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Saint Columbans, NE · Traffic & Transit
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Red Oak council seeks East Coolbaugh parking change
(Red Oak) -- After two years of discussion, parking is being limited on a portion of a heavily-traveled street in Red Oak. By a 4-0 vote earlier this week, the Red Oak City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance amendment prohibiting parking on the south side of East Coolbaugh Street from 8th to Highland Streets. Red Oak Police Chief Justin Rhamy voiced support for the parking ban. Rhamy says the street is only is only 30 feet wide, and two vehicles parked on the street leaves only 15 feet between them. In comparison, a fire truck at maximum width is 14 feet wide.
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Omaha proposal would cut parking requirements to boost housing options
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha is considering a proposal to reduce required parking spaces for new housing, an effort aimed at making it cheaper and easier to build homes. City rules currently require builders to include a set number of parking spaces, typically 1.5 to 2 per unit, for every home, duplex or apartment. The proposal, which came before Omaha City Council for the first time Tuesday, would drop that requirement to one space per unit across the board.
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Farnam Street bridge to reopen ahead of schedule
An Omaha bridge project is wrapping up sooner than expected and will reopen this week. Omaha Mayor John Ewing announced Thursday that the Farnam Street Bridge will officially reopen to traffic by 3 p.m. Friday. A press release stated the reopening represents an important milestone for the Omaha Streetcar project...
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Grow Omaha Streetcar in Focus: Transit Oriented Development
An example of Transit Oriented Development in Omaha: the Carnac Apartments under construction along the streetcar tracks at 35th & Farnam Street. You may have heard the term “Transit Oriented Development,” or TOD, especially if you follow urban planning and transit trends. But what is this, exactly, and what does it mean for Omaha? What projects have been built, are under construction and being planned that fit this style of development? Finally, what can we expect in the future as the initial streetcar line is complete and future transit lines are planned and built?
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Red Oak Council Approves Safe Streets for All Safety Action Plan
(Red Oak) The Red Oak City Council adopted the Regional Planning Affiliates 13 and 18 Safe Streets and Roads for All Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. The plan identifies roadway safety strategies, potential projects and funding opportunities aimed at reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries. The resolution commits Red Oak to...
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Help Shape the Future of Walking, Biking and Rolling in Bellevue
The City of Bellevue is asking residents to take a few minutes to help shape the future of transportation and connectivity throughout our community. The City is currently developing its Active Mobility Plan, focused on making it safer, easier and more comfortable for people of all ages and abilities to walk, bike and roll throughout Bellevue.
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Study aims to reconnect North Omaha community divided by North Freeway
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The construction of Omaha’s North Freeway is one of the most controversial projects in the city’s history. The multi-lane freeway cut the city’s African American community in half. Now there is a study in the works to reconnect the divided neighborhood. The Reconnecting...
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Glenwood council adopts Regional Safe Streets for All safety plan
(Glenwood) -- Glenwood officials have backed a safety plan aimed at preventing fatalities and serious injuries along the city's roadways. At its regular meeting Tuesday evening, the Glenwood City Council approved a resolution adopting the Regional Safe Streets for All Comprehensive Safety Plan. The federal program was established through the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides funding to develop a comprehensive plan and award grants for improvement projects. Lindsey Button is with the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency, which helped facilitate the efforts to formulate the comprehensive safety plan. Button says the effort began in the summer of 2025.
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Council Bluffs works with Union Pacific on train crossing delays
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The city of Council Bluffs is working with Union Pacific Railroad to find immediate solutions and also work on a long-term fix to a decades-old problem. Sipriano DeSantiago worked for Union Pacific Railroad for 40 years and lives near the tracks. “I have no complaints about...
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Blackstone pizza place closes; restaurant owner cites Omaha streetcar construction toll
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The lights are off at Noli’s Blackstone — for now. The owner says a broken cooler forced the closure, but he says the issue is the latest in a series of problems tied to streetcar construction in the neighborhood. Joel Marsh, owner of Noli’s...
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The September 17th Road Construction Report
The biggest concentration of disruption remains the Omaha Streetcar corridor from downtown through Midtown/Blackstone, while several longer-running projects in west and southwest Omaha, western Sarpy County and Council Bluffs continue to affect drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. The streetcar is now in one of its most visible construction phases, with track...
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Omaha City Council approves lower speed limit on Leavenworth
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha City Council approved changing speed limits on part of Leavenworth Street on Tuesday. The speed limit will drop from 35 to 30 miles per hour on Leavenworth from 60th to 42nd street, as well as a portion of 60th street from Leavenworth to Pacific.
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Metro Transit seeks rider feedback on proposed service changes
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Metro Transit will hold four public meetings to hear from riders about proposed changes to bus routes, fares and passes. The first meeting will be held virtually on Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, in English. ASL interpretation will be provided, according to a release.
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Sidney council receives petition to allow parking along Maple Street
(Sidney) -- Sidney city officials heard a request for more parking options along Maple Street. At its regular monthly meeting earlier this week, the Sidney City Council received a petition from city resident Valerie Paulson regarding the possibility of parking along Maple Street. Sidney Mayor Justin Shirley tells KMA News that the road has served as a major north-south thoroughfare on the west side of town, with residents signing the petition asking for parking on at least one side of the road. He says they heard arguments from both side's at Monday's meeting.