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Former Munroe Meyer Institute demo and grading work going on at Farnam and Saddle Creek

Formal public announcement re:funding for NExT and status as a national center should be coming today

Regardless, I agree with Novak.. I’ve always thought Omaha and Lincoln share more connectivity than the stupid *BS* US Census “commute percentage” threshold..or Nielsen’s ridiculous separated Omaha and Lincoln TV and radio markets.. Omaha and Lincoln, only being about 40 or so miles apart..share (i...

Linkin5 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 01, 2021 11:33 pm They appear to be working on the 18th floor.

Big fan of this project. Would love for Omaha to copy it. Would add some nice height as well as make better use out of the many parking garages downtown

I’m telling you guys this streetcar conspiracy is real. There are tracks on that map that curve over to Farnam street. I didn't want to be the guy to bring it up, but yes, I noticed that too. The truth is out there! UNMC is definitely planning for the reality of Omaha having a streetcar in the futu...

Not sure if it would qualify given the parameters of the funding, but I would not mind seeing I480 removed from downtown Omaha

well shoot at this rate its gonna be a 90 story hospital tower side note, there seems to be something strange with formatting when quoting other comments... World's tallest research hospital would really put Omaha on the map... Not to throw a wet blanket over a possible tower highrise, but this dev...

Looks like there is some movement for the Flatiron district for the parking lots to the west of the Law Building the parking lot and parking garage south of the newly renovated 1901 Howard Street building. It's a rezoning application, but it mentions a planned 90 unit multifamily development. https...

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4587097071360738&id=463286333741853 Glad to see that, while I am very excited for ORBT, the stations have left a little to be desired with all the grey and concrete IMO. This should add a nice touch to the platforms. I also noticed that many of the st...

Hey everyone! I'm currently in my first semester of my urban planning grad program in NYC, and I'm doing a project/paper on the history, destruction, and multiple redevelopments of Jobbers Canyon. I have the book Lost Omaha, a few historic documents and a bunch of pictures from the library, and var...

While they’re at it... Please create an area that features: 1: The science center 2: The college World Series Hall of Fame… It has no business being in Lubbock, Texas. 3: World class railroad museum If they are built within walking proximity of each other or share the same huge structure, tourists ...

Design looks very nice. Will be interesting to see how the bike lanes work and if they connect to the other lanes planned to the north on 24th. In the article they mention ORBT stations, have they announced another route already? I saw that too and figured it was a mistake or poorly worded and was ...

CU will be building a new dorm pending board approval South East of Burt and 24th (currently surface parking), construction to begin this summer and conclude in 2022. 24th Street will also be reduced to one lane both ways through the campus with some beautification work going on, to be started this ...

You see, many younger people don’t own cars. They don’t want them. They don’t want the $20,000 or $30,000 drag on their credit, and the $500 a month in car payments, $125 a month for insurance, and $50-100 a month for gasoline, plus routine maintenance expenses, etc. if a person or couple can save ...

Coyote wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2019 10:41 am They own both of those apartments and everything west of there,
I would not be surprise to see everything there demolished.

Hopefully it is for something more than just parking

Uhg...More super blocks and green space between 17th and Florence Blvd (19th) Cuming to Webster (Fahey) So much for higher density development. Bye-bye Burt St. Does anyone know what "institutional" building is planned along Cuming to Florence Blvd? Institutional is Creighton. Meaning the...

In all seriousness though, in regard to the streetcar, if you still view it as only a public transportation provider, you are looking at it wrong. There is no doubt that there are countless other, cheaper, public transit alternatives to get people around the downtown and midtown area (shuttles, bus...

Coyote wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:56 pm North side entrance to parking garage and leasing office.

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Why can't we hide parking like this in downtown and midtown?

In all seriousness though, in regard to the streetcar, if you still view it as only a public transportation provider, you are looking at it wrong. There is no doubt that there are countless other, cheaper, public transit alternatives to get people around the downtown and midtown area (shuttles, buse...

I appreciate the discussion concerning the streetcar and public transportation in general. I know this is a dream, but when arguing about whether to have a streetcar or light rail/heavy rail, why not both? I do not believe there is one single mode of mass transportation that will solve all of our p...

Looks like they have just about topped off on this building and are starting to put in some windows

I believe I read that the Empire State Building was constructed in less than 2 years. Yeah, it’s amazing how quickly things can get done when you have no worker safety protections. Worth noting that the 1930 Empire State Building had a whopping 5 deaths (1.47/1000 workers) (even more impressively t...

With Modern Love replacing the Chicago Dawg House, Culprit replacing Delice, and the opening of 5168 Brewing, it's becoming clear that Midtown Crossing is attempting to create some synergy with Blackstone and trying to lure some of the 20 something business from that area down to MTC. I think it ma...

Not sure when it happened, but there is a crane on sight and more steel is going up. Its visible on the Capitol District construction cam.

Coyote wrote:I did a quick search and didn't find much on this project, but,
Creighton's Brandeis Dining Hall is getting a $2.5 m makeover.

Do you have any more info you can share on this? If I remember correctly, that dining hall underwent some major renovations relatively recently.

Random question/thought that occurred to me while down at the CWS these last couple days... what on earth is with the building at 13th and Mike Fahey? The mural is nice and all, but as far as I have been able to discern, its just a giant warehouse... right in the heart of the recent North Downtown ...

Random question/thought that occurred to me while down at the CWS these last couple days... what on earth is with the building at 13th and Mike Fahey? The mural is nice and all, but as far as I have been able to discern, its just a giant warehouse... right in the heart of the recent North Downtown r...

Obviously the Capitol District is just getting underway, but does anyone know if there are long term plans to expand the entertainment district? I know they referenced KCs Power & Lights district frequently in regards to this project, and would love to see Omaha grow an entertainment district s...

Obviously the Capitol District is just getting underway, but does anyone know if there are long term plans to expand the entertainment district? I know they referenced KCs Power & Lights district frequently in regards to this project, and would love to see Omaha grow an entertainment district s...

Obviously the Capitol District is just getting underway, but does anyone know if there are long term plans to expand the entertainment district? I know they referenced KCs Power & Lights district frequently in regards to this project, and would love to see Omaha grow an entertainment district si...

If we would tear down I-480, we shouldn't lay a ground level street right where it stood. Instead, we should level it, re-establish the street grid around it, and build buildings where it stood. Keep an interstate entrance and exit at Dodge/Douglas, and one by the I-480 and US 75 interchange for Ca...

Hey all, I am new here but frequently use this forum to keep up to date on developments going on in Omaha. I guess I just have a pretty simple question regarding our interstates downtown (I-480 in particular), and that is: what is the plausibility of inlaying the interstates? I feel like I-480 in pa...