Search found 636 matches
Re: Chicago
Inside Chicago's $8.5BN Airport Rebuild https://youtu.be/_Pnea6PrMmI O'Hare is finally getting a major upgrade. See how Egnyte helps teams deliver complex infrastructure projects like this - https://bit.ly/3gf1iov Full story here - https://theb1m.com/video/chicago-ohar... This video contains paid p...
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:19 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3543
- Views: 475138
Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
My only experience with streetcars was riding one in Kansas City... Psst. It's not really about transit. Chances are many of those amenities you're seeing along KC's line came WITH or on the heels of the streetcar line. https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/kc-s ... in-purpose It appears the link is b...
- Fri Jan 06, 2023 2:38 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Vision Zero
- Replies: 88
- Views: 8664
Re: Vision Zero
How about "Pedestrian Zero", where a group aims to reduce pedestrian deaths by teaching people to not do dumb shi- like walk in traffic when drunk, step out in front of cars, or meander through parking lots as though they're giant sidewalks. Hel1, how about "Subtle Zero" and pos...
- Tue Dec 27, 2022 12:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2023 Wish List
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2567
Re: 2023 Wish List
1. Mercantile tower announcement 2. Civic Site: New plans with denser developments 3. Dodge corrider re-work plans. a. Farnam anoounced 2 way all day without roundabouts b. Lane diets around 72nd and Dodge c. LRT and greenways announced for the same area 4. Crossroads stuff getting done 5. Announce...
- Thu Dec 22, 2022 8:24 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Fremont Highway 77 Bypasss
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5025
Re: Fremont Highway 77 Bypasss
Is this mainly just to get truck traffic out of Fremont? Cause if you're just a person passing through Fremont, this would be inefficient or a wash at best. I'm not even Sure? I'm almost wondering if its to help attract industrial businesses to the south side of Fremont. The Costco chicken plant is...
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 1:45 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: 13th and William Revitalization
- Replies: 173
- Views: 60474
Re: 13th and William Revitalization
I think the Little Bo apartments are open for leasing. Here's the website: https://www.littlebobungalowsandflats.com/ There's about 20 units available. $1000 for studio, $1100 for 1 bed, and $1700 for 2 bed. Looks like they’re using one of the native Enscape backgrounds/skybox. I’m not quite sure w...
- Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:38 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: 13th and William Revitalization
- Replies: 173
- Views: 60474
Re: 13th and William Revitalization
They really downsized from the dundee location. I remember I went and was so disappointed to see how little selection they had. I wonder what drove them to move.
- Mon Nov 07, 2022 6:01 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: W. Dale Clark Library
- Replies: 193
- Views: 25022
Re: W. Dale Clark Library
A 10-15 story condo wont happen there! Why? Because people walk around naked in their apartments when they are 3 or more stories up. EMC insurance in Des Moises bought a development plot for this reason---because people were walking around naked in the 6 story Wilkons building and they were getting...
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:39 pm
- Forum: Lincoln Development
- Topic: 9 Lincoln Park
- Replies: 64
- Views: 8610
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:39 pm
- Forum: Lincoln Development
- Topic: 9 Lincoln Park
- Replies: 64
- Views: 8610
- Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:58 pm
- Forum: Lincoln Development
- Topic: 9 Lincoln Park
- Replies: 64
- Views: 8610
Re: 9 Lincoln Park
City height limits on this site are 275’, FAA limit is about 250 on this specific site.
- Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:28 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Downtown parking update?
- Replies: 211
- Views: 27399
Re: Downtown parking update?
The goal is to reduce congestion and increase the turnover of parking spaces for on-street parking. Why would meters run from 4pm-2am? Because thats when parking is scarce in Blackstone. All this talk of dynamic parking rates and its lost on you why we would have meters run from 4pm-2am in Blacksto...
- Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Omaha's Brain Drain
- Replies: 248
- Views: 18414
Re: Omaha's Brain Drain
Data is kind of old already from 2019-2020, so maybe this data's already irrelevant. I’ll go with irrelevant. If anything, Omaha at this point appears to be reversing this trend. Data pre pandemic and inclusive of the pandemic year of 2020, I’m highly skeptical of..along with the 2021 US Census est...
- Tue Sep 06, 2022 9:57 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: ORBT - Omaha Rapid Bus Transit
- Replies: 361
- Views: 54547
Re: ORBT - Omaha Rapid Bus Transit
Heard there was a pretty bad crash about an hour ago involving an ORBT bus at 72nd & Dodge. I don't have details. New bus probably totaled. Edit: Might have been just the stop. I will be driving by in about two hours. Guy waiting at the stop injured. It was the bus stop. https://twitter.com/oma...
