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by Dundeemaha
Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:52 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: North Omaha Bike Trail
Replies: 21
Views: 3966

Re: North Omaha Bike Trail

From this image, my hopes are not very high on this, bike sharrows have been shown to increase car / bike crashes and bicyclist casualties. Cars completely ignore them. Separated bike paths are the only way to reduce car / bike crashes. https://planninghcd.cityofomaha.org/images/North_Omaha_Trail_Pr...
by Dundeemaha
Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:47 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Electric Scooter Rental
Replies: 174
Views: 25694

Re: Electric Scooter Rental

I know you really dislike the scooters Cowboy, but in my mind the problem is not the scooters or even the riders ignoring the impractical rules, it's the lack of infrastructure . Build bike lanes and the scooter riders will use them . It feels unsafe to ride them in the street, because it is unsafe,...
by Dundeemaha
Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:43 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Leavenworth Rows - an Urban Pocket Neighborhood
Replies: 55
Views: 16996

Re: Leavenworth Rows - an Urban Pocket Neighborhood

Great synopsis. It's wonderful to have this kind of quality density added to urban Omaha.
by Dundeemaha
Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:53 pm
Forum: Business
Topic: Flywheel
Replies: 13
Views: 4955

Re: Flywheel

https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-to- ... -flywheel/

AUSTIN, Texas – June 24, 2019 – WP Engine, the WordPress Digital Experience Platform (DXP), today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Flywheel
by Dundeemaha
Sun Jun 16, 2019 7:24 pm
Forum: Rumors
Topic: USDA Headquarters
Replies: 21
Views: 8329

Re: USDA Headquarters

There were several articles about this today. Good move on the Dept of Ag. Frankly, the entire Ag dept as well as the Mint, BIA, BLM, Dept of Interior, Dep of Education, and the SEC should be out of DC and scattered about the nation. Couldn't agree more. Of the finalists I'm really glad KC won. St ...
by Dundeemaha
Sun Jun 16, 2019 7:18 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Aksarben Village
Replies: 2392
Views: 440820

Re: Official: Aksarben Village

I'm sure the structural engineers on the project absolutely loved having to do the calculations to make sure those would be safe to add to the facade. Yeah I'm sure people I don't know hate doing anything slightly out of the ordinary in their jobs. The nerve of these artists to put brightly colored...
by Dundeemaha
Sun Jun 16, 2019 7:13 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Electric Scooter Rental
Replies: 174
Views: 25694

Re: Electric Scooter Rental

Without bike lanes there's no good place to ride them. I hope they catch on and Omaha builds the infrastructure needed for another mode of transportation.
by Dundeemaha
Fri Jun 14, 2019 12:17 am
Forum: Projects Never Built
Topic: 46 Dodge Apartments
Replies: 108
Views: 18885

Re: 46 Dodge Apartments

My wife and I were together for over 10 years with 1 car for both of us before we had a kiddo and decided to get a second car.

In most of Omaha it's hard to not have a car, but it's more and more possible to have 1 for 2 people.
by Dundeemaha
Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:41 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Market Tenant news
Replies: 155
Views: 37671

Re: Old Market Tenant news

To be clear, you two are talking about 2 different things.

1. Beercade 2 (same people behind the Benson Beercade) which is on South 13th
2. A new bar / arcade (similar concept) going in to the old market
by Dundeemaha
Fri May 24, 2019 8:44 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Juvenile Justice Center at 18th and Harney - 8 stories
Replies: 458
Views: 81769

Re: Proposed Justice Center at 18th and Harney- 10 stories

Why is this project causing so much fuss? I don't get it. 1. It is a roughly $120 million project, paid for with public bonds => property taxes 2. It is a jail, people dislike spending money on facilities for criminals. Even if it's practically necessary 3. The original plans involved demolition of...
by Dundeemaha
Tue May 21, 2019 9:20 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Omaha Steel Castings Redevelopment
Replies: 234
Views: 152855

Re: Omaha Steel Castings Property

If they're going to put in center turn lanes they could just get rid of the right turn lanes at those intersections. No reason to have those.
by Dundeemaha
Tue May 21, 2019 9:12 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Electric Scooter Rental
Replies: 174
Views: 25694

Re: Electric Scooter Rental

So far it's just Lime, is Spin going to launch?
by Dundeemaha
Tue May 21, 2019 9:34 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Federal Courthouse
Replies: 24
Views: 6791

Re: Federal Courthouse

The people who said it was an eye-sore like (mayor at the time) Hal Daub were focused on the East (and to a lesser extent North) side of the building which was plain brick as it has previously faced the Hotel Fontenelle which was demo'd a decade prior, and would be the view out of the front of the n...
by Dundeemaha
Fri May 17, 2019 10:52 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Electric Scooter Rental
Replies: 174
Views: 25694

