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REBUILD NORTH
OMAHA...Block by
Block!
North Omaha Village Zone
Connecting a Rich
History with a Thriving Future
It's Time to
DREAM Again.
24th and Lake
24th Street
16th/Cuming
30th and Parker (former Pleasant
View)
Adams Park
Malcolm X Area
a comprehensive, collaborative
development initiative in
partnership with the Empowerment
Network, North Omaha Residents
and Stakeholders, Alliance
Building Communities, City of
Omaha, North Omaha Development
Project, Omaha Housing
Authority, and Nebraska
Investment Finance Authority
What is your vision for 24th
and Lake?
What could happen at 30th &
Parker?
(former Pleasant View
Housing Project)
What would a fully developed
Malcolm X Birth Site look
like?
Can 24th Street thrive
again?
How can we capture the best
of North Omaha's history and
connect it with a cutting
edge future?
Can we build a connected,
sustainable, thriving North
Omaha community?
When we work together, there are
no limits. Now is the
time!
NORTH OMAHA
VILLAGE ZONE
ACTION PLAN
Community
Visioning and
Planning
The Empowerment
Network, Alliance
Building
Communities,
City of Omaha, Omaha Housing
Authority, North
Omaha
Development
Project, and
Nebraska
Investment
Finance
Authority invite
you to
participate in a series of
community vision
and planning
sessions. Our
goal: work with
the community,
stakeholders,
and partners to
identify and
implement
specific
projects in
these targeted
areas.
TARGETED
AREAS OF
FOCUS:
What are
your
thoughts,
ideas, and
vision for
24th
and Lake?
What are
your
thoughts,
ideas, and
vision for
the 24th
Street
Corridor?
What are
your
thoughts,
ideas, and
vision for
the
30th
and Parker
area?
(former
location of
Pleasant
View
Housing)
What are
your
thoughts,
ideas, and
vision for
the Adams
Park,
Malcolm X
Site, and
Miami
Heights
area?
THE NORTH OMAHA
VILLAGE ZONE:
All of the
partners will
continue to do
work and
projects in
other areas of
North Omaha.
The Village Zone
will be an areas
of intense focus
including
housing, jobs,
business
development,
violence
prevention,
education and
youth
development,
sustainability,
arts and
culture, and
other
comprehensive,
collaborative
projects.
The plan is to
create a process
that can be
successfully
implemented in
other village
areas throughout
North Omaha and
other parts of
the city.
The efforts are
starting in what
has long been
considered the
core of North
Omaha.
This is the
continuation of
over two years
of work in the
Empowerment
Network's
Village Strategy
area.
GOALS:
•Comprehensive,
Coordinated
Plan
for
Redevelopment
Connected,
Sustainable,
Thriving
Community
•
•Focus
on
Targeted
Areas
with
the
Greatest
Potential
•
•Identify
“Iconic”
Catalyst
Projects
•
•Develop
Real,
Tangible
Proposals
•
•Create
Detailed
Budgets
and
Implementation
Plans
•
•Establish
Partners
and
Raise
Funds
•
•Implement
Sustainable
Projects,
Models
and
Plans
ACTION PLAN:
Building on
the work of the
North Omaha
Development
Project,
Empowerment
Network’s
Village
Strategy, and
City of Omaha
Development
Plans, we’re
working together
to take the next
steps towards
Rebuilding North
Omaha…Block by
Block.
Come
participate in
an interactive
meeting with our
consultants H3
Studio and Schemmer Associates. Be a
part of the
rebuilding of
this historic
part of North
Omaha.
This is not a
study.
This is an
action plan for
implementation.
The purpose is
to take the
North Omaha
Development
study and bring
it down to a
block by block
plan starting
with areas with
the highest
potential for
development.
Specific
projects will be
identified and
implemented.
TIMELINE:
The
planning will
happen in
phases.
Initial meetings
with community
stakeholders
have been held
to outline the
process.
By the end of
March,
consultants will
have concepts
for the
community to
review in two of
the target
areas. By
the end of May,
based on
community,
stakeholder, and
the input of
partners, a
number of
specific
proposals will
be developed and
prepared for
funding support.
Additional
community
planning
sessions will be
announced and
held during
April
and May.
Your
participation
and input are
incredibly
vital.
Planning Team:
Alliance
Building
Communities
Empowerment
Network
City of Omaha
and Mayor's
Office
North Omaha
Development
Project
Omaha Housing
Authority
Nebraska
Investment
Finance
Authority
Community
Engagement
Advisory Groups
with Community
Stakeholders &
Residents
Focus Group
Meetings
Pastors and
Ministers
Arts and Culture
Organizations
Educators
Economic
Development
Businesses
Parks
Colleges &
Universities
College Students
Community
Visioning and
Planning
Meetings
Village East
Advisory Team
Chair
Michael Maroney
- Omaha Economic
Development
Corporation
Advisory Team
Ken Johnson -
City of Omaha
Bridget Hadley -
City of Omaha
Ed Cochran -
North Omaha
Development
Project
Alex Bane - Long
School
Association
Deb Bunting -
Nebraska Arts
Council
Curt Simon - MAT
Dan Burkey -
Creighton
University
Mike Saklar -
Sienna Francis
Fred Conley -
Omaha Housing
Authority
Dennis O'Neal -
First National
Bank
John Griffith -
Catholic
Charities
Village West
Advisory Team
Chair
Stan Timm -
Omaha Housing
Authority
Advisory Team
James Theale -
City of Omaha
Ed Cochran -
North Omaha
Development
Project
Kris Carter -
Highlander
Neighborhood
Association
Pastor Selwyn Q.
Bachus - Salem
Baptist Church
Dr. Richard
Brown - Charles
Drew Health
Center
Sharif Liwaru -
Malcolm X
Foundation
Charles Parks -
Montclair
Association
Tony Welchen -
Omaha Housing
Authority
David Krecek -
Prospect Hill
Tom Warren -
Urban League of
Nebraska
Elected &
Appointed
Officials
(participating)
Mayor Jim Suttle
- City of Omaha
Steve Oltman -
City of Omaha
Councilman Ben
Gray
Senator Tanya
Cook
Senator Brenda
Council
Commissioner
Chris Rodgers
School Board -
Freddie J. Gray
Metro Community
College Board -
Fred Conley
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