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Benson-Ames Alliance
Explores Concepts for
Community’s Future
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Over 150 Benson-Ames Alliance residents and business owners met at Benson High School Thursday, March 2 for a public workshop. Participants reviewed and responded to community revitalization concepts displayed on boards throughout the room. Dave Knopick, project consultant, made short presentations every half hour welcoming newcomers and framing the purpose of the event – the continuation of the community input process.
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The displays were grouped into four general topic areas.
- The first provided an overview of the demographic, housing and business data collected by UNO.
- The second presented three alternative development frameworks – one based on the continuation of strip commercial corridors; another modifying strip development based on the current comprehensive plan; and a third presenting an alternative, mixed-use approach based on the Urban Design Element and retail trade zones.
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- Linkages, pathways and gateways display identified options for connecting the various housing and commercial centers within the community while retaining each individual area’s identity.
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- The final group of displays focused on possible redevelopment in four areas in the Benson-Ames Alliance: North Saddle Creek & Hamilton, Downtown Benson, Ames Avenue from 48th to 60th streets, and 72nd & Military, all of which showed a mix of uses and variety of development options.
You can view or download all the renderings and conclusions here. [Download PDF]
The sketches illustrated possibilities based on the features of the particular areas, not specific site plans or designed developments. Workshop participants evaluated the ideas presented—what they liked, what they did not like, what was missing, and what needed further explanation. The planning team will spend the next few weeks studying the evaluations and incorporating the conclusions into the plan. |
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| The next public meeting of the Benson-Ames Alliance is scheduled for May 18. Please check the calendar on this website for meeting details. In the intervening weeks, Alliance staff will be giving presentations and conducting open forum discussions at PTAs, neighborhood associations, civic groups, and churches throughout the area. If you would like a representative to make a presentation at your organization’s next meeting, contact Ellen Fitzsimmons at 342-3458 or email ellen@omahabydesign.org |
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