Re: Electric Scooter Rental

The scooter crack down task force is being activated!

https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Polic ... 41791.html

Now the police will save us from the deadly, dangerous scooter menace.
by Dundeemaha
Fri May 17, 2019 3:53 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Federal Courthouse
Replies: 24
Views: 6791

Re: Federal Courthouse

That building was torn down in the last few days/weeks??? Or 15 years ago when this thread started? It was torn down in the mid-90s to make way for the courthouse parking lot. 81 Years of History Crumbles in Eight Seconds | May 4, 1997 | Omaha World-Herald (NE) The Douglas Building had stood at 19t...
by Dundeemaha
Thu May 16, 2019 4:54 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: 30th Street Road Diet
Replies: 6
Views: 2292

Re: 30th Street Road Diet

I'm really excited for Omaha to get its first real bike lane with physical separation and love this road diet. If we're going to build on this I'd like to love either or both of these 2 ideas for complimentary bike lanes that could start to build some usable bike infrastructure. https://i.postimg.cc...
by Dundeemaha
Tue May 14, 2019 9:57 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Dundee Theater
Replies: 206
Views: 40767

Re: Dundee Theater

They cut down the big ginko trees in the front as well, which seems unnecessary if they're just tearing down the garages.
by Dundeemaha
Mon May 13, 2019 12:46 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Dundee Theater
Replies: 206
Views: 40767

Re: Dundee Theater

Based on some previous listings for that building, their rents are actually pretty affordable. I am guessing a large lot filling apartment building with much higher rents, but ground level retail/office. Yeah, the rents were silly low for the quality. Pictures from 5 yrs ago: https://i.postimg.cc/8...
by Dundeemaha
Sun May 12, 2019 9:50 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Dundee Theater
Replies: 206
Views: 40767

Re: Dundee Theater

I lived in that apartment building a few years ago. They were wonderful.

They're destroying the built infrastructure that made the area great. If I would've known they would tear down 3 great apartment buildings I would have much rather had the theater be torn down than bought by Susan Buffet.
by Dundeemaha
Thu May 09, 2019 9:58 am
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: Annexation 2019
Replies: 11
Views: 3890

Re: Annexation 2019

https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-mayor-announces-plans-to-annex-4-sids-in-2019/27418255 Stone Creek Plaza (SID 443) The Willows and adjacent areas (SID 496) Ranch View Estates and adjacent areas (SID 467) Ranch View Estates 3 (SID 556) https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/im...
by Dundeemaha
Mon May 06, 2019 4:34 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Farnam 25 (former Smoke Pit)
Replies: 48
Views: 9103

Re: Farnam 25 (former Smoke Pit)

It has to be, in the video about the "Farnam Hill District" the woman described it as an 8 block area and in the OWH article about the "Quarters District" that was described as: the area bounded by Dodge, Leavenworth, 20th and 28th Streets. (The neighborhood has been known as Par...
by Dundeemaha
Sat May 04, 2019 4:54 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Replies: 3469
Views: 438719

Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion

That site is fun, I thought the perspective warp was a little funny: People started catching on to the idea of a car-free commute. In the North Omaha neighborhood of Minne Lusa, houses were built without garages. Pretty sure the idea of a car was just starting to catch on when Minne Lusa homes were ...
by Dundeemaha
Fri May 03, 2019 9:19 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Electric Scooter Rental
Replies: 174
Views: 25694

Re: Electric Scooter Rental

Looks like they'll arrive by mid next week.

https://www.omaha.com/money/electric-sc ... 9889c.html
by Dundeemaha
Mon Apr 22, 2019 4:51 pm
Forum: Rumors
Topic: Crossroads info
Replies: 33
Views: 6072

Re: Crossroads info

Maybe not the place for it but here's my best case, never going to happen, scenario. https://i.postimg.cc/JHJFzJ5P/best-case-crossroads.png Instead of a faux business district. Put streets in and make it a real mixed use business district with retail, small office space, 6-12 plexes and town houses
by Dundeemaha
Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:13 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)
Replies: 818
Views: 188299

Re: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)

Couple of positive changes coming in May, one negative. Highlights: The 24 is becoming more popular after it's reorientation. Bus service will be increased to run every 15 minutes on Route 24 between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on weekdays. The additional buses will better serve the growing number of rider...
by Dundeemaha
Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:12 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Central High School
Replies: 60
Views: 1619

Re: Central High School

They're also putting in a nice staircase to the corner of 20th & Dodge
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by Dundeemaha
Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:53 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: NuStyle Redevelops Wells Fargo Center
Replies: 65
Views: 12898

Re: NuStyle Redevelops Wells Fargo Center

They've started adding the additional floor on to the top of the building
by Dundeemaha
Wed Mar 13, 2019 9:38 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Complete Streets
Replies: 38
Views: 8430

Re: Complete Streets

We need to get rid of all one-way streets in the metro yesterday. No. One way streets are significantly more pedestrian friendly. Whether one-way or two-way are more pedestrian friendly is debatable, you get less turning in one-way but much higher average speeds which are very deadly for pedestrian...
by Dundeemaha
Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:53 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Westroads Development
Replies: 966
Views: 130348

Re: Westroads Development

The mall industry is actually really split with luxury focused malls doing well. I think Westroads and Regency have a good chance of lasting for the foreseeable future.

