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iamjacobm wrote:The plan for 1st Ave is really ambitious. They propose it to be a dedicated BRT throughway not open to other traffic with a cycle track next to it.

Brad wrote:There are several buildings between the river and the first stop light that need to go...

Turtle9160 wrote:I didnt know there was even a plan like this for Broadway, but I noticed they were tearing down the old gas station between Wendys and the Laundromat, did the city get that land as well or is something else going to be built there by a private developer?

skinzfan23 wrote:

Turtle9160 wrote:I didnt know there was even a plan like this for Broadway, but I noticed they were tearing down the old gas station between Wendys and the Laundromat, did the city get that land as well or is something else going to be built there by a private developer?

Was it actually getting torn down? I have driven by there lately and it is all boarded up and falling down, but I didn't see any equipment to tear it down. Hopefully it is getting demolished.

skinzfan23 wrote:Good, glad to hear it was being torn down, it should have been 5 years ago.

skinzfan23 wrote:The city has purchased 3 parcels of land including this one, 3549 W. Broadway, which is the first building on the south side of Broadway when entering from Omaha. The structure is going to be demolished within 60 days of closing. No immediate plans yet, but sounds like they are working toward creating the corridor they envision.

skinzfan23 wrote:I noticed the 4 giant light structures on West Broadway on the entryway just west of 35th st were actually all working correctly tonight. I think that is the first time in 5 or 6 years that they were.

Crews recently finished retrofitting LED lights onto the towers, constructed in 2002 as part of an Iowa West Foundation project. The project manager said the move from the original neon lights to LED lights benefits the project in three ways. First, LED lights are more energy efficient. He said the neon lights needed numerous power transformers, for example.
The other two benefits include the fact that the LED lights allow for a greater amount of colors, while also shining brighter. The neon lights allowed for about six color variations.

The smaller but similar towers on Veterans Memorial Highway were equipped with LED lights when constructed in 2010.

Lindquist said the tower colors will change throughout the year for seasons, other occasions and a plethora of holidays. The summer theme is scheduled to remain until Aug. 15, when it will be followed by a rainbow theme until the end of the month.
Breast cancer awareness, the International Day of Peace and patriotic themes are among those planned in the coming months.

A major reconstruction of West Broadway could start next spring, pending a transfer of maintenance duties from the state to the city, Mayor Matt Walsh said Wednesday. The work would stretch between 16th Street on the east and to 41st Street on the west, he said.
“We will put in new sewers, complete removal and replacement of the surface, landscaping, decorative features and new sidewalks,” Walsh said. “New water lines may make sense.”

The reconstruction wouldn’t happen overnight but would be phased in over five years, he said. The estimated cost for the project is $24 million.
Walsh believes the first phase would begin on the eastern edge because of its poor street and sidewalk conditions and unsightly brickwork.

Brad wrote:

skinzfan23 wrote:Good, glad to hear it was being torn down, it should have been 5 years ago.

Yeah, the building and the car-wash are gone, but for whatever reason, they left the canopy standing... Could be a sign that another Gas Station is on its way?

Officials of Mega Saver plan to open a new fuel and convenience store in the 3600 block of West Broadway by the end of the year.
The new convenience store will be located in a 40-by-90-foot building that is now under construction just west of Wendy’s.
Mega Saver was founded in 2002 as a single location in Omaha. While this will be the firm’s first location in Council Bluffs, it currently has 20 locations in the Omaha metro area.

thenewguy wrote:Anyone have any insight as to which "new to iowa quick service resturant" is going in at 25th & broadway? Apparently there is a write up in the nonpareil but no mention of names.

skinzfan23 wrote:That would be great for CB, although I am not sure that lot would be big enough.

Omaha_Gabe wrote:Burger King also being gutted for complete remodel

thenewguy wrote:Hogwild bbq going into the old long john silvers

skinzfan23 wrote:

thenewguy wrote:Hogwild bbq going into the old long john silvers

That was mentioned above.