever go there". I still make it back once ...

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Apparently the city has approved at least the height of this.

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Kiewit Hall, the 9-story residence hall on the western side of campus, is scheduled for demolition next month. I think a large majority of people who have been freshman at Creighton over the last 50 years lived there, so it's sad to see it go. https://alumni.creighton.edu/kiewit-hall?utm_source=new...

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Feels like a lot of code for "against the streetcar". C'mon Omaha we can do better. If this is where this is heading, anyone not 110% on with transit and the streetcar won't have my vote. It's still pretty early for candidates to jump in. I can't imagine a candidate that wants to count ev...

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Any raise of hands as to who's tried and liked coconut water? I'm tellin ya, it's made a difference for me. It's got to be a combination of the potassium, vitamin c, and other minerals. For lack of a better explanation I've tended to hold onto and use the water in my body rather than get rid of it,...

Athomsfere

Feels like a lot of code for "against the streetcar".

C'mon Omaha we can do better. If this is where this is heading, anyone not 110% on with transit and the streetcar won't have my vote.

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Wow, another mid-rise residential conversion. That would be great, but as for the chances of a high or mid-rise new residential tower getting built that sucks. Yeah, this is worries me as well. However, if all these announced and rumored conversions are apartments, maybe that still leaves room for ...

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This extension is basically building a historic streetcar line in the way it functions. There is a reason why we don't build them anymore. Buses are cheaper and out perform these old streetcars. I can go on and on about why this line is so poorly thought out. What are the metrics for the next study...

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nativeomahan wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:36 pm I see. Male strippers and other “wholesome type(s) of entertainment.”
Maybe a bar like that belongs up on Abbot Drive in Carter Lake more than in the Old Market.

I think its a fine location. Not that I have a lot of trust in the owners to keep it dialed in.

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I guess we move this to the graveyard, err "projects never built" then, eh?

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I talked to the mayor over the weekend and she said there is a new proposal for this site from an Atlanta-based developer. Twin residential towers, both 25 stories, and a new to market 18 floor hotel. 1200+ car parking garage. Lower level retail with full size grocery store and one two story nation...

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If that were true, the City of Omaha would not be an aggressive annexing entity. I think that's an entirely different thing. If Omaha Doesn't annex what it can, it could lose the option to do so later. Probably the absolute best example is St Louis. Where St Louis City is like 250,000 people, is th...

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I’m not sure why the City of Omaha should be concerned with assisting with development in another state? If the intent of a streetcar line is to spur building in downtown Omaha, opening up potential lots somewhere else to have construction shifted seems foolish. Especially if this is to paid for “o...

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almighty_tuna wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 12:01 pm
Athomsfere wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:08 am To be fair though:

I don't get it... Meme from a show / movie?

Athomsfere

My only real gripe is everything seems to be happening in spite of her, not because of her. And I think we could do much better. She demands to demolish a bike corral in Benson and move into the alleyway because it was taking up valuable parking space for cars (1 whopping stall). She sells the stre...

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How would we add LRT into Omaha? Is there way to add it into the existing space, or would we basically have to bulldoze a swath across the city? There are people here better able to answer than me, but from what I can see we have a few ways to do it without bulldozing buildings. Depends on budget, ...

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A person is a “parasite”, huh? You wonder why people like you are laughed at and derided. What a puke. Personal insults? Whatever. Doesn't chafe my hide. But yes, if someone wants to siphon the health of the city to the least maintainable method of constructing a city, not pay their fair share and ...

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A person is a “parasite”, huh? You wonder why people like you are laughed at and derided. What a puke. Personal insults? Whatever. Doesn't chafe my hide. But yes, if someone wants to siphon the health of the city to the least maintainable method of constructing a city, not pay their fair share and ...

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