OMAHA BY DESIGN’S 2006 ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE ONLINE
May 22, 2007
May 22, 2007
OMAHA BY DESIGN’S 2006 ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE ONLINE
OMAHA – Omaha by Design’s 2006 annual report is now available on the web at www.omahabydesign.org. To download a PDF version, click on the “news” tab at the top of the home page.
Omaha by Design, a privately funded nonprofit organization, is dedicated to changing the physical face of Omaha through the use of urban design principles and citizen engagement. Projects and activities center on three components: Green Omaha, which seeks to preserve and enhance the city’s natural setting and public park system; Civic Omaha, which seeks to define and improve the city’s civic places and public image; and Neighborhood Omaha, which seeks to preserve and enhance the city’s residential neighborhoods.
These three components comprise the Urban Design Element of Omaha’s master plan, which establishes the city’s long-range policies, goals and standards as a guide for its physical development. Omaha by Design is also expanding its efforts into the greening of the metropolitan area with a new focus on sustainable development practices.
The report charts the organization’s Green Omaha, Civic Omaha and Neighborhood Omaha progress in 2006. It also highlights the organization’s national media coverage in 2006. Two major publications, Metropolis Magazine and the Harvard Design Magazine, published features on Omaha by Design’s efforts to better the quality of urban design in Omaha.
“Our success as an organization would not be possible without the support of our many donors, volunteers and public partners,” said Connie Spellman, director of Omaha by Design. “For example, the completion of the Benson-Ames Alliance plan in 2006 was the result of a public/private partnership that relied heavily on citizen input.” The plan, which sets forth a new framework of principles for future development and redevelopment projects in the Benson-Ames Alliance area, is available on the web at www.benson-ames.org.
For more information about Omaha by Design, contact Spellman at 402.342.3458 or connie@omahabydesign.org.