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Regulatory Package
Passage of the 2004 Omaha by Design Urban Design Element laid the legal framework for introducing formal urban design considerations into Omaha development. Many of the goals outlined in the Urban Design Element can be achieved through private initiatives, capital investments and administrative changes within city departments. Some goals, however, require additions and/or changes to city codes. Approximately thirty regulations will need to be drafted and approved by the Planning Board and City Council in order to implement urban design policies and projects. Omaha by Design and the City of Omaha are in the process of hiring legal and urban design consultants to begin the process. The expected timeline for the project is 9 to 12 months.
Read more about the Civic Omaha Component and related goals and projects .
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| Gene Leahy Mall/11th Street |
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The Gene Leahy Mall and 11th Street are located at the heart of downtown Omaha. Situated in between the business core of downtown, Old Market, Riverfront and Qwest Center and Holland Performing Arts Center, the Mall and its surrounding streets are one of the most recognizable civic places in the City. On March 15th, Omaha by Design unveiled a plan for the area that addressed four primary issues: safety and visibility; accessibility and urban connections; activity and programming; and expansion of the Old Market character along 11th Street. Fund raising strategies are now being developed to make the plan a reality.
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Omaha by Design has been awarded a grant from the Nebraska Arts Council and a donation from the H. Lee and Carol Gendler Charitable Fund, an OCF donor, to fund the creation of an on-line inventory of public art in Omaha and to create a public art brochure. The inventory, completed in November 2005, includes a complete list of all publicly accessible art in the City. The Public Art brochure was finished in August 2005 and features art pieces selected by the Public Art Commission to raise awareness of public art throughout the city. The brochure can be found online or at area art galleries, visitor centers and hotels.
Find out more about Omaha’s Public Art.
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| Green Streets Master Plan |
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The City of Omaha Parks and Recreation Department hired RDG Planning & Design to prepare a Green Streets Master Plan for the City of Omaha. The Green Streets Master Plan will identify streets appropriate for greening projects, planting standards for specific street types and outline a maintenance plan for existing and future plantings. Omaha by Design is assisting with the process and will be a member of the working committee who will help guide the Master plan. Work will begin in mid-June with a completion date by the end of the year.
Read more about the Green Omaha Component and related goals and projects. |
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Omaha by Design, the City of Omaha and University of Nebraska at Omaha are working with Benson area neighborhood associations, businesses and community organizations to develop an alliance planning model for the City of Omaha. In addition to creating a comprehensive development plan to address the design, housing, transportation, business, health, education and social/cultural needs of the Benson Alliance Area, this project will create a sustainable alliance leadership structure to implement the plan and establish a model for alliance planning throughout the city.
Initial funding has been secured for the project from the City of Omaha, Alegent Health Community Benefit Trust, and the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority. The planning process is estimated to take 15 months.
Gould Evans has been selected to serve as consultant for the project, and a working review committee and an advisory committee have been established.
Read More About Benson
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