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:47 pm
- Forum: Rumors
- Topic: Rumors - Soccer Stadium - Large Office - Parking Garage
- Replies: 126
- Views: 56847
Re: Rumors - Soccer Stadium - Large Office - Parking Garage
Cap I-480, build the stadium on top and call the street car stop Stadium. Get that Federal Government money $$$$$ Better yet, eliminate 480 as a controlled access interstate at Douglas (at a minimum) and redesign the 480 hwy 75 interchange as a roundabout for two intersecting boulevards instead of ...
- Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:08 pm
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: The Hill (NEC 168 & State Street)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1684
Re: The Hill - NEC 168 & State Street
Looks like the perfect footprint for an Aldi/gateway type of store in the southeast lot. I’m sure there will be the inevitable auto parts store thrown in the mix. That was my thought as well... I always thought Aldi would be the first grocer interested in this far NW part of Omaha/Douglas County. T...
- Sun Jul 31, 2022 1:59 pm
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: The Hill (NEC 168 & State Street)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1684
Re: The Hill - NEC 168 & State Street
Looks like the perfect footprint for an Aldi/gateway type of store in the southeast lot. I’m sure there will be the inevitable auto parts store thrown in the mix.
- Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:37 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)
- Replies: 3040
- Views: 505626
Re: Official: Capitol District
Wonder if there being a streetcar station on that corner in the future will help. Not as much in the development way, but more of an actual bringing more people in way. I'd have to think that will be just the shot in the arm this place could use. This is definitely something to consider. I foresee ...
- Thu Jun 30, 2022 8:31 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)
- Replies: 3040
- Views: 505626
Re: Official: Capitol District
I don’t think the comments on the obvious reductions in budget, and the impact they’ve had on the final product of the capitol district, can be understated. Every time I’ve been to the capitol district it has been nothing but disappointment. Cheap finishes among the district and the tenants in the s...
- Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:45 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: A pedestrian Old Market
- Replies: 74
- Views: 10352
Re: A pedestrian Old Market
Looking into the future, I think a park at this location is only a plus. If downtown continues densifying, we will appreciate all of the green space we can get. An intimate, active park is a completely different environment than a city’s main large park. Not that Omaha can relate to NY much, but I l...
- Tue Jun 14, 2022 5:33 pm
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: The Crossroads (72 & Dodge)
- Replies: 1995
- Views: 364113
Re: Crossroads - Redevelopment Plan
What are the latest plans for, end these days? These are the same as the images in the video posted above, just thought they may be a little more high res than had been posted yet. https://220kot41zlzl2xn4484eihzy-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/crossroads-omaha-development-1-1536x768.jp...
- Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:54 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Authority
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3089
Re: Omaha Streetcar Authority
I’m really hoping they find a way to separate the streetcar from automobile traffic. It will take the streetcar from simply a development tool into an actual effective form of transportation for Omaha.
- Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:33 pm
- Forum: Lincoln Development
- Topic: Lincoln Beltway
- Replies: 55
- Views: 14299
Re: Lincoln's South Beltway
Beltways only ever increase suburban sprawl. We’d have subdivisions pushing out even further if there was a western belt. Indeed. Beltways serve no purpose other than to make the city duller. I understand what you both are saying, but I'm saying it would have been different in Omaha. Specifically b...
- Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:29 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: 6 Story Hampton Inn (SW corner 44 & Douglas)
- Replies: 59
- Views: 9741
Re: 7 Story Hampton Inn (SW corner 44 & Douglas)
Is there less gravity at this site? In the rendering there's a man floating in the air above the black car and the back ends of both of the parked cars are slightly off the ground. How does a company like Hampton goof that up? ha Wow. With how easy rendering softwares make it on architects these da...
- Tue May 31, 2022 6:18 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Biden Infrastructure Plan
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3789
Re: Biden Infrastructure Plan
Super interesting thread that shows how much Omaha has to gain from Chicago’s potential renaissance as America’s transportation hub.
https://twitter.com/quincylvania/status ... Cktsch73dQ
(I’m not quite sure how to embed the tweet)
https://twitter.com/quincylvania/status ... Cktsch73dQ
(I’m not quite sure how to embed the tweet)
- Sat May 21, 2022 5:26 pm
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: Central library at Do Space (72 & Dodge)
- Replies: 334
- Views: 69001
Re: Central Library at DoSpace Site (72nd and Dodge)
I am not going to waste time sharing the same sentiment that almost everyone has already mentioned. I do really hope that they give pedestrians (and bikes and public transit) actual attention at the intersection. A pedestrian bridge over the intersection is an lazy solution that paints the picture o...
