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by mistergutierrez
Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:14 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)
Replies: 818
Views: 187319

Re: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)

Having travelled in ORBT several times, I believe that ridership numbers are somehow underrepresented. Most of the times I took the bus, most of the people didn´t bother to pay for the ride, specially if the hop in but one or the back doors.
by mistergutierrez
Sun Nov 05, 2023 8:37 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Favorite Eats in Lincoln
Replies: 16
Views: 1307

Re: Favorite Eats in Lincoln

When I go to Lincoln, I always eat at Honest Abe.
by mistergutierrez
Sun Oct 08, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown parking update?
Replies: 211
Views: 27030

Re: Downtown parking update?

Do you see anything strange? Howard street has been recently resurfaced, but in one block there is front diagonal parking and, in the next block, it is reverse diagonal parking. Has the city stopped implementing reverse parking or is just bad planning? https://i.postimg.cc/Fk5ss42R/IMG-20231007-1024...
by mistergutierrez
Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:43 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Heartland of America Park
Replies: 367
Views: 255227

Re: Heartland of America Park

Personally, I would have done one of the courts a beach soccer court.
by mistergutierrez
Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Market Tenant news
Replies: 155
Views: 37654

Re: Old Market Tenant news

Does anyone know how long this sign has been up? I am surprised the mercer folks would let a national chain in old market. https://i.postimg.cc/BLwcbFSL/IMG20230921130223.jpg It’s been up for maybe a year. If you watch the Grow Omaha Un-Cut from the past weekend. According to Trenton, they have bee...
by mistergutierrez
Mon Sep 04, 2023 4:09 pm
Forum: Lincoln Development
Topic: Lincoln Airport (LNK)
Replies: 264
Views: 93801

Re: Lincoln Airport (LNK)

Avelo flies to Vegas and Orlando from Dubuque Freakin Iowa for reasons passing understanding, but there you go. Dubuque 50 mile radius population is 365,000 yet merits service. I'd be curious what bribe they are paying. $1 million MRG. https://www.kcrg.com/2023/08/11/avelo-airlines-requests-nearly-...
by mistergutierrez
Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:09 pm
Forum: Welcome to Omaha
Topic: 24th and Leavenworth
Replies: 17
Views: 5096

24th and Leavenworth

I have an honest question:
why there are so many homeless/drug addicts in the intersection of 24th and Leavenworth?

I am unable to see what attracts them there.
by mistergutierrez
Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:06 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)
Replies: 1383
Views: 594001

Re: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)

I only buy organic produce but don't care about processed foods labeled as organic, now that is BS. So if Sprouts has it, than that's good As long as the store targets the demographic of the Civic site and its a match, I'm good. With currently 25-30% share of residential units planned being afforda...
by mistergutierrez
Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:54 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Omaha Master Plan
Replies: 521
Views: 75670

Re: Downtown Omaha Master Plan

I´ve been in Europe this summer, and there are many things I am not used to anymore, the meal times, seeing kids playing on the street at midnight... Also, the distance between the downtowns and the interstates is way bigger than in any US city, for instance, in Toulouse (a French city the same size...
by mistergutierrez
Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Urban Grocery Store
Replies: 266
Views: 35319

Re: Grocery access in downtown Omaha

Is the Downtown DesMoines HyVee still open? Doing Well? Just curious because they don't seem to stick with things very long. I checked Google maps and it is open. I don't know why, but I thought I heard they closed at one point. Might have been wrong. I remember hearing the same thing. It does look...
by mistergutierrez
Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:02 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Replies: 3463
Views: 436486

Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion

When you all reference an airport express bus route, are you talking about something different that Route 16 with better headways/more frequent service? Like something with less stops, only goes to the airport type service? 8th and Farnam to Eppley takes about 20 minutes, per the schedule. People f...
by mistergutierrez
Fri Feb 17, 2023 9:03 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178045

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

My quick take is that this is another boondoggle, almost as ridiculous as the proposal to build a 50k stadium for the Nighthawks. There's already a 6,000 seat soccer stadium downtown. Partner with Creighton to add suites on the east side, additional seating on the ends, and BOOM. With LED boards, t...
by mistergutierrez
Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:37 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: The Crossroads (72 & Dodge)
Replies: 1990
Views: 337587

