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- Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:53 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)
- Replies: 818
- Views: 188208
Re: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)
Thought I would bring this up as no one has discussed this yet - the current 5-member Mayor-appointed Metro board is set to be replaced by a 7-member elected board that will be sworn in next year, in January 2025. The districts closely follow the current Omaha City Council district boundaries. This ...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:42 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3469
- Views: 438500
Re: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
My understanding is that the 60% design cost estimate for construction has been targeted for the April board meeting. The March meeting has been canceled because there are evidently no board agenda items.
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:02 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3469
- Views: 438500
Re: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Thanks, all! It has been a long ride, but glad we are here. I have been keeping tabs on the project over the years and am thankful to be back and directly involved in it again.
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:05 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3469
- Views: 438500
Re: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
From what I understand, the latest proposed operating hours would be:
Mondays-Thursdays: 6 AM-midnight
Fridays: 6 AM-2 AM
Saturdays: 7 AM-2 AM
Sundays/Holidays: 7 AM-midnight
The service would operate at 10-minute frequencies most of day, but start and end at 15/20-minute frequencies.
Mondays-Thursdays: 6 AM-midnight
Fridays: 6 AM-2 AM
Saturdays: 7 AM-2 AM
Sundays/Holidays: 7 AM-midnight
The service would operate at 10-minute frequencies most of day, but start and end at 15/20-minute frequencies.
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 10:18 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Grow Omaha Show discussion
- Replies: 922
- Views: 183934
Re: Grow Omaha Show discussion
Thanks, it is good to be back! Super excited at getting the world-class streetcar up and running!
- Sun May 05, 2013 10:58 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Kennedy Freeway/Highway 75 Construction Timeline?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2239
Ah yes, Google Earth; should have thought of that! Â I am surprised that there wasn't a photo earlier than March 1990, but that definitely helps. Â I figure that the real congestion wouldn't be a problem until the construction progresses more with the connection at Railroad Ave, so I will plan for a...
- Sun May 05, 2013 1:20 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Kennedy Freeway/Highway 75 Construction Timeline?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2239
Kennedy Freeway/Highway 75 Construction Timeline?
Does anyone know what year the Kennedy Freeway had its groundbreaking? I found out that it was completed in September of 1994 and I remember that it took a few years to finish (it seems to me that it took longer than expected), so I am thinking 1990 at the latest. Â I wasn't driving yet at that time...
- Wed May 26, 2010 9:08 am
- Forum: Photography and Videos
- Topic: Request: 90s-era Photo of Downtown Omaha Skyline
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1315
- Fri May 21, 2010 4:17 pm
- Forum: Photography and Videos
- Topic: Request: 90s-era Photo of Downtown Omaha Skyline
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1315
Request: 90s-era Photo of Downtown Omaha Skyline
Greetings, I am looking for a color photo of downtown Omaha from the 90s to use as a backdrop on part of my HO scale model railroad layout. In particular, I would like something viewed from South Omaha, such as the stockyards or maybe even around 24th and Martha. I basically need the skyline without...
- Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:04 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3469
- Views: 438500
Well Governor Rockefeller did unseat Robert Moses by creating a new regional transportation authority in New York, so it possible to move mountains. For something like this to work, I think you would need to have a political champion like the Governor or Mayor of Omaha, Bellevue, or CB. Â Then you w...
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:05 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)
- Replies: 818
- Views: 188208
- Fri May 29, 2009 9:55 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MAPA Longterm Transportation Survey ***Please Take***
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1702
- Fri May 22, 2009 12:55 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3469
- Views: 438500
By the way, you have probably read it already, but I forgot to post it here... the latest Omaha Street Car Topics newsletter is available here:
http://www.omahastreetcar.com/education ... Apr_09.pdf
http://www.omahastreetcar.com/education ... Apr_09.pdf
- Fri May 22, 2009 10:20 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)
- Replies: 818
- Views: 188208
I recommend taking the SkyRide from the airport because it would save you money from renting a car and it sounds like everything else you have planned you could easily do on transit. Â Here is the SkyRide page on our website: http://www.rtd-denver.com/skyRide_SubHome.shtml They have a sales counter ...
- Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:35 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3469
- Views: 438500
Street Car Topics December 2008
The latest Street Car Topics newsletter is hot off the press! http://www.omahastreetcar.com/education/pub/Streetcar_Topics_Dec08.pdf This is the last issue for this year. Â The next one will hopefully be published around March or so. Â Remember the next big event is the Streetcar Social on January 1...
