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Omaha's Design Board Throws a Wrench in Revitalization

Posted by: Tim Halbur
Thanks to: David Nelson
27 February 2010 - 5:00am

The new urban design review board once again deems that a publicly backed project doesn't do enough to encourage activity on the street and sends the Downtown Improvement District back to the drawing board.

Matt Miller writes, "The redesign of downtown Omaha's run-down 16th Street is going back to the drawing board amid concerns that the proposal would fail to revitalize the corridor.

The project had seemed to be gaining momentum, winning buy-in from 16th Street’s major tenants and private interests.

But the project hit a buzzsaw this month when it went before a new city board with oversight on urban design issues. In the end, the board authorized the plans to move forward — only on the condition that the plans change."

Full Story: Redesign ordered on redesign
Source: Omaha World Herald, February 26, 2010
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