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Pilot projects that guide us.

Metro Smart Cities is an initiative focused on creating pilot projects aimed toward solving transportation and mobility issues — spearheaded by a group of collaborative, regional partners in the Greater Omaha metro area.

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We’ve heard a lot of interesting ideas about how to solve our accessibility and mobility challenges in the Omaha metro area. But no one has a crystal ball — it’s hard to know whether an idea will work here until we test it out. 

Metro Smart Cities pilot projects allow us to experience first-hand what our long-term plans would be like, while collecting valuable data and feedback to inform future decisions. We’re piloting technologies, services and innovative infrastructure adjustments, all on a small scale.

The relatively small scale of the pilot projects reduces overall costs, eliminates some implementation hurdles, and mitigates the risk of public investment. And by inviting people to try things out in the real world, we’re building support while learning from the data we collect. 

Meet the people who bring our projects to life

Projects

Curbside Management

efficiency parking Roads
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efficiency, parking, Roads
Asset 40

Scooter Pilot 2.0

efficiency lifestyle payment tech
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efficiency, lifestyle, payment, tech
Asset 40

HOAAM: Online Engagement Tool

tech transit
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tech, transit
Asset 40

Market-to-Midtown Bikeway Pilot

Bike Lanes Roads
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Bike Lanes, Roads
Asset 40

Seamless Mobility Using a Unified Payment System

convenience parking payment speed tech transit
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convenience, parking, payment, speed, tech, transit
Asset 40

+ Partnered Effort: City of Omaha’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan

Metro Smart Cities is partnering with the City of Omaha to develop the Omaha Climate Action and Resilience Plan. The Omaha Climate Action and Resilience Plan will be a strategic roadmap that empowers our community to build climate resilience and strive for a more sustainable future. The Plan will provide comprehensive guidance on innovative solutions that will improve quality of life, build prosperity, enhance community resilience, and further climate justice. The plan will focus on strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, prepare for and adapt to climate impacts, and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through sequestration. The Climate Action and Resilience Plan will provide equitable actions for the City of Omaha, and the communities within, to implement over the next 30 years. Metro Smart Cities will be part of the plan development process. For more information on the Omaha Climate Action and Resilience Plan, please visit omacap.org.