Omaha Mayor John Ewing announced an upcoming parking program Wednesday that’s meant to bring more patrons to downtown businesses hit hard by streetcar construction.
The program, set to begin in a few weeks, will offer $1 parking sessions in two downtown garages. Ewing and his staff also met with Omaha business owners at City Hall on Wednesday to discuss the impacts of the city’s streetcar project.
As of mid-March, 91% of businesses in the construction zone report that sales have plummeted, according to the Streetcar Alliance, a coalition made up of small-business owners and residents along the streetcar construction route…