Reimagining Omaha: Car-Centric Documentary & Community Conversation
Presented by the Omaha Downtown Improvement District Association
📍 Film Streams' Ruth Sokolof Theater
đź“… Held Monday, April 14, 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us for ODIDA Spring Public Forum: Reimagining Omaha, a sold-out evening that brought our community together to explore the future of transportation in our city. The event featured a screening of Car-Centric, a locally produced documentary by Joseph Giitter, followed by a thoughtful panel discussion with experts in planning, public transit, and mobility.
🎬 Couldn’t attend? A full video of the panel discussion will be available soon—check back on this page to watch and share.
Panel Speakers:
- Steve Jensen - City Planner
- Lauren Cencic - OMetro CEO
- Clarice Dombeck - RMTA Board
- Eric Miller - Transportation Planner
- Yanira Garcia - RMTA Board
- David Levy - City Planner
📽️ Car-Centric Viewing:.
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May 8th | 7pm | Criss Auditorium, 1040 Bruin Blvd | Bellevue University Campus. To ride bus there: https://www.ometro.com/routes/95/
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Once the film becomes publicly available for streaming, we’ll update this page with where and how you can view it.
▶️ Watch the official trailer below and stay tuned for more updates.
For nearly a century, Omaha’s urban core was the city’s economic engine—until suburban expansion shifted us toward car dependency. Today, Omaha is one of the most car-centric cities in the U.S., with major consequences for safety, the environment, and economic development.
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Another Transportation Event to Check Out
The Road Ahead – Nebraska Transportation Conference 2025
Join Omaha Refugee Task Force for a conference focused on public transportation in Nebraska. Learn what elected officials, city and state planners and citizens can do to work together to get Nebraska on the path to world-class public transportation. Registration and sponsorship information is below.
Monday, April 21, 2025
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
University of Nebraska Omaha
Milo Bail Center