WHAT'S NEW

Lively Omaha is Now
Omaha by Design!
Read about our plans for Omaha’s great spaces in 2005


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See What's New
In Architectural Preservation
Omaha’s architecture represents a rich cultural heritage and contributes to the City’s sense of place. .
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Omaha By Design

The Results Are In!
Omaha by Design Opinion Survey Results and Analysis
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Downtown Excitement
An exciting new vision
for 11th Street and
the Gene Leahy Mall

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See What's New
In Public Art
Public Art continues to flourish and grow in Omaha.  Here are some recent installations of art in public places that we can all use and enjoy.
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Place Game Results!
Place Game
helps Columbus Park get renovation funds

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Place Game Promotes
Plants on Plaza
Planters add
beauty and
security.
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What's in There?
Hearty container plantings you can use in your neighborhood.

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Benson Place Game

On July 26, 2004 Lively Omaha, and
the Benson Merchants Association joined
forces to conduct A Place Game workshop.
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Omaha By Design
What's Green, Civic, Neighborhood and Omaha all Over?  It's Omaha By Design!"
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Happy Birthday Omaha!
Happy Birthday Omaha!
See the party pictures.

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Creating Places Where People Want to Be
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In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark
Retrace the steps of Lewis and Clark with public art.
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Plaza De La Raza
See how South Omaha is reinventing its business district.
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FEATURES

Riverfront Update

Public Art in Omaha Metro Area


Visit Omaha's public artworks through this new online feature!


Monthly Snapshots
Winter brings lots of great photo ops.

EDUCATION RESOURCES

The Place Game
Yogi Berra said “You can see a lot by just observing,” and that’s where the Place Game comes in.
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Eleven Principles for Transforming
Public Spaces

Creating 'Places' that Work
by Kathy Madden

Making Public Art Work
by Cynthia Nikitin

The Thirteen Points of Traditional Neighborhood Development
A simple guide to evaluating neighborhood authenticity.

Principles of Smart Growth
How to have growth and maintain community and quality of life.

Over $160,000 in Grants to date! 
Place Games make rain. 
Find out how your group can benefit.

Great Public Spaces, Great Community Spaces
Streets, markets, parks and neighborhoods - thousands of pictures and stories about great place making. 

Competing in the Age of Talent: Quality of Place and the New Economy
by Richard Florida
Learn how amenities and environmental quality affect the ability to attract talent, create and sustain high technology industry.

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