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by TitosBuritoBarn
Tue Jul 11, 2023 10:52 am
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: Cities Skylines II
Replies: 30
Views: 3917

Re: Cities Skylines II

Small world, who knew there were CS fans here. Well this is a city development forum :;): Yep, who here has that quote about video game violence? "Who can forget, in the wake of SimCity, how children everywhere took up urban planning?" Me! ---- I'm really looking forward to C:S II, but I ...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Mon Jul 10, 2023 3:25 pm
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: The Line (City of the Future?)
Replies: 19
Views: 2222

Re: The Line (City of the Future?)

What new ideas does this offer exactly? What brand new things does a big |expletive| glass building stretching for hundreds of miles in the desert offer? It’s another Saudi mega project with little regard for the environment that surrounds it that MBS is using for some weird international clout. Wa...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri Jun 30, 2023 10:09 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Avenue One (192nd & Dodge)
Replies: 143
Views: 28432

Re: Avenue One (192nd & Dodge)

It says four auto dealerships will be there, but there doesn't seem to be space to store product for that many dealerships, at least not in front of the buildings I assume are the dealerships. Hmmm..
by TitosBuritoBarn
Tue Jun 27, 2023 6:09 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Replies: 3469
Views: 438135

Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion

It’s not really supposed to be anything more than a cheap concept drawing at this point. It costs a lot of time and money to fully design and engineer something out like a highway cap or a highway tear down or what have you. This is to get feedback and then they figure out specifics later.
by TitosBuritoBarn
Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:25 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3520
Views: 1563651

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

I was looking at the pictures of the canopy and noticed something. The south end of the terminal is shown glassed in with escalators as you walk in. Also the signage on the south end of the drive say Security. So south end is for departures and the north end is for arrivals. No upper and lower road...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:24 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3520
Views: 1563651

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

I don’t know that those words have been used to describe a Subaru. Maybe lack of style on occasion.
by TitosBuritoBarn
Thu Jun 22, 2023 4:14 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3520
Views: 1563651

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

I think they look fine. They’re simple but not cheap looking.
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:18 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Pocket Park (NWC of 12th & Capitol)
Replies: 24
Views: 2424

Re: Pocket Park (NWC of 12th & Capitol)

I like the mural. I'm not sure who the intended user is for the park though. I don't think this will see much activity. Same here, I like the park, but not sure it will get much use, mostly based on the location. Did everyone forget there is a large, 11 story apartment building right across the str...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Pocket Park (NWC of 12th & Capitol)
Replies: 24
Views: 2424

Re: Pocket Park (NWC of 12th & Capitol)

I like the mural. I'm not sure who the intended user is for the park though. I don't think this will see much activity.
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri Jun 16, 2023 10:59 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3520
Views: 1563651

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

Not Eppley terminal renderings, but renderings for the new DSM terminal were released recently: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/06/14/see-renderings-des-moines-international-airports-new-terminal/12098632002/ So I'd imagine we'd get something similar in style and quality ...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri Jun 16, 2023 10:52 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Replies: 3469
Views: 438135

Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion

seems like there's a lot left to do if they are going to hit a late 2026 deadline. To install the tracks, is there the need to remove roadway and replace it with the rails and new concrete, or is it as simple as creating channels for track to be laid? Just seems like 3 to 3.5 years isn't going to b...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:04 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Gretna HyVee (NEC 192 & 370)
Replies: 120
Views: 12946

Re: Gretna HyVee (NEC 192 & 370)

I feel like the answer to a lot of the issues expressed here about Hy-Vee, besides the convenience of Hy-Vees being everywhere, is Trader Joe's. Excellent food, lots of grab and go options, fun store with lovely employees. They mostly have store brand products, but they're delicious.
by TitosBuritoBarn
Wed Jun 14, 2023 8:04 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Gretna HyVee (NEC 192 & 370)
Replies: 120
Views: 12946

Re: Gretna HyVee (NEC 192 & 370)

Maybe this is just an NYC aberration, but Whole Foods tends to be one of the cheapest grocery stores here, especially for certain items/if you shop their brands. I’ve compared to prices with stores in Omaha and it’s usually more comparable than you’d expect I remember hearing after Amazon bought th...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri Jun 09, 2023 2:51 pm
Forum: Lincoln Development
Topic: Lincoln Airport (LNK)
Replies: 269
Views: 94653

Re: Lincoln Airport (LNK)

The Lincoln mayor and Orlando mayors spoke at a press conference in Orlando once the flight landed.

