Downtown Differences
Whether or not you like Lincoln’s efforts over the years to keep Downtown alive and kicking, at least some of those efforts have obviously made a difference. I witnessed the perfect illustration on Sunday. I was in Downtown Omaha around 1:00pm on Sunday. Cars were all but non-existent, and I didn’t see a single pedestrian. Not one. Two hours later I was in Downtown Lincoln. Not only was Downtown abuzz, I had a heck of a time finding a parking spot and I almost had to resort to using a parking garage.
I don’t always agree with the methods used to support Downtown, but clearly something is drawing folks to Downtown Lincoln in a way that Omaha can’t match. A downtown district cannot thrive if it’s a 9-to-5, Monday-through-Friday district. Downtown Lincoln clearly is not, and that makes me very pleased.
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