OTOC's Metro Area Development Committee (MAD)

OMAHA MASTER PLAN -- CONCEPTS (cont.)

Infrastructure and Public Service

The City of Omaha will ensure that all areas of the city are served by adequate, well-maintained infrastructure and public services. Services and facilities will serve both existing and anticipated development in an efficient, equitable, and cost effective manner. Those who benefit from City services will be required to pay for the services they receive.

Sewer Issues

Omaha’s sanitary sewer system will be constructed and maintained to meet existing and anticipated needs, to promote contiguous growth and to further the development pattern established by the Master Plan. Developments in watersheds served by sanitary sewers must connect to the system while those in unserved watersheds may use on-site systems. The City will ensure that adequate storm-water controls are established and enforced and will integrate stormwater management into it’s multi-purpose open space and recreation network. New sewer construction will be balanced with on-going maintenance, separation and reconstruction needs and financing will directly connect benefits and costs.

Park and Recreation Issues

The City will ensure that Omaha’s park and recreation system will provide a full range of recreational services to Omahans and that developing areas contain equivalent levels of service to that of the city’s. To the extent possible, the city’s parks will be connected by an extensive open space network which will utilize existing boulevards, creeks, and other multi-purpose open space corridors to link existing and proposed parks. The system will be designed to protect, enhance, and incorporate natural features. Major recreational facilities will also be provided to accommodate and attract local, regional, and national events.

Transportation Issues

The city’s street system and land use pattern will be directly connected and designed to further the overall development pattern established by the Master Plan. Proposed land use changes which exceed street capacities set out in the Plan will be avoided and street widths will be tied to surrounding land uses and traffic volumes. The overall layout of the street system will be designed to incorporate a dense network of local and collector streets and to reduce traffic congestion, provide better circulation, and reduce right-of-way costs. New street construction will be balanced with ongoing maintenance and reconstruction. New development will be designed to accommodate automobile circulation and encourage pedestrian movement, mass transit and alternative modes of transportation.

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