2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (275+ words) The City of Omaha, with City Council approval, will purchase a vacant building that partially collapsed along the streetcar route. A large void opened in the Blackstone neighborhood June 21 when a foundation wall collapsed, swallowing a sidewalk and part of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (234+ words) The Omaha Streetcar has a name: Oscar. Mayor John Ewing and the city’s streetcar team rolled out the branding, design and name of the upcoming streetcar system at the Kiewit Luminarium Friday afternoon. Five focus groups and more than 1,200 surveys…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (521+ words) There were more sinkholes in Omaha’s Blackstone neighborhood that didn’t make headlines. A large void opened in late June when the foundation wall of a vacant building collapsed, swallowing a sidewalk and part of the building at 3810 and 3812 Farnam St....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (595+ words) Omaha made national headlines this year after a sinkhole swallowed two vehicles earlier this year. More collapses followed. Nebraska State Geologist Matt Joeckel sat down with Nebraska Public Media’s Grant Winterer to talk about what’s going on under the streets…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1704+ words) There is no perfect recipe for streetcar success. But from route design to fare price, experts say, there are cities Omaha can look to. At the height of the modern streetcar boom, construction crews tore up roads in Washington, D.C., installed…...