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estimates for each available at variousstationsduring theopenhouse. Thesealternativerouteswilllaterbenarrowedto three by the Planning Commission,based on recommendations and publicfeedback. “Iencouragepeopletocometotheopenhouse inadvanceof the listeningforum,”Carrollsaid.“Itisimportanttohearasmuchinformationaspossibleinmakingdecisionsaboutthefuture.” Carroll said members of thePlanning Commission and staff from

It’s your city’s future

Atheoppositeistruewhenitcomestoplan-ningforthefutureofacity.That’swhytwoupcomingeventsencouragecitizenparticipation in the planning process. The Lincoln/Lancaster CountyPlanningCommissionwelcomes inputatitspubliclisteningforumWednesday,May 17. The forum will cover top-ics included within the Long RangeTransportation Plan and the efforts toupdateit. “The Comprehensive Plan is acommunityplan, therefore, it’s impor-tanttocommunicatewiththepublicontheirwishesandgoalsforthefutureofthecity,”saidEugeneCarroll,PlanningCommissionVice-Chair. The forum is the public’s oppor-tunity toexpress their thoughtson theCompPlan/LRTPupdatedirectlytothedecisionmakers.Everycommentwillbeincludedinthepublicrecord. In addition to the listeningforum, Public Works/Utilities hostsan open house Wednesday, May 3 toinform citizens of the Long RangeTransportation Plan update and toreceivecitizenfeedback. According to Karl Fredrickson,Director of Public Works/Utilities,the open house is a great opportunityfor citizens to learn about transporta-tion planning and provide their ownsuggestions. “It’s the opportunity for people tohaveinputonthefuturetransportationnetwork of Lincoln and I encouragepeople to come do that,” Fredricksonsaid.“Wehavealotofcommentseverydaythroughouttheyearabouttranspor-tationinLincolnandthisisachancetoaddthosecommentsormakethosesug-gestionsbeforewe’redone.” Public Works/Utilities has devel-oped eight transportation alternatives(See maps on Pages 3-5) with cost

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Long Range Transportation Plan

Open HouseWednesday, May 35:00 to 6:30 p.m.

Engineering ServicesTraining Room

531 Westgate Blvd.

City/County Planning Commission

Public Listening ForumWednesday, May 17

1:00 p.m.County-City BuildingHearing Chambers555 South 10th St.

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In addition to streets and high-ways, other modes of transportationwill be under discussion during theopen house and community forum.The Long Range Transportation Planimpactspublictransit,motorizedtrans-port, bicycles and walking. Maps il-lustratingeachwillbeavailableattheopenhouse. “The Long Range TransportationPlan establishes what the city andcounty’s future roadwaynetworkwilllook like,” said Karl Fredrickson,Director, Public Works/Utilities. “IfyoutravelfromPointAtoPointB,thisoutlineswhatthisroutemaylooklikeinthefuture. Butit’snotjust limitedto vehicular traffic. If people like togetaroundbyanymeans,thisdemon-strateshowthecitywillprovidethesetransportationnetworks,ornotprovidethemasthecasemaybe.”

A new study will examine thefutureofpublictransitforourgrow-ing city. You’re invited to learnmoreaboutitatoneoftwoTransitDevelopment Plan open housesThursday,May11. ThefirstopenhousewillbeheldatEnergySquare,1111‘O’St.,Room101,from11a.m.to1p.m.Thesec-ondopenhousewilltakeplacefrom5 to 7 p.m. in the auditorium atBennettMartinLibrary,136S.14thSt. The purpose of the TransitDevelopment Plan Study, an out-growthoftheComprehensivePlan,

the Planning Department and PublicWorks/Utilities will be on hand forquestions and comments during theopenhouse. Lincoln and Lancaster Countyadopted the Comprehensive Plan in2002.Theplan forms a commonvi-siontoguidedevelopmentinto2025.This document includes the desiredpattern of land uses and public fa-cilities necessary to support growth.TheLongRangeTransportationPlanforms an important section of thisplan. It describes an evolving localtransportation system built upon theComprehensivePlan’svision. Federal regulations require thattheLRTPbeupdatedeveryfiveyearstoqualifyprojectsforfederalfunding.Tofulfillthisrequirement,anupdatedLRTPneedstobeadoptedin2007toextendtheplan’svisionto2030. Public Works/Utilities and thePlanning Department lead the CompPlan/LRTPupdateeffort. As theop-

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It’s not just about cars ...