Example article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features ... doing-fine
by Dundeemaha
Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:44 pm
Forum: Business
Topic: Omaha among the worst cities at keeping citizens, attracting people from other major metros
Replies: 21
Views: 3376

Re: Omaha among the worst cities at keeping citizens, attracting people from other major metros

Um... What was the source on this data? Because the US Census says the Omaha metro gained 5,265 domestic and 14,383 international migrants for a net in-migrant total of 19,648 between 2010 and 2017. https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk I would reall...
by Dundeemaha
Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:28 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: Rental Housing Inspections
Replies: 10
Views: 3771

Re: Rental Housing Inspections

Great to see these numbers. I think they absolutely should adopt one of these resolutions, I'm not really overly concerned about which because the core of the issue seems dealt with in each. I really wonder if the very loud group of landlords opposing this represent the majority or if others just do...
by Dundeemaha
Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:59 pm
Forum: Business
Topic: Omaha among the worst cities at keeping citizens, attracting people from other major metros
Replies: 21
Views: 3376

Re: Omaha among the worst cities at keeping citizens, attracting people from other major metros

I think the title of the article spells out it's point which is important. Omaha is not competing well against major metros for talent acquisition. For a number of reasons cities in our country are dividing in to a group of haves where the vast majority of economic gains are occurring and have nots ...
by Dundeemaha
Wed Feb 06, 2019 7:04 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: The Omaha World Herald
Replies: 912
Views: 235486

Re: The Omaha World Herald

While we tend to look at every changed as a sign of the paper's demise. It's also possible that the majority of people who read the obits have poor eyesight and they decided to make the user experience better.
by Dundeemaha
Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:19 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Saddle Creek (Dodge to Hamilton)
Replies: 194
Views: 41781

Re: Saddle Creek (Dodge to Hamilton)

Rezoning for the land between Davenport and Wakeley is working its way through the process. Two buildings with 5 total bays is what is being proposed. New plans. 3 retail bays and 5 townhomes. The renderings at the bottom show Chipotle as one tenant. https://planning.cityofomaha.org/images/PDFs/Pla...
by Dundeemaha
Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:24 pm
Forum: Business
Topic: Shopko
Replies: 77
Views: 14797

Re: Shopko

Louie wrote: Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:11 am Is Omaha the home of the US bankruptcy court?
Edit: I was wrong about what I posted, but Omaha has 1 of the 94 bankruptcy courts, at the district court downtown.
by Dundeemaha
Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:49 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Westroads Development
Replies: 966
Views: 130348

Re: Westroads Development

It annoyed me when I lived there that everyone would talk about St. Louis Bread Co as if it was something unique or novel - or like their food was not overpriced and average. I gave away so many gift cards to that place simply because their food was boring. People are just proud of things that came...
by Dundeemaha
Fri Jan 18, 2019 3:14 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Electric Scooter Rental
Replies: 174
Views: 25694

Re: Electric Scooter Rental

Well there's tons of parking downtown. Convert some car spaces to scooters and bicycles, cars can go in the garages that sit 1/2 empty all the time.
by Dundeemaha
Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:21 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Electric Scooter Rental
Replies: 174
Views: 25694

Re: Electric Scooter Rental

Great news that the city is being proactive about this after all.

https://www.ketv.com/amp/article/electr ... a/25925916

Heartland B-Cycle is offering to partner with the companies as well.
by Dundeemaha
Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:01 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Westroads Development
Replies: 966
Views: 130348

Re: Westroads Development

Panera last day is Jan. 20th. What doe "Panera" even stand for anyways? Is that Italian? It almost sounds like the planet on Avatar (Pandora). Or, that mobile music app/station... Panera is Spanish meaning "breadbasket" or "bread bin". When Au Bon Pain bought it they c...
by Dundeemaha
Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:55 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: The Duke of Omaha Apartment (Lyman Richey Site)
Replies: 103
Views: 20516

Re: The Duke of Omaha Apartment (Lyman Richey Site)

Family Fare, Walmart, Bakers and Hy-Vee all on Saddle Creek there. I'm talking in the scope of walkability. That is the point of such development, right? If you forget something at another store or something pops up, the Walmart is right there. I just know that the Walmart is already busy enough an...