the south omaha veterans memorial bridge nebraska side.
the omaha traction company, operated street railway company, changed name omaha transit company when streetcar service ended in city in 1952. after world war ii omahans preferred automobiles , new highways. when urban mass transit act of 1964 passed, omaha s private transit companies not able apply federal subsidies available public transit operators. omaha transit company ceased operations on june 30, 1972, when city of omaha assumed authority public transportation in city. city transit lines, private company in omaha, went out of business on day well. metro area transit authority created nebraska legislature, consisting of five-member board appointed mayor , confirmed omaha s city council , douglas county commissioners. acquired assets of omaha transit company , selected assets of city transit lines of council bluffs, along more $3,000,000 in federal funding. authority operates today metro area transit, or mat.
today authority supervises level of service, miles , hours of operation within omaha, , maintains individual service contracts local authorities outside omaha. currently, mat has 3 contracts, including cities of council bluffs, bellevue , tri-communities of ralston, lavista , papillion.
mat completed 3 new transit centers, function airport hubs. located @ benson park, westroads mall, , metro community college in south omaha, designed bolster city s public busing needs. these join existing centers in midtown , north omaha.
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in recent years city of omaha has grown exponentially, , renewed focus on public transit, there have been plans new streetcars , light rail in city, including movement initiated former mayor hal daub, in 2003 city council action, failed reach approval 1 vote. proposed streetcars cost $55 million , run in 3.5-mile (5.6 km) loop through downtown omaha , nodo. cost $2 million per year operate , serve 7,000 passengers in first year. 1 route run cars creighton university near 20th , webster streets, proceeding east 10th street, passing qwest center , moving south jackson street in old market. after move west 16th street , north farnam before returning 10th street.
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