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Tourist - Downtown "Crown Jewel" Circulator Route - Omaha, NE
Jun 10, 2012 Kevin G1 Being Reviewed
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Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Location: Old Mattress Factory, 2nd Floor, 501 N. 13th St, Omaha
Time: 5-7:30 p.m.
Agenda:
5:30 p.m.: Meeting sign-in
5:45 p.m.: Presentation
6:00 p.m.: Small Group Mapping Exercise (identification of possible transit routes and modes)
6:45 p.m.: Small Group Reports
7:15 p.m.: Wrap-up
7:30 p.m.: Meeting Ends
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Visitors and Omaha Residents would likely be receptive to a circulator route to highlight some of Omaha's "Crown Jewels". [We need to standardize the list of Omaha's Crown Jewels.] The route would first run during major events at Century Link Center every 15-20 minutes:

Stops for this Circulator Route would include:

Union Station - Durham Western Heritage Museum
Old Market @ 10th St.
Heartland of American - Omaha Riverfront - Rick's Boatyard
Century Link Center
Hot Shops
Creighton
Joslyn Art Museum
Rose Theatre
Orpheum Theatre
Holland Performing Art Center - Gene Leahy Mall

Stops could be strategically be placed so walking patrons could jump off at major restaurant stops such as Old Market, Mattress Factory, DJs.

At some point, more distant routes could be added to include other "crown jewels" such as Henry Doorly Zoo. When the Dodge Street Corridor is developed, stops at Midtown, UNMC, Aksarben Village and NFM could be added.

How much should a fare be?
Such a system should be a 1 fee RFID pass card good for unlimited rides.
$20 bucks - good for 3-7 days.


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