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- Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:33 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: 16th Street Master Plan
- Replies: 438
- Views: 80585
Re: 16th Street Master Plan
Anyone here have any information about the BID that the city is proposing for 16th Street? Property owners got a letter in late June/early July stating that the city is trying to create a BID for 16th St. from Dodge to Howard Streets. I heard a rumor that the city is looking for a way to assess the ...
- Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:44 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: 16th Street Master Plan
- Replies: 438
- Views: 80585
Re: 16th Street Master Plan
cdub, if the plan fails, it will fail for one reason, instead of listening to the residents and property owners who live and work on 16th St. on a daily basis and know what works and what doesn't on that street, the city shut them out of the design process. The new sidewalks took away significant se...
- Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:50 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: The Limelight (16th and Harney)
- Replies: 329
- Views: 65610
I wouldn't say it is elitist- after living on 16th for 6 years, and seeing the 300+ buses rumble down the narrowest street in downtown, I would say it is practical to move the buses somewhere else (even a block or two so there could be multiple lanes of traffic). There should be a bus stop on 16th, ...
- Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:19 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: The Limelight (16th and Harney)
- Replies: 329
- Views: 65610
It has been a while since I posted on here since I moved out of the area, but I asked a very similar question to ODIDA since I heard the buses were still running on 16th and I thought that getting the buses off 16th was the first phase of getting the street redone. I still own property on 16th so I ...
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:51 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Massive Sinkhole Threatens 16th Street.
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6160
- Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Whats with the lights downtown???
- Replies: 62
- Views: 9929
GOOD NEWS!!! Brad, The replacement lights that took so long to get here have finally arrived. They have been tested and they work. All we are waiting on now is the weather. We need about three good days in a row to get up there and get this job done. The contractor is going to take a look at the we...
- Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:11 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: 2010 Jazz on the Green @ Midtown Crossing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2967
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:26 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Soup Anyone
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2123
- Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:25 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: "The Foundation" New Tap House (Bar) 1407 Harney
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8919
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:35 pm
- Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
- Topic: Budget: Omaha Golf Courses
- Replies: 59
- Views: 10534
Ice rinks are not able to run as a for-profit venture, but are needed to let people play sports that require ice... its a quality of life issue. Cities and governments in general need to get involved in certain activities that create a higher quality of life... sure we could live without a hockey ri...
- Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:45 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Crane Coffee @ The Paxton
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6498
- Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:30 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: 16th Street Master Plan
- Replies: 438
- Views: 80585
Yes, this median is more suburban that urban. Â How so? I've seen the design a number of times and it didn't look suburban to me- there really isn't enough space for it to look suburban. Here are a couple examples of other urban medians: http://greenbrooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/31_29_nicemedian...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:25 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Downtown Destination Signs
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6169
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:24 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: 16th Street Master Plan
- Replies: 438
- Views: 80585
I definitely agree that reverse diagonal parking is a bad idea, and I hope it is not going to be brought back to the drawing board. This would be the only place in the city that has reverse diagonal and that would cause problems because nobody would know how to use it. For the parking to be successf...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:42 am
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: 16th Street Master Plan
- Replies: 438
- Views: 80585
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:53 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: 16th Street Master Plan
- Replies: 438
- Views: 80585
I heard some sad news today... last week when the Urban Design Review Board saw the 16th St. plan but instead of passing the plan they argued about it and basically kicked it back to the drawing board. From what I heard the Planning Department changed their criteria for the design at the last minute...
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:27 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Suttle and Lobbyists
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1338
Suttle and Lobbyists
Anyone see the story on the lobbyist that Suttle has hired to keep the sales tax on the part of the MUD bill that pays for the sewer project? $5,000 apparently I'm in the wrong business. If the city is in a budget crisis, Suttle really needs to tighten his purse strings before he comes asking me for...
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Crossroads Mall Discussion
- Replies: 447
- Views: 58258
Just a quick note on Crossroads demographics- if you include the area east of 72nd street, you also include downtown which has a pretty good mix of people with money.... right now most of us who live down here and want to shop have to drive way out to west Omaha to find any major store- hopefully th...
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:16 pm
- Forum: Business
- Topic: Urban Hip-Hop Clothing in Omaha, CB?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2011
- Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:31 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Downtown Destination Signs
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6169
This has been in the works for a VERY long time... back when the DID was first established this was one of the first projects that was presented to the board. The board allocated funds to help get it going and then the city stopped pursuing the project because they were worried that things would cha...
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Library logo
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2013
Re: New Library logo
New Library logo What do you think? http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/images/stories/omaha-public-library-logo.gif I don't get why they're actively trying to get the focus away from books. It's a freaking library, the collection should be the number one priority. Public Computers with internet acce...
- Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:40 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Midtown Crossing
- Replies: 2172
- Views: 357598
Anyone find it suspicious that the developers won't talk about how many condos they have sold? For example, they said they have already hit 50% of their sales goal for the year- if their sales goal for the year is only 10, then they only sold 5... you get the idea... I also got a note from a realtor...
