Benson Place Game  

On July 26, 2004, Lively Omaha, and The Benson Merchants Association joined forces to conduct A Place Game workshop. The Benson Commercial corridor lies along Maple Street and some locations chosen for the Place Game extended as far north as the Northwest Radial Highway.

Place Game participants examined traffic, signage, landscaping, architecture and other aspects of the district.



The American Legion Hall hosted the event and workshop participants numbered nearly 40 business owners, residents of the neighborhood, as well as Councilman Marc Kraft who represents the district.



Several major themes emerged from the session. Those themes are presented in the link below followed by the observations and recommendations of each of the Place Game Teams.

Emerging Themes
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Specific short-term and long-term improvement ideas were developed by each team for all the sites visited. Their concepts for Benson are presented here.  Web site visitors are encouraged to make comments and suggestions on the Place Game ideas.

In addition to improvement ideas, Place Game participants came up with organizations and groups that might be interested in becoming partners to help implement their place making suggestions.

Local Partners

For more information about Lively Omaha and the Place Game, please email us.