Events cover Transit Development Plan Updateis to identifynear- and long-termpoliciesandactionitemsto enhance transit service inLincoln. An important aspect ofthisstudyisadetailedpublicinvolvement effort includ-ing open houses, stakeholdermeetings, user drop-in ses-sions and public meetings oftheTransitDevelopmentPlanAdvisoryCommittee. Included in the plan willbe a comprehensive opera-tions analysis, developmentofnear-andlong-termtransit

servicealternatives,updatedservice standards and poli-cies, management optionsandfundingoptions. The consultant onthe project is UrbitranAssociates, an engineer-

ing,architecturalandplanningfirmheadquartered in New York City.The findings of the study will beused to update the ComprehensivePlanandtoidentifyactionitemsforthecitytoenhancetransitserviceinLincoln.

erator of the traffic system, PublicWorkshelpsdeterminetheavailabilityofresourcesandfundingnecessarytoaccommodate anticipated growth andtheeffectitwillhaveonexistingsys-tems. The LRTP is updated largelybaseduponpublicinputandthefind-ingsofatrafficmodelwhichservesasatooltopredicthowtrafficwillmovethroughout the city as it continues togrow,aswellasotherfactors,suchascost,environmentalfactorsandsocio-economicimpacts. Whenneededissuesareaddressedand the Comp Plan/LRTP is updat-ed, thedraftwillbe forwarded to thePlanning Commission for a publichearing.OnceamendedandapprovedbytheCommission,theCityCouncil,County Board and the OfficialsCommittee of the MetropolitanPlanning Organization will each re-viewandtakeactionontheplan. “Pleasecomeandprovideuswithyour thoughts,” Fredrickson said.“The feedback people provide edu-

catesusontheirneedsormayremindusofthingswehaven’tthoughtofandwe’llmoveforwardfromthere.”

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2030 Long Range Transportation Plan UpdateLincoln Area Street and Roadway Improvements

Continuing Growth Base Network

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Proposed Transportation Alternatives to the “Continuing Growth Base Network”

6-lane traffic on 84th Street from ‘O’ Street to Hwy 6 is added in Proposed Alternatives 3, 4 and 6

4-lane traffic on 98th Street from Pine Lake to Adams Street is added in Proposed Alternatives 2, 4, 5, and 6

6-lane traffic on Highway 2 from Van Dorn to the East Beltway is added in Proposed Alternatives 2, 3, 4, and 6

Grade separations are added along Highway 2 from Van Dorn to Old Cheney in Proposed Alternative 5

4-lane traffic is added on Pine Lake/Pioneers/Adams streets from 84th Street to the East Beltway in Proposed Alternatives 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6

6-lane traffic is added on Superior Street from I-180 to Cornhusker Highway in Proposed Alternatives 3 and 5.

6-lane traffic is added on US 6/Cornhusker Highway from I-80 Exit 399 to I-80 Exit 409 in Proposed Alternatives 2, 4 and 6.

One Way pairs are added on 33rd/40th/48th streets from Leighton to Highway 2, Vine and Holdrege streets from Antelope Valley to 84th Street and A and South streets from 9th to 70th in Proposed Alternatives 1a, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

6-lane traffic on ‘O’ Street from Antelope Valley to 98th Tech. Rec. is added in Proposed Alternatives 1a, 6 and 7.


Proposed Alternate 1a Additions to the “Continuing Growth Base Network”


Proposed Alternate 3 Additions to the “Continuing Growth Base Network”



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E-mailingyourideasandcommentsto:

[email protected] VisitingtheWebsite, www.lincoln.ne.gov, Keyword“cpupdate” Faxingideasto441-6377 Gettingonthemailinglist

bycalling441-7491 Attendfuture

CompPlan/LRTP2030Updatepublicmeetings

ContactingthePublicWorks/UtilitiesDepartmentat441-7548,orthePlanning

Departmentat441-7491

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555 S. 10th St., Room 213Lincoln, NE 68508

City-County Planning Commission Public Listening ForumYour opportunity to publicly present ideas to the Commission!

Wednesday, May 17, 1:00 p.m.County-City Building Hearing Chambers, 555 South 10th St.

Long Range Transportation Plan Open HouseWednesday, May 3, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Engineering Services Training Room, 531 Westgate Blvd.

Other meetings and eventsOther meetings and events include meetings of the City-County Common, MPO Technical Committee, the City-County Planning Commission as well as future public open houses. Check the process Web site at www.lincoln.ne.gov, keyword “cpupdate” or call the Public Works/Utilities Department at 441-7548 or the City-County Planning Department at 441-7491.

Please note that all dates and times are subject to change. If you require special assistance at any of these events, please contact the Planning Department at 441-7491 at least 24 hours in advance.

Comp Plan/LRTP Update - Dates to remember

Transit Development Plan Open HouseThursday, May 11, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Energy Square, 1111 ‘O’ St., Room 101

Thursday, May 11, 5 - 7 p.m. at Bennett Martin Library, 136 S. 14th St.

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