Lincolnite

Again, this will date me. When I started college in 1985, 27th and Old Cheney were each 2-lane roads at that intersection, and marked with stop SIGNS. No lights. I can’t get into details, but I also somehow ended up with a “Lincoln City Limit” sign, and it came from south 40th Street approximately where the south Misty’s now sits.

I think the Walmart comments and furor at the LJS are kind of funny. Much is made of this is where all the rich folk be livin’ - but it’s not a lot different than the 87th and Highway 2 location being next to Heritage Lakes (yes, there’s a larger buffer, but still large expensive houses nearby). There’s also a Shopko - by no means carrying the elite status of a Target store - that backs right up to the Ridge and Ridge Point.

I also call BS on most of the people that proclaim they don’t shop there. It’s the world’s largest retailer (by a long ways) because no one shops there.

Is Super Target nicer and more pretty? Hell yes. But if you really compare prices, Walmart beats them on most items. I shop at both, but if I can get something at Wally World, I will. Maybe that makes me cheap (I prefer “frugal”), but it’s about the closest store to me, and I can get anything from food to personal care to clothes and toys for my kids. All in one place.

I think the new location will do just fine. I’m curious how long Shopko can keep 2 stores open on S. 27th Street once the new neighbor rolls in.

Surprised me, too. I sure didn’t think the space remaining there after the bank went in was big enough for a Walmart—even a small Walmart.

I don’t get the anti-Walmart crowd. If you don’t like the place, don’t shop there. People claim they don’t like the Walmart Way; they don’t like their foreign-made products; they don’t like all the part-time workers without benefits; blah, blah, blah. Most of it’s just unfounded silliness. Heck, ask all those part-time employees without benefits—I’ll bet most are darn grateful to have a job.

We live near 27th & Pine Lake. We prefer Target, but shop Walmart when we’re near one. Walmart almost always beats Target on price, but it’s hard to justify driving out to 87th St. to save a buck or two. Now, Walmart will be an option nearer to us than SuperTarget. It will be interesting to see how our shopping habits change.

It will be interesting to see what happens with Shopko. It will be interesting to see if anything comes to fruition near the Kohl’s, as Matt O. reported in Bizz Buzz about the requested plan changes there.

One of the LJS commenters claimed that the area around 27th & Yankee Hill already was full of traffic. No. It’s not. But adding the new Walmart plus maybe another new national big box retailer near Kohl’s certainly could change that. It will be interesting, indeed.

I don’t understand the complaints about traffic. South 27th Street is already four lanes with plenty of room to widen to six. Same goes for Yankee Hill east of 27th Street. Did those residents think the city would put in major four lane roads with expansion room for just residential traffic? West of S. 27th Street, there is also plenty of room to widen Yankee Hill to allow for commercial development. If people don’t like Wal-Mart’s business practices, don’t shop there. People like to complain about Wal-Mart, but their parking lots are full. They must be doing something right.

Now if only Star Tran would get with it and set up bus lines to cover these new areas.  We are moving to the south of town and 2 of the 3 areas that we are looking at don’t have bus lines running to them.  My husband has had the benefit of being able to take the bus to his job downtown, and for the last 8 years have been able to live with just one car.  Once we move, that most likely won’t be an option :(

A lot of people don’t like Walmart becauase it seems like they are constantly doing stuff like this:

The $24 million in illicit payments that Wal-Mart has been accused of making in Mexico amount to roughly two hours

Folks need to check the zoning in any location before the buy/build. Or just look at the site….clearly with the 4-lanes, the car dealerships, etc. this was zoned for retail.

I don’t really care if they put a Walmart there as no matter where they build one, I’m not going to shop there. I don’t head for that area of town much anyway, even though I live in what used to be south Lincoln (Bishop Heights). I am ancient (at 57, I don’t actually deserve to still be alive) but when I was a kid, Pioneers Blvd was kind of the edge of town, and Highway 2 was certainly the border. The Knolls was built starting in the mid-1960s, and it was a country drive to get to the Country Club.