South Omaha Plans

[Coyote]

Parkway imagined for south Omaha

At 10th and Bancroft Streets, a fountain would be the centerpiece of a new roundabout. Signs would help visitors decide whether to go to the zoo, get on Interstate 80, stop at Lauritzen Gardens or head to the new north downtown baseball stadium. Tenth Street would be renamed Parkway 10. The first step toward improving the corridors along 10th and 13th Streets is setting new rules and regulations that will preserve the area's character while enhancing it with new lighting, landscaping and attractive development. Duane Brooks of the South Omaha Neighborhood Association said the proposals are the culmination of two years of work by nearly 40 neighborhood associations. The objective, he said, is to turn 10th and 13th Streets into "corridors of growth."

[the1wags]

I still favor the 13th street route over 10th in the event that a downtown to the zoo line gets built. I'm fine with both streets getting the makeover treatment though.

[SaOmaha]

While I did internet research on the Parkway 10 Project I found these local television statiosn online story on this project:

KETV Channel 7 - Streetcar Could Connect Zoo, Old Market
http://www.ketv.com/travelgetaways/16459416/detail.html

WOWT Channel 6 - South Omaha Development Plan Unveiled
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/19460889.html

KETV Channel 42 - City Moves Forward With New Vision of South Omaha Corridor
http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=8412907

Page 29 of the Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion thread have a lively discussion of the 10th street Boulevard streetcar line
http://eomahaforums.com/phpBB/viewtopic ... &start=840

I would to love to see the 10th street made beautiful. It would make a more attractive route to go between the Old Market and the Zoo.
It would be more enjoyable to see it from the streetcar.