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What should be the top priority when planning an improved transit system in Central Omaha?
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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

The focus seems to be on adding transit to established areas and encouraging density with infill. Rightly so, since this means cheaper/shorter transit lines and since established areas have existing underutilized infrastructure that can support more people and places without adding additional taxpayer burden.

However, a corridor like W Dodge, W Center, W Maple or even Blair High Rd could be used to extend transit from downtown and midtown to farm fields. The suburban density in between is too low but a new terminus at the western edge could be the next Benson or Dundee.

This is how many of the early traction companies were profitable, transit operations would barely break even, but they would extend service to a cornfield they owned and make a windfall off of the profits.

See the link below for an example.

More Info:
Rainwood Township - Google Maps
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