Re: Crossroads - Redevelopment Plan

I'd also say it's only a matter of time before Village Pointe, Westroads, and Shadow Lake all add residential components. Just imagine if they would allow people to live inside the stores, I bet sales would sore through the roof. What a crazy idea, apartments on top of businesses. https://i.postimg...
by mistergutierrez
Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:17 am
Forum: Welcome to Omaha
Topic: Pool in downtown omaha
Replies: 8
Views: 2594

Re: Pool in downtown omaha

Louie wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:13 am
mistergutierrez wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:10 am The Highline 2
Thats what I meant, my bad
Actually I had not seen that you already answered the question. Sorry.
by mistergutierrez
Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:10 am
Forum: Welcome to Omaha
Topic: Pool in downtown omaha
Replies: 8
Views: 2594

Re: Pool in downtown omaha

The Highline 2
by mistergutierrez
Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:08 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: 16th Street Master Plan
Replies: 436
Views: 77601

Re: 16th Street Master Plan

16th street is between Douglas and Harney is simply tragic. The streetscape is fine in front of OPPD & the Orpheum. I wish they would have made this the standard for the rest of the street (Parallel parking vs the back-in parking). A cleaner more cohesive design would have been much better. The...
by mistergutierrez
Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:01 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: The Joslyn Art Museum
Replies: 212
Views: 35056

Re: The Joslyn Art Museum

From their Facebook page:
by mistergutierrez
Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:10 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Hupmobile Building-25th and Farnam
Replies: 20
Views: 3271

Re: Hupmobile Building-25th and Farnam

Grace fitness moved into the commercial space in this building. They were previously in the Kellog hotel building.
by mistergutierrez
Sun Jan 01, 2023 12:30 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)
Replies: 3037
Views: 486420

Re: Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)

The Kum & Go, the convenience store, is gone.
by mistergutierrez
Sun Nov 06, 2022 2:35 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: W. Dale Clark Library
Replies: 193
Views: 24714

Re: W. Dale Clark Library

What's the plan for the block to the east of the library?
by mistergutierrez
Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:38 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Rose Theatre
Replies: 12
Views: 1669

Re: Rose Theatre

Damn, that is where I take my car.
by mistergutierrez
Sat Oct 01, 2022 5:16 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Market-to-Midtown Bikeway
Replies: 165
Views: 23142

Re: Harney Street Bike Way

Having car, rail, pedestrian, and bike infrastructure all on one street is precisely what complete streets policies strive for. Again, there's nothing wrong with overlapping. It's about providing options so people have choices that can fulfill their needs. https://i.postimg.cc/ftz7dSJH/amsterdam-tr...
by mistergutierrez
Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:08 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator
Replies: 22
Views: 5523

Re: Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator

There is research about SUVs being more lethal to pedestrians than typical cars in case of accident. Besides the distractions from smartphones do not help.
by mistergutierrez
Sat Sep 24, 2022 10:18 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Market-to-Midtown Bikeway
Replies: 165
Views: 23142

Re: Harney Street Bike Way

Being realistic, Omaha won’t become a cyclist city because of its hills on top of its weather, but, for god’s sake, at least develop a minimum of infrastructure so people that use bikes for commuting purposes feel safe. Are four lanes for traffic in Haney or Farnam really so necessary? One protected...
by mistergutierrez
Sun Sep 11, 2022 6:59 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: The Omaha World Herald
Replies: 912
Views: 233672

Re: The Omaha World Herald

This is the main reason I stopped being subscribedd to OWH. I understand that the Huskers played yesterday but, if your main page is full of Husker news, you become a sports newspaper. I am sure more things happened in Omaha yesterday that deserve the reader's attention. https://i.postimg.cc/hfdYy64...
by mistergutierrez
Sun Sep 04, 2022 4:23 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2472
Views: 5431571

Re: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)

TransitOriented wrote: Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:03 am
Linkin5 wrote: Fri Sep 02, 2022 7:37 am Omaha needs density over height. Don’t really care what the final height is.
?? Adding height increases density.
Not too much if every block around needs to be converted to parking lots.
by mistergutierrez
Sun Sep 04, 2022 8:56 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Market-to-Midtown Bikeway
Replies: 165
Views: 23142

Re: Harney Street Bike Way

Taken yesterday in KC

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by mistergutierrez
Thu Sep 01, 2022 2:06 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Costco (SEC 180th & Maple)
Replies: 101
Views: 26632