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:53 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Nebraska "Last Call" debate
- Replies: 221
- Views: 28297
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Crossroads Mall Discussion
- Replies: 447
- Views: 58258
I wish that someone would reinvigorate Crossroads... back in Albany we had a mall that reminds of Crossroads- it is called Colonie Center and it had a lot of vacancies and mostly outlet/clearance name-brand stores. Some how over the past 6-8 years the owners of the mall were able to reinvigorate the...
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Glass Recycling
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4616
There's a place just off of Saddlecreek and Cuming. Izard Street maybe? I was there a few months ago and you just toss your glass in the outside bins. This one is gone- the city removed it a few months ago because it was being over-utilized. It is sad that the city is so anti-recycling... I hate ...
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:26 am
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: 16th Street Master Plan
- Replies: 438
- Views: 80585
here's a few bullet points from the latest DID meeting... HDR presentation : -Move buses off 16th St. to location just north of 480(as seen in downtown master plan) -parallel parking, no diagonal I think these are both bad ideas. Say what you want about the buses but I don't think that moving them ...
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:46 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: The Old Mattress Company Bar & Grill
- Replies: 86
- Views: 12236
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Glass Recycling
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4616
- Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:23 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: 16th Street Master Plan
- Replies: 438
- Views: 80585
At the next DID meeting, on January 26th, there will be a couple of 16th St. projects presented. They are: - 16th St. Study- presented by HDR - The Apollon Project (Lerner Building) The DID meetings are open to the public and are held on the 16th floor of First National Bank (not the tower). It shou...
- Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:23 pm
- Forum: Rumors
- Topic: Brandeis Restaurant Tenants
- Replies: 54
- Views: 15173
- Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:20 pm
- Forum: Welcome to Omaha
- Topic: Why Omaha?
- Replies: 103
- Views: 31684
I was born and raised in NY, moved here in 2003 for a job, changed jobs but stayed in Omaha in July 2008. Â I got laid off in June 2009 and I don't plan on staying here much longer since almost every job I've looked at is in a different part of the country. To be honest, before I got the job offer i...
- Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:42 am
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Eat The Worm (1213 Howard) - Relocating
- Replies: 59
- Views: 11502
I'm almost wanting this place to go under so someone can come in and do this concept the right way. Sadly, I agree. The owners of this place must not have any restaurant/service experience. It needs a complete overhaul by someone who has a clue or it needs to DIE QUICKLY!! The owners of this plac...
- Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:29 am
- Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
- Topic: Snow Plowing Discussion
- Replies: 188
- Views: 34969
On Friday we ended up having to get our snow removal company to clear our part of the alley between Regis and Farnam 1600 so that our alley doors, dumpsters, etc. could be accessed. With all the snow our trash service couldn't get to the dumpsters and someone (I'm guessing the city) piled snow again...
- Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:03 pm
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: Official Trader Joes @ One Pacific Place
- Replies: 101
- Views: 21660
I think we should forget Trader Joes and just go for a Wegmans :) That looks like an east coast joint. http://www.wegmans.com I am just fine with Wholners. They are based in the Northeast, but are a lot bigger ($4.8 billion in sales) than Wholners... they have been ranked as one of the best grocery...
- Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:41 pm
- Forum: Business
- Topic: MECA Business News (CLCO/TDAPO)
- Replies: 371
- Views: 273923
- Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:06 pm
- Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
- Topic: Snow Plowing Discussion
- Replies: 188
- Views: 34969
I almost can't believe the lack of planning when it comes to snow removal, and that in a city the size of Omaha that gets several feet of snow each winter, that we are still DEBATING what to do about it! It's laughable! You would think we would have figured out what works 70 years ago. Anyway, I'm ...
- Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:02 pm
- Forum: Rumors
- Topic: Omaha's Finest Restaurant
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4843
I'm surprised Omaha Prime has any votes... I've tried eating there 3 times since I moved here 6 years ago and I never had a positive experience. The last time we tried to eat there (about 2 yrs. ago) we ended up walking out after it took 45 mins. to get a drink and when we tried to order something t...
- Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:10 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: 22 Floors (formerly called Blue Lofts)
- Replies: 94
- Views: 19823
Maybe this could serve as a wake up call to developers that there is more of a demand for apartments in the downtown area. I can not help but notice how fast the apartments at Mid Town Crossing are leasing, especially compared to how fast or how slowly) the condos there are selling. You can get a...
- Fri Dec 25, 2009 5:23 pm
- Forum: Business
- Topic: Local Car Dealership thread
- Replies: 154
- Views: 46130
- Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Nebraska Wind Energy
- Replies: 177
- Views: 42890
Also, cap-and-trade doesn't increase costs to customers, it forces utilities to become innovative to reduce emissions and use alternative fuels. It also creates a new market for carbon permits- something that can actually help utilities reduce their costs by selling the permits to bigger polluters....