Just the airport nerd in my but I’d want to take this flight in part because it flies into the new MCO terminal c, which is primarily used for international flights.
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:31 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: 1303 Park Ave / inCommon mixed use
Replies: 8
Views: 785

Re: 1303 Park Ave / inCommon mixed use

Interesting layout. I'm excited to see the renderings.
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri Jun 02, 2023 7:00 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Blackstone Knoll (3902 Harney)
Replies: 23
Views: 3160

Re: Blackstone Knoll (3902 Harney)

Athomsfere wrote: Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:15 pm
BIGO88 wrote: Thu Jun 01, 2023 8:29 pm The old butterfish spot is going to become a 90s themed sports bar called “First Round”

https://firstroundomaha.com/
90s themed!?

Is what it starts to feel like "getting old"?
If the movie Back to the Future we’re made today they would have traveled back to the year 1993.
by TitosBuritoBarn
Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:19 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3520
Views: 1563651

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

I just can't understand why the airport can't at least get a shuttle bus or something. You can also argue that the airport would lose a lot of parking revenue. I am forced to drive my car because of that literal last mile. You just answered your own question. Over a third of the airport's operating...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Wed May 31, 2023 4:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal
Replies: 8
Views: 1405

Re: Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal

Stupid to repeal. However, who I most feel sorry for is the emergency responders who will have to clean the brain guts off the street from the people who decide they're better off without proven life saving head protection. I guess they forgot about the time an anti-seatbelt advocate and Nebraska co...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Wed May 31, 2023 2:25 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3520
Views: 1563651

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

If a streetcar line were to go to the airport it would be best for it to operate in its own right-of-way for most of that journey. Portland's MAX Red Line and Salt Lake City's UTA Green Line are both streetcar lines with service to the local airport from downtown. Downtown they operate on the street...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Mon May 29, 2023 1:46 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Outlet Mall(Gretna)
Replies: 945
Views: 277515

Re: Nebraska Crossing Outlet Mall(Gretna)

Was looking to see where Vuori brand clothes are sold in Omaha and found an entry for “Nordstrom Gretna” with Nebraska Crossing address.

https://vuoriclothing.com/apps/store-locator/

So, let that feed the rumor mill.
by TitosBuritoBarn
Mon May 29, 2023 10:44 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: The Crossroads (72 & Dodge)
Replies: 1990
Views: 338571

Re: Crossroads - Redevelopment Plan

Oh, the monolithic utopia that could have been. Paris and Barcelona are filled with fairly identical buildings and are pretty nice so it could be worse haha As much as I would have loved for architects to say "screw it" to convention and design those blocks in a style like Barcelona or Pa...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri May 26, 2023 2:15 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: The Crossroads (72 & Dodge)
Replies: 1990
Views: 338571

Re: Crossroads - Redevelopment Plan

Oh, the monolithic utopia that could have been. Paris and Barcelona are filled with fairly identical buildings and are pretty nice so it could be worse haha As much as I would have loved for architects to say "screw it" to convention and design those blocks in a style like Barcelona or Pa...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Thu May 25, 2023 10:23 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)
Replies: 1383
Views: 598404

Re: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)

My Jewel in Chicago was a .5 mile walk. It was about the limit before fully loaded bags would start to wear on you and I'm a (relatively) young able-bodied person. I wouldn't have wanted to have a mile walk each way at all. This walk was also completely flat and on a very pleasant corridor with a t...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Thu May 25, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)
Replies: 1383
Views: 598404

Re: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)

Streetcar is passing through Midtown crossing and the stop will be nearby Civic Square... it doesn't matter if its 1.3 M, the distance is short; a short distance of walking is good for the health. While we have Wohler's, its good to have options and plus the Civic Square store will be bigger. Again...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Thu May 25, 2023 4:04 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)
Replies: 1383
Views: 598404

Re: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)

Streetcar is passing through Midtown crossing and the stop will be nearby Civic Square... it doesn't matter if its 1.3 M, the distance is short; a short distance of walking is good for the health. While we have Wohler's, its good to have options and plus the Civic Square store will be bigger. Again...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Thu May 25, 2023 3:39 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)
Replies: 1383
Views: 598404

Re: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)

My main concern with this development is that the grocery is a little past comfortable walking distance from the Old Market and other residential parts of downtown Omaha. Ideally people could walk to it to pick up a few things rather than jump in their car, but at 0.8 miles or about a 17 minute wal...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Thu May 25, 2023 1:46 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)
Replies: 1383
Views: 598404

Re: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)

