MAP: Surface/Garage Parking in DTO

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:48 am

The gray shaded areas are surface lots or parking garages. Just imagine if all of those still he the original use.
Imagine what potential they also hold for a future DTO.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:12 pm

And I would have to say that map drastically understates how poorly land is used downtown.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:48 pm

No kidding. Many of these small lots are right next to each other. There also aren't many garages either and none of them have any use other than parking garages.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:54 pm

The single best example of POS planning is Howard from 13th to 14th. The east half of the north side of the street is a surface lot that is only used during the day. The west half is a parking garage that is for monthly parking only.

Are you |expletive| kidding me? Half of one square block immediately adjacent to the Old Market has no businesses and is not available for patrons during the evenings and weekends.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:00 pm

I think it's ludicrous that the Chamber of Commerce building has all of that surface parking behing there building when they are right next to a garage. 13th west to 24th south of Dodge could be multiple disctricts in DT if it was built up again or hadn't been torn down in the first place.

icejammer · Post by **icejammer** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:51 pm

Big E wrote:The west half is a parking garage that is for monthly parking only.

Are you |expletive| kidding me? Half of one square block immediately adjacent to the Old Market has no businesses and is not available for patrons during the evenings and weekends.

Is that a recent change with the parking garage (Omaha Park One, right?)? I've parked there in the evening and weekends previously.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:59 pm

The one on 13th and Howard is Park 2. I think it is only during work hours or may have been at one point. The only time I go by there is during work hours so I can say what it's like after that.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:15 pm

It definitely says "monthly parking only", so I'm assuming it is like the area under the lot on the south end of the Old Market.

I suppose one could use it as their perpetual downtown parking spot, but I never see people pulling in or out of an evening or weekend. Not that I stand there and monitor it, mind you, but I'm past it enough to known it isn't very active.

icejammer · Post by **icejammer** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:21 pm

Yes, Park 2, my bad.

Bugeater · Post by **Bugeater** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:19 am

I hate it when I go downtown and am able to find a place to park.

Harpoon · Post by **Harpoon** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:31 am

DTO Luv wrote:I think it's ludicrous that the Chamber of Commerce building has all of that surface parking behing there building when they are right next to a garage. 13th west to 24th south of Dodge could be multiple disctricts in DT if it was built up again or hadn't been torn down in the first place.

I think that the Chamber leases that parking lot to someone else, maybe they'll do something whenever that lease is up. Definitely has more potential than a parking lot with its close proximity to the Old Market. Speaking of the Chamber, has anyone seen that new sign they built at 13th and Harney?

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:19 am

I walked by the Park 2 tonight and it is definitely monthly parking only as well as the lots to the east and southeast.

RegisResident · Post by **RegisResident** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:40 am

I believe the chamber is planning on doing something with the parking lot behind it. I think it is supposed to be a park or some green space but I don't know the details.

I thought I would also post this link to parking downtown (along with other places of interest): http://www.omahadowntown.org/index.php?option=com_map