But year 'round DST makes too much sense. And this is why Nebraska would never do it. Regardless, I am happy to be back on the good time! Lastly, when it's July and 100 degrees out, would it not make sense to experience the sun going down and it be cooler during normal sleeping hours, rather than s...
The Kum & Go, the convenience store, is gone. Des Moines just announced that they are closing the last remaining Kum and Go (in downtown Des Moines) in the urban setting with no pumps. Sounds like theirs didn't do well either. Closing and not just renovating to be a "Maverick"? Also, ...
They should just route it up 75 (make into an actual Highway) to Storz Expy (make into an actual Highway) then up 16th or 9th. Build a bridge over the river and connect to 680. This was one of the options, and I think the best. It keeps the same (already installed) road, and it goes through an indu...
Diogenes wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:03 pm
More of a rumor at this point but I've heard from sources in the know that Laka Lono may move from their current location- they had some issues with flooding recently that may have prompted this.
The Kum & Go, the convenience store, is gone. Des Moines just announced that they are closing the last remaining Kum and Go (in downtown Des Moines) in the urban setting with no pumps. Sounds like theirs didn't do well either. Closing and not just renovating to be a "Maverick"? Also, ...
Architecture conversations always make me laugh. Build something that fits the current styles and constraints and it's too bland. Try something new, and "it doesn't fit the area". Give it 10 - 30 years and "it is an eyesore". Tear it down, and it was a jewel of the era / city. Ho...
Have we griped about how lame it is that a drive through bank is going on that Saddle Creek and Farnam corner. If they are trying to improve the Saddle creek business corridor, that ain't it. I agree. The bank should have underground parking, or no parking at all. If they are going to have a drive-...
With how 2024 is going so far, maybe I need to revise my wish list...new proposed 50 story tower at 1416 Dodge! 30 story condo at Riverfront Place! Lego Store is built in Omaha metro before DSM! H-Mart announced for Bellevue! H-Mart in Bellevue? I wouldn't mind one, but I have a hard time thinking ...
With how 2024 is going so far, maybe I need to revise my wish list...new proposed 50 story tower at 1416 Dodge! 30 story condo at Riverfront Place! Lego Store is built in Omaha metro before DSM! H-Mart announced for Bellevue! H-Mart in Bellevue? I wouldn't mind one, but I have a hard time thinking ...
Is this project still alive? I have no updates or insider knowledge. But it seems impossible to say in 2023. Everything seems to have slowed down or paused. Very true. Since we haven't seen progress here, and maybe for the better. Just this year, we've seen the announcement of the soccer stadium an...
I'm sure it's way more expensive, but why not use elevators? They do sometimes in more civilized nations. Or split the elevation with elevated or partially buried infrastructure for some modes and the pedestrian path can go down or up less. One of my favorites for some reason: https://www.google.co...
Pretty substantial news in the new planning board docs. Woodbury Corporation, a major RE player based out of SLC, joined the ownership team. Increasing TIF request to $105.55 million and a total project cost of $861.7 million. By the looks of it office components were reduced, and retail space incr...
Okay, let's take a break and get this thread back on track to the DT Omaha master plan. https://media.tenor.com/ComRB_MLzBAAAAAM/time-out-hold-up.gif I feel like I left the kids alone for 5 minutes and came back to poo on the walls, the kitchen on fire, and the baby sitter tied to a light post...
Some good, and some bad there. Super wild angle, so I can't get a feel for the designed speed very well, but the lanes look a little too wide. The median is meh. At least there is an island there, but the trees provide little cover and there are no curb cuts. And that frontage road thing looks like ...
Agreed. I can't see a downside to a pharmacy here.
Also, I'd expect some differentiation between the two. DGX does go very cheap, and not "value" on many items. Need trashbags and have $2? DGX. Need trash bags and want something like Glad Flexy-Hexy bags? CVS.
ita wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:00 pm
Jokes aside, if this is lot only becomes a 4+1, I will be sad, mostly because it was previously rumored for a mixed use high rise development. Please be at least 8 stories, please!
It looks like it's still for sale from when I googled early this morning on Colliers. Maybe that info is outdated? Could be in their due diligence period. I would guess the drilling at this point is for environmental reports, a site like this that was originally developed well over a century ago wo...
