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Omaha's Electric Streetcar: From 1890s Wonder to 2028 Revival
In the 1890s, Omaha was already discovering something that cities across America would spend the next half-century learning: electricity could change the way a city moved - and, in the process, change the city itself. Omaha's first streetcars appeared in 1868, pulled by horses through muddy streets. Cable cars followed,...
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Lincoln Residents Invited to Take Part in Downtown Parking Study Survey
LINCOLN–(KFOR/News Release Sept. 2)–Lincolnites are invited to take part in an online survey as part of a study on parking in downtown Lincoln. The survey and interactive map is available through September 23 and the 12-month study is set up to help the City of Lincoln better understand how the parking system performs and look for strategies that support residents, businesses, employees, students, visitors as downtown Lincoln continues to grow.
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Bellevue Public Works Department Announces Temporary Closure on 25th Street North of Hwy 370
The City of Bellevue Public Works Department is advising motorists of a temporary northbound lane closure on 25th Street just north of Highway 370 beginning Tuesday, September 8, as crews complete pavement repairs. 25th Street will be closed to northbound traffic in the work area. As shown in the provided...
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I-80 vehicle fire causes delays west of Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A vehicle caught fire on Interstate 80 near mile marker 388, west of Lincoln, Tuesday morning. The fire was captured in photos taken by a Nebraska Department of Transportation camera north of Pleasant Dale, which is about 15 miles west of Lincoln. The eastbound lanes of...
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Drivers urged to plan ahead for different routes, heavy traffic for first Husker home game
LINCOLN — Nebraska football returns to Memorial Stadium Saturday, Sept. 5, for the first home game of the season. As thousands of fans make their way to Lincoln, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), Nebraska State Patrol (NSP), Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU), and the Lincoln Police Department (LPD) are reminding drivers to plan ahead, allow extra time for travel, and to be prepared to take a different route than in previous years.
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Months-long road closure begins at University of Nebraska Medical Center
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A new construction project on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus is causing a months-long road closure starting today. Drivers will not be able to go south of 42nd and Farnam. The closure affects both directions of that portion of the road. New health center...
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Railroad crossing at Showboat Blvd. will close for track improvements from Sept. 8-11
HASTINGS — The Cooperative Producers Inc. railroad crossing at Showboat Boulevard north of U.S. Highway 6 is scheduled to close next week for track improvements. R & S Track Maintenance, Inc. of Columbus and Ashland will complete track work at the CPI crossing. Part of the work involves re-working the railroad crossing at Showboat Boulevard.
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Lincoln Residents Invited to Take Part in Downtown Parking Study Survey
LINCOLN–(KFOR/News Release Sept. 2)–Lincolnites are invited to take part in an online survey as part of a study on parking in downtown Lincoln. The survey and interactive map is available through September 23 and the 12-month study is set up to help the City of Lincoln better understand how the parking system performs and look for strategies that support residents, businesses, employees, students, visitors as downtown Lincoln continues to grow.
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Gas prices spike ahead of Labor Day weekend travel in Nebraska, Iowa
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Drivers hitting the road for Labor Day weekend are paying more to get there, according to AAA. Gas prices across Nebraska and Iowa have climbed nearly a dollar higher than they were a year ago. Gas prices in Omaha are sitting at $3.75 a gallon. “It’s...
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Omaha Streetcar name announced with renderings
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The name and renderings of the Omaha Streetcar were revealed by Mayor John Ewing and the Streetcar team on Friday. “Oscar” will be the official nickname for the Streetcar as it tested well with focus groups, per a city release, and that it carries “personality.”
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Jean Stothert reflects on Omaha streetcar project’s challenges, benefits
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - When Jean Stothert lost the Omaha mayoral election to John Ewing, she left behind a more than $400 million streetcar project already underway. Right now, the streetcar project is a work in progress. Former Omaha Mayor, now KFAB talk show host, Jean Stothert understands the work...
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Portions of Three Lincoln Streets to Close Beginning August 22
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities announced Friday that portions of three Lincoln streets will close beginning Saturday and Monday. LTU says Havelock Avenue between 84th and 98th streets will close from 9 a.m. Saturday through 5 p.m. Sunday for Gravel Worlds. Beginning Monday, 14th Street between “P” and “Q” streets will...
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Take a look at the branding, design and name of Omaha’s streetcar
The Omaha Streetcar has a name: Oscar. Mayor John Ewing and the city’s streetcar team rolled out the branding, design and name of the upcoming streetcar system at the Kiewit Luminarium Friday afternoon. Five focus groups and more than 1,200 surveys contributed to the final branding. “We were receiving...
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Husker gameday shuttle changing ownership, expanding to other cities
The longstanding shuttle service for Husker football gamedays, the Big Red Express, will expand to several mid-sized cities and change ownership. On Wednesday, Lincoln Transportation and Utilities, which previously ran the service within the Capital City under its public transit name StarTran, said a company called iPronto will now run the shuttle to Omaha, Kearney, Grand Island, Norfolk and Columbus. Round trip rides from those cities will cost anywhere from $59 to $89.
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120th Street between Fort Street, Military Road closed for culvert repairs
OMAHA, NE. — A stretch of 120th Street between Fort and Military Road in northwest Omaha is closed for several days while crews from Omaha Public Works repair a culvert crossing. Crews closed the stretch of 120th Street on Monday, Aug. 24, to begin construction. The construction is adjacent...