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OTOC's Metro Area Development Committee (MAD) OMAHA’S MASTER PLANThe following are excerpts
from Omaha’s Master Plan adopted by the Omaha City Council in January 1997.
Does this describe the Omaha as we know it? VISION “Omaha
must be a community committed to promoting and maintaining a high quality of
life for all of its people.” ·
Take
advantage of the cultural diversity of its people and help foster an
appreciation of their differences and a spirit of cooperation to promote overall
community betterment. ·
Support
the visual and performing arts – accessible to all residents. ·
Take
pride in the physical attractiveness of their city and work to eliminate visual
blight and to promote high quality design. ·
Design
urban form to eliminate land use conflicts, reduce traffic congestion, encourage
pedestrian movement and incorporate open space. ·
Make
a commitment to Omaha’s natural environment and work to preserve clean air and
water, conservation and preservation of open space and agricultural land. GOALS:
(underlining added) ·
Manage the growth of the city Ø
Be pro-active rather than reactive regarding development Ø
Establish a contiguous and compact pattern of growth Ø
Prevent new strip office/commercial development Ø
Create a series of high-density, mixed-use areas throughout the city ·
Develop
and maintain a positive city image ·
Promote
and maintain a high quality of urban design ·
Preserve
and promote the city’s physical, ethnic, and cultural heritage ·
Create
healthy and diverse neighborhoods throughout the city Ø
Reverse
deterioration in older areas of the central city Ø
Conserve
existing stable neighborhoods Ø
Ensure
good quality housing with a mix of housing patterns, types and styles Ø
Ensure
a mix of necessary retail and personal services in all areas ·
Protect
our natural systems and environmental quality ·
Provide
public services efficiently and equitably Ø
Ensure
that sanitary sewers are extended in an orderly fashion Ø
Create
an interconnected park and open-space system Ø Link transportation and land use planning and match street sizes to surrounding land use with more emphasis on a “dense network” street system
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