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It seems like a decent idea in urban areas with adequate public transportation. It makes me wonder if there are any neighborhoods in Omaha that could benefit from a new parking ban.

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I've been living in Nevada for 8 years, and I've seen many beautiful sunsets. I can definitely say however that the most beautiful sunsets I've seen were always in Nebraska.

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I stayed at this hotel last year, and it was beautiful. The interior a little bit Edwardian, a little bit 1920s, and the rooms were clean and modern. I had the Ruben sandwich there and it was quite good. The brunch that I had the next day was in a charming little cafe near the lounge on the first fl...

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My great uncle was the farm manager for the racehorse farm that was there before. Maybe that is where they buried the failures? Now, like an "old Indian burial ground" it's cursed? They closed the salad bar and the spirits of the dead horses couldn't graze there and so they curse all the ...

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$28 million!? Wow! I'm really happy for the Ponca. Good for them

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I love the uniqueness of the bridge, so I'd love for it to be refurbished.

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I'm not accustomed to seeing the Platte river so low. It makes me sad and alarmed to see it that way.

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I thought the port of Omaha moved to Dock street just north of the airport. Is that not the case?

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"You also won't understand where I'm coming from". Translation: I know more than you, so you can never criticize me. The comment about personal distance is something that I find offensive as someone who is from the Midwest. People have space bubbles because they're used to...wait for it......

daveoma

I love the idea of moving all of those buildings to the civic site, and the only disadvantage that I can think of is that it's further away from the corrections center.

I especially love any idea that involves the eventual redevelopment of the state government building south of Farmall
Farnam.

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I love this

I very much look forward to their work.

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Thank you for posting the images, it's much appreciated

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I had a balcony suite this week at the Cottonwood for my birthday, the balcony overlooked the pool and construction. A pic of the construction is attached. Moving along well! https://i.postimg.cc/B8sXwNQ5/9042-FDF3-7-CF5-437-F-AE94-903568026207.jpg Thank you for the photo! I've stayed at that hotel...

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I really hope the ones being built in Elmwood have decks and patios. I think that the ones in Portland look a bit forbidding without them.

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Big E wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:50 pm
Greg S wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:15 pm Has Creighton weighed in on this?
God for |expletive| forbid this city do anything without licking Creighton’s balls first.

daveoma

It's definitely an improvement to the empty space that's there now, and I prefer the new design over townhomes or retail.

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Perhaps it’s just me but I am going to say what I think. I don’t understand nonprofits spending $40,000,000 of tax payer funded grants on a new headquarters. Meanwhile if you visit their website https://community-alliance.org/ways-to-support-us/ they encourage you to send items such as: Bottles of ...

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Mapguy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:53 am UNMC buying up buildings on Leavenworth, Morton Meadows....

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What Id love to see is a 2 block strip of brownstone buildings on leavenworth. Specificially im thinking the area between 43rd and 45th that has a bunch of single family homes that are kind of run down and probably all rentals. You pull the sidewalk off the street and remove all driveways build 3 s...

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This is maybe the weirdest development in a long time. Why are they knocking down a serviceable, denser looking building to build a smaller building? Seems like a waste of money, and urban design... I can only hope they had a real need to do this, like small floor plates... It seems to me that any ...

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riceweb wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 12:24 pm Are we talking lids now like Seattle? Let's also lid I-80 and greatly expand the Zoo while we're at it

Agreed

Why stop there? Let's lid the North Freeway too.

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Thank you!

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Love it

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[ Where has it been said that the streetcar will be paid by property taxes? I don't know that it's been decided if the streetcar will be built directly with money from property taxes, rather we've only been told that it be funded "creatively"--a cause to be nervous. That being said, I pre...

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Mapguy does bring up some great points and is probably right about a lot in the big picture, but all I can come back to is that it is a rigged game and ultimately this is most likely a good way for Omaha to play it. It does also help keep the city core/downtown strong which is necessary for a city ...

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I think the appeal of the streetcar can't be understood from an engineering perspective. It's purpose is not to be efficient, rather it's to provide variety, novelty, and choice in transportation (in my opinion). I do however agree with the gentleman's questions with respect to the motive of the st...

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I think the appeal of the streetcar can't be understood from an engineering perspective. It's purpose is not to be efficient, rather it's to provide variety, novelty, and choice in transportation (in my opinion). I do however agree with the gentleman's questions with respect to the motive of the str...

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Thank you for posting this

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I can't tell from the rendering where one would enter the parking garage of the building. If visibility problems were going to occur, does that mean that the building is going to be very close to Dodge?

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I support the development as is and was commenting on the elevation and the potential of the location, not to imply class warfare.

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I was using Google street view at 30th and Blondo and I noticed that the view from this development is very nice! Elevation and the view it gives in my opinion will become more and more desirable in Omaha. Maybe someday we'll see high end mid rise condos at this location.

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I was just thinking if it would be advantageous for the city to do a subsequent land swap with the State of Nebraska: swap the former UP HQ site with with the State of Nebraska building on 1313 Farnam. Perhaps the State could be persuaded to build a newer building on the old UP HQ site, and the cit...

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I was just thinking if it would be advantageous for the city to do a subsequent land swap with the State of Nebraska: swap the former UP HQ site with with the State of Nebraska building on 1313 Farnam. Perhaps the State could be persuaded to build a newer building on the old UP HQ site, and the city...

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Saw this article on ABC News tonight about planes changing the way they descend from cruising altitude to landing. Interesting bit is that the FAA implemented it at some major airports last year, but it's being implemented at Laguardia, Kansas City and Omaha this year. https://abcnews.go.com/Politi...

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I agree. If we were talking about something that had actual historical significance, I'd understand. But just because something is old doesn't mean something is valuable. There are quite a few locations that a modernized library would better service the public, like on the UP parcel. It's location ...

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From Investopedia:

"In real estate, a 1031 exchange is a swap of one investment property for another that allows capital gains taxes to be deferred."

It looks like one of the sellers made a lot of money when they sold, and they'll defer capital gains by investing in another property.

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If I was a person on the council, I'd like to know about any back room deals Stothert is concocting before I decided to vote to spend taxpayer dollars on a big project like moving the main library.

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Those photographs are flawless. Thank you so much for sharing!

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Wow, that's shocking! Are they overhauling the entire place?

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