My main concern with this development is that the grocery is a little past comfortable walking distance from the Old Market and other residential parts of downtown Omaha. Ideally people could walk to it to pick up a few things rather than jump in their car, but at 0.8 miles or about a 17 minute wal...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Thu May 25, 2023 1:06 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Replies: 3469
Views: 438135

Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion

I believe Omaha will be the smallest metro with a modern street car (according to wikipedia). There's Tempe, which is smaller, but is part of the Phoenix area, so they are like 4.5M people in their metro https://ibb.co/zxd18nk I can't wait for CB to get their streetcar. I can only imagine the conve...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Mon May 22, 2023 10:51 am
Forum: Statistics
Topic: 2022 Omaha Metro/CSA population Estimates-
Replies: 75
Views: 7725

Re: 2022 Omaha Metro/CSA population Estimates-

They've never been too far off on Omaha's population in my experience, but they're far from perfect as even the decennial official counts can be quite wrong: https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/05/2020-census-undercount-overcount-rates-by-state.html I've always found it odd that county to co...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri May 19, 2023 5:27 pm
Forum: Statistics
Topic: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024
Replies: 35
Views: 2883

Re: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024

LOL, Melbourne has a population of about 75,000. And when (I’d guess) 99% of FL transplants aren’t urban purists, why would shopping centers with convenient parking not be a thing ? The very first sentence of the Melbourne profile from the US News post says "Troves of urbanites,[...]enjoy Melb...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri May 19, 2023 2:45 pm
Forum: Statistics
Topic: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024
Replies: 35
Views: 2883

Re: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024

You’re the one who wanted to reduce another top-performing FL city to shining strip center on a hill. In reality, it has a happening downtown for a small city … https://downtownmelbourne.com/about/downtown-melbourne/ I’m reducing the survey. If Green Bay also had pictures of strip malls I’d have us...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri May 19, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: Statistics
Topic: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024
Replies: 35
Views: 2883

Re: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024

I counted eight but excluded five others that appeared to be comparable to the smaller grocery stores in downtown Lincoln, more like markets. No you did not. That or your definition of "downtown" is quite generous and extends into other, neighboring municipalities. I'm not sure what this ...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri May 19, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: Statistics
Topic: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024
Replies: 35
Views: 2883

Re: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024

I like how two of the 22 photos for Melbourne, Florida, are just random strip malls. I like how West Palm Beach, FL, population 117,415, has three grocery stores downtown. *mic drop* Where? I see one Publix and one smaller food store. West Palm Beach is also a secondary core for a metropolitan area...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri May 19, 2023 11:58 am
Forum: Statistics
Topic: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024
Replies: 35
Views: 2883

Re: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024

I like how two of the 22 photos for Melbourne, Florida, are just random strip malls.
by TitosBuritoBarn
Thu May 18, 2023 4:46 pm
Forum: Statistics
Topic: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024
Replies: 35
Views: 2883

Re: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024

One of these days I'd like to see US News post an article titled "The Best Place to Live This Year" and when you click on it, it says "...is wherever you're happiest!! :D"
by TitosBuritoBarn
Thu May 18, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Omaha's Brain Drain
Replies: 248
Views: 17859

Re: Omaha's Brain Drain

Yeah, that's the only logical reason I can see for why Nebraska state politicians think they're going to stem brain drain by subsidizing youth sports shopping centers and banning personal freedoms.
by TitosBuritoBarn
Thu May 18, 2023 11:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Omaha's Brain Drain
Replies: 248
Views: 17859

Re: Omaha's Brain Drain

For what it's worth, most red states are acting the same was as Nebraska right now. Which is just sad how much we've backslide to protect "states rights" over human rights. gun rights over human rights, its the american way It doesn't make any sense. Maybe my bubble is too small, but who ...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Wed May 17, 2023 11:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Omaha's Brain Drain
Replies: 248
Views: 17859

Re: Omaha's Brain Drain

For what it's worth, most red states are acting the same was as Nebraska right now.
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri May 12, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)
Replies: 1383
Views: 598404

Re: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)

There are a lot more lots I'd rather see have slam dunk big and boastful developments before this one. Agreed. Even though the Civic Auditorium used to be located here, it's not exactly prime real estate. I think part of the reason the city hasn't prioritized this space for development is that in t...
by TitosBuritoBarn
Fri May 12, 2023 8:27 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Replies: 3469
Views: 438135

Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion

I think realistically there aren't going to be too many people who are going to go through the effort of riding a feeder line to a commuter rail to get to downtown Omaha. There's the issue with being able to get to the feeder line from the low-density and winding subdivisions of west Omaha, which wo...