RESCHEDULED: Public open house for the Military Avenue, Northwest Radial Highway, and Cuming Street Corridor Study

Due to recent weather conditions, the public open house for the Military Avenue, Northwest Radial Highway, and Cuming Street Corridor Study has been rescheduled. The meeting will now take place on: 

Thursday, March 26, 2026,
from 5:00–7:00 p.m.
at Benson High School 

The City of Omaha is continuing this safety study to explore future improvements that reduce speeds and improve safety, comfort, mobility, and access along the corridor. Community and stakeholder input has been an important part of this effort. The meeting will be open house style, allowing attendees to review materials, ask questions, and provide feedback directly with the project team. Whether you walk, roll, bike, drive, or ride transit, let's make it more comfortable and easier to use.

Cuming Street corridor to reduce speedingThis safety study explores future improvements that reduce speeds and improve safety, comfort, efficiency, mobility, and access. No formal presentation is planned, this will be an open house format with opportunity to ask questions and engage in conversation with the project team. If you’re unable to attend in person, you can view meeting materials and provide comments online until April 25, 2026.

For additional information, please visit their webpage for this project or scan below.

Meeting Summary for March 6, 2026

Today's meeting largely focused on how we wish to celebrate the finishing of the North Saddlecreek streetscape. Our discussions included:

• Potential dates for the event
• Sponsorship
• Food
• Security
• Promotion
• Entertainment

We are excited for the final stages of planting and tweaking of some elements along the streetscape (we're looking at you, yellow bench!)

Meeting Summary from February 6th, 2026

A summary of the items we tackled on February 6th:

Budget: 

•  $15k for BID contribution
• No christmas lights (store for 2026 and put up 2027)
• Trash Service Contract - Dale’s Trash $4400k for year - $3/can, 20 cans, $240/4 weeks
• Dundee, Blackstone and Downtown use Dale’s
• Approved 5-0
• Skip website and neighborhood kickoff party
• Landscaping: Whatever is leftover for watering.

Construction Update

• Walkthrough scheduling for everyone (Vrana, City, us) in late February
• SWIP - process of cleaning out storm drains happening now
• Striping to be done: 
• Crosswalks
• Bike Lane - mark on north sidewalk, street side
• Mango Bench - everyone has concerns about where it was placed.
• Landscaping - concerns by Vrana about warm temps causing grass to sprout early and then freezing and not surviving. May need to redo hydroseeding.
  

Business recruitment - next meeting: how to start outreach to get new tenants.