The entrance and exit is steep. Pretty sure it would not meet ADA requirements for a wheelchair. An ADA ramp can only rise 2.5' for every 30 feet in length and then it needs a flat landing before the next 30' segment can start. How deep do you think that tunnel is? If the bottom is 10 feet below gr...
There was a tunnel at 52nd and Dodge. I have never been in it but have drove by the entrance many times It is still here. It's cool, but has some real issues. And I mean "real issues". It's a little narrow, and has a pole at the entrance / exit. These have the combined effect of forcing b...
With the amount of pedestrian accidents along Dodge in this stretch it’s disgusting the city has never made a bridge or tunnel to get over Dodge St. The only one is all the way by UNO. If they want to push mass transit you need an actually walkable city. I'd argue and rather see a reduction. Bring ...
I'm gonna say something perhaps a bit surprising; if the area getting an NHL team is dependent on a new arena, I don't want it anywhere in the urban core. I think downtown is already super saturated with event spaces, especially with the addition of the new Union Omaha stadium. Yeah it would be gre...
I was surprised that it took so long on here to get pushback on this idea for the location. That being said, I can see the argument. Omaha I think really needs to tie this in with Lincoln to make it work long term. As we have all noted, Omaha is on the extreme low end population wise for a major sp...
I was surprised that it took so long on here to get pushback on this idea for the location. That being said, I can see the argument. Omaha I think really needs to tie this in with Lincoln to make it work long term. As we have all noted, Omaha is on the extreme low end population wise for a major sp...
Understand - to each their own for sure! Omaha's population won't grow to a million people without the so called "sprawl" unless we tear down things and build up. Can't happen, needs to expand at the outskirts to accommodate more residential. As I previously said regardless of where it en...
If I'm going to Kansas City to watch the Chiefs play football I wouldn't want to drive to downtown KC or elsewhere to park and then hop on some type of public transit system to end up at the final place (if I had a choice). Maybe you wouldn't. But there are two other sides to this. Some would. Some...
Ah yes, a massive suburban campus full of parking lots. That is not something that I would ever consider a 'feather in the cap'. If it happens, it happens. But sprawl will never be ok to me personally. Exactly. I want to like this proposal. I started off slightly in favor of it. But the more I thin...
you guys are so pessimistic. About this plan, yeah, I am looking at it half empty. You know I am petty too; if there is a tier 1 pro sports team coming to the area, I want Omaha, my city, and Douglas, my county, to get all the tasty taxes from revenue generated, not Gretna and Sarpy. I'm with ya. B...
Love the idea of finally marketing Omaha + Lincoln population together to try to swing for the fences on some things I agree completely - I'm surprised there's not more of a "let's make it happen no matter where it would land in the Omaha area" on here... there are many with a firm stance...
Listen, I know a lot of people have mixed opinions but my two cents is I think this is great for the area. The area is really progressing and while I think the entire concept of "Mall of America" might not be achieved directly, I think that there's still a possibility to grow Nebraska Cro...
I think that’s a fair argument. But a “this is so stupid unless it’s somewhere that has mass transit!” is a very “cut nose / spite face” point of view. A major pro team here would be image changing for the area and a massive, massive opportunity. It goes where there is a plan that works with what t...
Would love for some of this to come to fruition, but this reads to me as "look at what we could pursue if you pass this bill" not "this is what is coming if you pass this bill." Hope cool stuff happens out here, but this is approaching the European Village levels to me at the mo...
Agreed. Even if the NHL were in play, my guess is there will not be an arena at NEX. Most likely, it would be offices and a training facility for an NHL franchise with the games played at CHI. Keep in mind that the practice facilities for a pro sports team are substantial developments by themselves...
Where's the damn LEGO store??? West Des Moines for some reason. Drew Brees, the Margaritaville brand….holy @#$%! Gretna can have that. Would anyone actually be excited for one of these? I realize placing this in Gretna helps gain better access to the 350,000 people in the Lincoln area, but I feel l...
Well, this development keeps getting weirder in a good way? I've been trying to work through if I think this is a good idea for about a day now. I'm really unsure. Is this a weird plan that eventually Omaha will be on the hook for when / if Gretna is annexed? Bringing these to the city has some ben...
I thought about this some more, and the obvious spot for the team is Sarpy County. The artificial Ashland Lake and Nebraska Crossing folks have a lot of sway with The Powers That Be and they have access to a ton of capital. And that area can draw equally from Lincoln and Omaha, effectively increasi...