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:48 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3469
- Views: 438500
Be sure to take the Street Car Topics Reader Survey if you haven't yet! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=kl8t4ksccxJ2Wcypf1iu_2bw_3d_3d As editor, I am polling the readers to see how this publication can be improved. Â If you have a specific suggestion, please email me at editor @ omahastreetca...
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:40 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)
- Replies: 818
- Views: 188208
- Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:42 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Name Your Commuter Rail System
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3077
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Â However, I think I will go with my own idea, Nebraska Rail Express: http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/6779/concept1flatwi3.jpg I want a name that would be systemwide, not describing one corridor, because there would be future extensions to Fremont, Sioux City...
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:09 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Name Your Commuter Rail System
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3077
It would be nice to avoid the OMALiNK name and come up with something more inspiring. Brad, are you thinking of something like the Burlington's Nebraska Zephyr or the Rock Island's Corn Belt Rocket ? Another direction is to go with something more geographic like Platte Valley Flyer . Any other ideas?
- Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:44 am
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Durham Museum
- Replies: 82
- Views: 14296
- Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:04 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3469
- Views: 438500
The newest edition of Street Car Topics is on the Omaha Streetcar website!
http://www.omahastreetcar.com/education ... _Nov07.pdf
This edition covers how the group began, the Denver Streetcar Workshop, Toronto Streetcar, and several other items of interest.
http://www.omahastreetcar.com/education ... _Nov07.pdf
This edition covers how the group began, the Denver Streetcar Workshop, Toronto Streetcar, and several other items of interest.
- Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:47 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Amtrak improves "on-time" record in Omaha
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1096
- Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:28 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: World-Herald publisher John Gottschalk steps aside
- Replies: 1
- Views: 560
- Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:54 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge
- Replies: 174
- Views: 37143
- Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:52 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3469
- Views: 438500
- Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:37 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge
- Replies: 174
- Views: 37143
- Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:49 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)
- Replies: 818
- Views: 188208
- Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:02 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)
- Replies: 818
- Views: 188208
You bring up another good topic - how to pay for the district. Â I believe a sales tax would be more beneficial than the existing property tax because it is indexed to the economy. Â A sales tax would also be good because visitors would help pay for the system that they would essentially be using wh...
- Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:08 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)
- Replies: 818
- Views: 188208
- Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:22 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Official: Omaha Light Rail Discussion
- Replies: 203
- Views: 32952
I've been thinking a lot about the downtown alignment for my basic system plan, and this is what I have come up with thus far: http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/511/omahalrtdowntowndetailmk9.png At first, I was thinking of just running the trains down 16th Street, but this would be difficult becaus...
- Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:55 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Official:High Speed Rail Discussion(Omaha to Lincoln)
- Replies: 177
- Views: 39107
No where in the US outside of the Northeast Corridor is there a line with such speeds and capacity, so why all of the sudden are there that many people requiring lightning fast transport between Memorial Stadium and the Airport? Â You really wouldn’t even have to add track to the BNSF line; just a f...
- Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:15 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3469
- Views: 438500
As for who runs it, I think MAT should be dissolved and a new transit authority (with a much better acronym) should be put in place. Everything should be run by the same authority in order to make Omaha's transit truly integrated and multimodal. I concur - you need a regional transit authority cov...
- Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:26 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3469
- Views: 438500
Very nice work, omaja! Â I really like how it looks like one complete system, regardless of the specific technology that may be selected for each line. Â I also like how you can tell what part of the metro each line goes through without having an overlapping street map. Too bad there aren't leaders ...
- Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:06 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Official: Omaha Light Rail Discussion
- Replies: 203
- Views: 32952
One thing to keep in mind is that light rail built along interstates automatically jacks the price up about twice as much because of having to deal with interchanges, shoulders, etc. For example, the Southeast Line in Denver was about $40 million/mile compared to the average cost of $20-25 million ...
- Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Google Maps & Google Earth
- Replies: 381
- Views: 147617
A Google Earth module would be great because Omaha still doesn't have 3D buildings in Google Earth. Â I can't believe that Ann Arbor, MI has 3D buildings but not Omaha! Â Also, if you look at Denver, you'll notice practically all the 3D buildings are colored and look realistic, which I haven't notic...
- Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:45 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3469
- Views: 438500
- Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:05 pm
- Forum: Photography and Videos
- Topic: Winter at the Illinois Central Swing Bridge
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2233
- Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:17 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Train show @ MAC (2/9 and 2/10 - 2008)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1923
- Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:24 am
- Forum: Photography and Videos
- Topic: Winter at the Illinois Central Swing Bridge
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2233
Nice photos Brad! Forgot to post my photos. http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/4659/img6698sw9.jpg http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/3172/img6701tx3.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9974/img6699zw3.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8379/img6703gf0.jpg And a few other railroad photos from tha...