Riverwalk proposal

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Only half of the project is complete. The Riverfront portion isn't open yet, nor is the science museum and portions of the Council Bluffs side. The completed portion was about $400 mil. The entire project is north of a billion. Omaha really did the Gene Leahy Mall project right.

If only it were easier to find a gas station. It’s like a 6+ block void. The two close are pains to get into.

[MoValley John]

If only it were easier to find a gas station. It’s like a 6+ block void. The two close are pains to get into.

LOL, yup! No gas downtown.

Pro tip. If you're in a bind for gas in downtown Omaha, head across the bridge to Council Bluffs. Lots of gas stations on Broadway on the Iowa side.

[Ta Town Shocker]

Only half of the project is complete. The Riverfront portion isn't open yet, nor is the science museum and portions of the Council Bluffs side. The completed portion was about $400 mil. The entire project is north of a billion. Omaha really did the Gene Leahy Mall project right.

I told my wife yesterday that we're coming back once the Luminarium is complete. Wichita doesn't have a billion to commit but our leaders could surely start on something which would attract families to the riverfront area.

OKC has something similar but on a smaller scale with scissortail park. Our family had a nice time at it a couple of years back. I haven't made it to the new riverside gathering place park in Tulsa yet, but it has great reviews. Wichita is behind and needs to come up with a plan quickly.

[SubGod22]

We should have a gathering place type of area in the nearish future as it's a primary focus of Exploration Place.

Wichita just struggles to think big and then be patient with the process. It shouldn't be this difficult to develop along the river and make it something worthwhile.

Wichita needs to learn to get out of its own way

[MoValley John]

I told my wife yesterday that we're coming back once the Luminarium is complete. Wichita doesn't have a billion to commit but our leaders could surely start on something which would attract families to the riverfront area.

OKC has something similar but on a smaller scale with scissortail park. Our family had a nice time at it a couple of years back. I haven't made it to the new riverside gathering place park in Tulsa yet, but it has great reviews. Wichita is behind and needs to come up with a plan quickly.

Tulsa's is incredible! I do the Tulsa Tough every year and do the family ride on Sunday just to loop the park.

[Veritas]

Tulsa (1989) and Omaha (1956) both have Mayor- Council forms of Government, while Wichita (1918) was one of the first cities to use a Commission-Manager form of Government.
I think the current form of Wichita Government leads to bureaucratic, leaderless stagnation.

[Kung Wu]

Yeah omaha has left Ict in the dust.

Same with Tulsa.

[MoValley John]

Kieways-2022-Issue-2-220615a-aas.jpg I found a photo, I'm not sure how recent, but it's probably at least last summer. The Gene Leahy Mall is in the background, the yet to be completed Riverfront is in the foreground and the Luminarium is to the right. The whole project is connected and further connects to the redevelopment on the Iowa side via a pedestrian bridge. The entire project has been funded and is on target to be completed. The Luminarium opens in April.

The four story library, the white building at the far end of the mall in front of the two red building, has since been razed and the Mutual of Omaha headquarters are being built on that site.

[MoValley John]

I didn't even know about this until I was looking for photos from the Iowa side, but this is also being built. The tower is all privately funded.

https://www.wowt.com/2022/04/08/council-bluffs-plans-new-tower-riverfront/