Re: Costco near 180th & Maple Area

Are many of these NIMBY suburbanites the very same people opposing Farnam becoming a safer 2-way street because it will add time to their commute?
by mistergutierrez
Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:56 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Wolfson Cars Lot on Saddle Creek & Hamilton
Replies: 70
Views: 8566

Re: Wolfson Cars Lot on Saddle Creek & Hamilton

S.O.Boy wrote: Sun Jun 05, 2022 11:21 pm Traffic on Hamilton needs to be improved. Evening rush hour it backs up from the five way stop out on Northwest Radial. It is very difficult to leave QT.
A roundabout instead of a five way stop?
by mistergutierrez
Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:34 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Farnam Street changes
Replies: 53
Views: 5117

Re: Farnam Street changes

Yeah, I tend to distrust traffic engineers. Not because of anything to do with them, but because their goals IMO are often counter to actual good city designs. Farnam here, IMO should not be engineered for maximum throughput. Maybe we should be looking up and down stream to make Farnam less of an a...
by mistergutierrez
Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:19 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: Omaha Public Schools
Replies: 84
Views: 10461

Re: Omaha Public Schools

The teacher’s contract was negotiated last year for two years, before inflation was a problem, the 4.85% increase was supposed to make up the freezes in salary in 2018. If you compare contracts from 2016 and 2022, new teacher’s wage has increased 10%, inflation was 12.5 % until 2021, not including 2...
by mistergutierrez
Tue May 31, 2022 7:26 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Cosgrove Apartments (3802 Leavenworth )
Replies: 123
Views: 19366

Re: 3802 Leavenworth (Down Under Lounge)

Yeah, I’m on the same page. Not every building can have ground floor retail. There is a finite amount of businesses available, and dead/empty bays everywhere look significantly worse than just another level of residential…. Who is going to inhabit this endless sea of ground floor retail? NuStyle ha...
by mistergutierrez
Fri May 13, 2022 2:13 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: Omaha Public Schools
Replies: 84
Views: 10461

Re: Omaha Public Schools

Hence the lack of teachers, and now we have a supply-demand problem. So, either we improve teacher conditions, and I'm not talking only about money, or we must just accept worse quality of education for our children. One example: NW lost all his World Languages teachers but one, so the school plan t...
by mistergutierrez
Thu May 12, 2022 3:41 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: Omaha Public Schools
Replies: 84
Views: 10461

Re: Omaha Public Schools

Below is the OPS pay scale. As you can see, if you have a Masters and 10 years of experience, you salary is 55K. Since teaching is vocational, I think that teachers have been in the past more or less OK with the fact of being underpaid compared to people with similar qualifications, because they wer...
by mistergutierrez
Tue May 10, 2022 3:23 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: Omaha Public Schools
Replies: 84
Views: 10461

Re: Omaha Public Schools

It´s too many things that little by little push you out of teaching: - Administrators. Some of them support teachers, but some of them only care about stats. If, for instance, a student call a teacher "Son of a |expletive|" or similar, depending of the administrator, that student might not...
by mistergutierrez
Sun May 01, 2022 8:36 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Parking Meters
Replies: 30
Views: 2953

Re: Parking Meters

In my hometown we also have parking meters, but, if you area a resident, you can get a sticker from the city for your car, so you are exempted of pay for parking in your neighborhood. If the city wants to promote a core with higher density, it should start by making life easier for the people that l...
by mistergutierrez
Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:49 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: The Omaha World Herald
Replies: 912
Views: 233672

Re: The Omaha World Herald

Has the Omaha World-Herald became a sports newspaper? I have the feeling that the ratio of sport news vs. general articles has increase dramatically recently. Did anyone else also notice this?
by mistergutierrez
Mon Jan 31, 2022 7:52 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: 402 Hotel
Replies: 23
Views: 4556

Re: 402 Hotel

This hotel has become a shelter for senior homeless.
https://www.wowt.com/2022/01/31/togethe ... -homeless/
by mistergutierrez
Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:09 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Vision Zero
Replies: 88
Views: 8472

Re: Vision Zero

I wish it was so much more difficult for people to get a driver's license, but still, that wouldn't prevent imbeciles, drunks, distracted people, old farts, stupid teenagers, and illegals or otherwise people who don't speak an ounce of English from getting behind the wheel. I know it's unrealistic,...
by mistergutierrez
Thu Oct 28, 2021 7:09 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: The National Building - 12 & Harney
Replies: 9
Views: 1564

The National Building - 12 & Harney

Little off topic but, is the building across the street from Moxy currently used?