- Wed May 18, 2022 5:36 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Market-to-Midtown Bikeway
- Replies: 165
- Views: 24044
Re: Harney Street Bike Way
Bikeways cost so much less than rode widenings, highway construction, and even public transit! Great value for easy and quick transportation.
- Sun Apr 24, 2022 2:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Nebraska License Plates
- Replies: 509
- Views: 58795
Re: Nebraska License Plates
Why does the state insist on new plates every few years? Seems like quite a waste of time and money imo.
Our current design is fine, and not a cartoon mess like our neighbor to the east at least…
Our current design is fine, and not a cartoon mess like our neighbor to the east at least…
- Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:50 pm
- Forum: Rumors
- Topic: Rumors - Soccer Stadium - Large Office - Parking Garage
- Replies: 126
- Views: 56847
Re: Rumors - Soccer Stadium - Large Office - Parking Garage
Shatel: Q&A with Gary Green, the owner of the Storm Chasers and Union Omaha Tom Shatel Apr 14, 2022 I am looking into finding this site… I don’t think this thing if built will be as large as some are hoping. Greg And I think that’s probably a good thing. We don’t need another stadium in north d...
- Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:47 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
- Replies: 99
- Views: 6469
Re: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
Greg Gonzalez came around to our house, and then I checked him out some more. Was already thinking of voting for him, and the fact that he was endorsed by Ernie Chambers sealed it for me personally. If Chambers has interacted and thinks he can be worked with, I think Gonzalez is a pretty solid choi...
- Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:44 pm
- Forum: Council Bluffs Development
- Topic: Dodge Park Development
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3267
- Mon Apr 18, 2022 5:25 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
- Replies: 99
- Views: 6469
Re: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
Greg Gonzalez came around to our house, and then I checked him out some more. Was already thinking of voting for him, and the fact that he was endorsed by Ernie Chambers sealed it for me personally. If Chambers has interacted and thinks he can be worked with, I think Gonzalez is a pretty solid choi...
- Fri Apr 15, 2022 11:47 am
- Forum: Council Bluffs Development
- Topic: River's Edge Development (Playland Park)
- Replies: 836
- Views: 185386
Re: River's Edge Development (Playland Park)
God what a lame proposal. I hate when developers absolutely ignore what cities are asking for on lots. They really thought the city would just accept their boring suburban idea out of desperation. Curious if other developers are also eyeing the lot right now. CB clearly has a stronger back than its...
- Fri Apr 15, 2022 9:31 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
- Replies: 99
- Views: 6469
Re: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
https://twitter.com/PaulHammelNE/status/1514720148615315457 When I spoke to former Omaha Mayor @HalDaub09 he condemned the well-sourced story by @asanderford adding: "Maybe ask Sen. Slama what she was wearing. Was she nude? Was she wearing a one piece or two piece?" I think that should be...
- Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:38 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
- Replies: 99
- Views: 6469
Re: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
https://twitter.com/PaulHammelNE/status/1514720148615315457 When I spoke to former Omaha Mayor @HalDaub09 he condemned the well-sourced story by @asanderford adding: "Maybe ask Sen. Slama what she was wearing. Was she nude? Was she wearing a one piece or two piece?" I think that should be...
- Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:18 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Blackstone Business Improvement District
- Replies: 607
- Views: 144105
Re: Blackstone Business Improvement District
How about a pilot where all the parking is removed and turned into outdoor areas for patrons to sit eat and drink in the sun. Those 30 single occupancy parked cars can go somewhere else. Rideshare drivers are not happy about this plan as they currently double park in the north lane while they drop ...
- Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:39 pm
- Forum: Elsewhere
- Topic: KC Downtown Baseball
- Replies: 163
- Views: 16671
- Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:25 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
- Replies: 99
- Views: 6469
Re: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
Honestly, I’ll take Lindstrom, given the odds of electing any non-conservative is highly unlikely. At least he’s not a complete noodlehead. We’ve had an embarrassment of a governor for the past 8 years, and we don’t need someone looking to beat his lunacy.
- Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:19 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
- Replies: 3571
- Views: 1888733
Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Even looking at that simple organizational roof plan shows the ingenuity of the design. They’ll be able to add additional gates in the middle of the current terminals before they presumably close terminal B for the extension in that direction. It’s looking like they’ll utilize existing structure of ...
- Fri Apr 01, 2022 2:55 pm
- Forum: Statistics
- Topic: It’s that time of year again- 2021 US Metro/CSA estimates coming 3/24/22-
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2093
Re: It’s that time of year again- 2021 US Metro/CSA estimates coming 3/24/22-
What no one seems to be acknowledging here is that this is also the result of the draconian immigration policies implemented by the previous administration and continued by the Biden administration and the CDC. Yes, they are Covid related, and as Covid becomes a page 2 story the immigration restric...