2023 Wish List

[Coyote]

It is now your time for your Wish List for the upcoming year of 2023….

[Louie]

Omaha has so much going for it that my wishes are simple.
-Mutual vertical by EOY
-Streetcar progress
-Concrete info on Conagra residential/plans moving forward
-Civic has a new proposal in place/design progressing
-dirt moving around flatiron

[Doctor Fate]

- UNMC Admin tower breaks ground
- Mutual Tower goes vertical
- 300+ ft Mercantile residential tower announcement
- National retailers open at the Mercantile
- Lot B announcement with 200+ ft residential
- Streetcar construction begins
- New Civic site development announcement
- Union Omaha stadium announcement
- Preliminary Midtown proposals revealed with at least two 200+ ft towers
- Office tenant for old UP site secured and 350+ ft tower plans revealed

[Flyer14]

-300+ ft primarily residential tower
-CB forms concrete streetcar continuation plan/ golf course development
-Zoo expansion/ new attraction
-Little Bohemia growth
-Midtown crossing east development

[ita]

Seconding a lot that's already been mentioned, but here's mine:
- CB submitting for federal funds for streetcar extension
- announcement/reveal plans for revamped mercantile master plan including the rumored high rises, new civic site plans, UNMC NEXT design, former wowt site and parking lot redevelopment, and lot b development
- baby bob finally goes vertical and horizontal
- finalized streetcar design that goes to UNMC NEXT/saddle creek admin tower
- hoping for 3 high rise (200+ feet) announcements
- a major employer announces move to downtown
- City tourism continues to improve with opening of new riverfront parks
- CB phase 4 goes vertical, particularly the adventure tower

[Athomsfere]

1. Mercantile tower announcement
2. Civic Site: New plans with denser developments
3. Dodge corrider re-work plans.
a. Farnam anoounced 2 way all day without roundabouts
b. Lane diets around 72nd and Dodge
c. LRT and greenways announced for the same area
4. Crossroads stuff getting done
5. Announcements for project NeXt

[buildomaha]

1. Mercantile tower announcement
2. Civic Site: New plans with denser developments
3. Dodge corrider re-work plans.
a. Farnam anoounced 2 way all day without roundabouts
b. Lane diets around 72nd and Dodge
c. LRT and greenways announced for the same area
4. Crossroads stuff getting done
5. Announcements for project NeXt

These transportation wish list items are my favorite so far!

[damonhynes]

1. Whataburger
2. Air Canada to Toronto again--I'd even accept WestJet.
3. Springfield gets Culver's
4. Springfield gets Fareway
5. NE-2/US-77 from Neb City to Lincoln is designated I-780 (or I-729)

[Omaha Cowboy]

- UNMC Admin tower breaks ground
- Mutual Tower goes vertical
- 300+ ft Mercantile residential tower announcement
- National retailers open at the Mercantile
- Lot B announcement with 200+ ft residential
- Streetcar construction begins
- New Civic site development announcement
- Union Omaha stadium announcement
- Preliminary Midtown proposals revealed with at least two 200+ ft towers
- Office tenant for old UP site secured and 350+ ft tower plans revealed

All of this. Plus a much better, more “accurate” US Census 2022 MSA/CSA estimate which will come out (typically) the 3rd week of March. The 2021 estimates released this year, IMO, were more “off” than usual…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

[Omaha Cowboy]

1. Whataburger
2. Air Canada to Toronto again--I'd even accept WestJet.

Yes please. Especially #1…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

[bigredmed1]

We finally get a Whatsburger with the proviso that they sell green chile cheeseburgers.

We wake up to the boondoggle and move from a streetcar to a bus system.

[nebport5]

C'mon folks, we can't come up with even one or two development wishes that don't pertain to grease and fry oil? Don't we already have a fast food talk thread!? I appreciate that we have some shared pleasures(guilty or not) as it pertains to shoving food in our tubes but with all the exciting projects in the works it's embarassing how much fast food lust is supplanting actual development wishes.

Those cravings are fine but how about another thread(in another forum) strictly for consumption desires?

Call it "The 2023 wishlist for restaurants and retail(including Whataburger & IKEA)"

[ricko]

C'mon folks, we can't come up with even one or two development wishes that don't pertain to grease and fry oil? Don't we already have a fast food talk thread!? I appreciate that we have some shared pleasures(guilty or not) as it pertains to shoving food in our tubes but with all the exciting projects in the works it's embarassing how much fast food lust is supplanting actual development wishes.

Those cravings are fine but how about another thread(in another forum) strictly for consumption desires?

Call it "The 2023 wishlist for restaurants and retail(including Whataburger & IKEA)"

My wish to build a 50 story Five Guys addresses both concerns.

[nebport5]

That's soooo...Liam.

[ricko]

Nando’s (new chain—same setup as Chipotle, but Portuguese colonial style food)—-fast-casual, I guess they call it. Focus is on the heat/spice.

[ita]

Seconding a lot that's already been mentioned, but here's mine:
- CB submitting for federal funds for streetcar extension
- announcement/reveal plans for revamped mercantile master plan including the rumored high rises, new civic site plans, UNMC NEXT design, former wowt site and parking lot redevelopment, and lot b development
- baby bob finally goes vertical and horizontal
- finalized streetcar design that goes to UNMC NEXT/saddle creek admin tower
- hoping for 3 high rise (200+ feet) announcements
- a major employer announces move to downtown
- City tourism continues to improve with opening of new riverfront parks
- CB phase 4 goes vertical, particularly the adventure tower

Dang, reviewing this at the end of the year hurts. No updates from the Mercantile. Streetcar cut short, doesn't make it to UNMC NExT/Health project. 0 additional high rises announced. CB Riverfront Phase 4 still pending. Employers moving out of downtown, still. I am glad Baby Bob is finally going up, but, wow, I am hoping for a better 2024.

[Busguy2010]

Streetcar cut short, doesn't make it to UNMC NExT/Health project.

I wouldn't be so disappointed about that. I believe the reason they stopped it short is because UNMC is very fluid at the moment. A lot will be different in 5 years down there so I think they just want to buy time until they eventually extend it to UNMC.

[nebport5]

Seconding a lot that's already been mentioned, but here's mine:
- CB submitting for federal funds for streetcar extension
- announcement/reveal plans for revamped mercantile master plan including the rumored high rises, new civic site plans, UNMC NEXT design, former wowt site and parking lot redevelopment, and lot b development
- baby bob finally goes vertical and horizontal
- finalized streetcar design that goes to UNMC NEXT/saddle creek admin tower
- hoping for 3 high rise (200+ feet) announcements
- a major employer announces move to downtown
- City tourism continues to improve with opening of new riverfront parks
- CB phase 4 goes vertical, particularly the adventure tower

Dang, reviewing this at the end of the year hurts. No updates from the Mercantile. Streetcar cut short, doesn't make it to UNMC NExT/Health project. 0 additional high rises announced. CB Riverfront Phase 4 still pending. Employers moving out of downtown, still. I am glad Baby Bob is finally going up, but, wow, I am hoping for a better 2024.

I guess that why it's called a wishlist. And yet many of these are still possible but at the mercy of the current economic climate. Maybe a good segue towards a revised 2024 list.