Jeremy Turley

City planners and walkability advocates hope the modern streetcar could undo the car-centric urban planning of the 50s and bring new life into downtown.

Omaha Mayor John Ewing announces discounted parking plan amid streetcar construction

A transit company run by Nebraska natives bought Lincoln’s trolleys and replaced them with buses. Years later, a federal court case revealed the far-reaching scheme behind the move.

LINCOLN, Neb. ( Flatwater Free Press ) — By July 1945, Lincoln's trolleys were on their deathbed.

LINCOLN — By July 1945, Lincoln's trolleys were on their deathbed.

UNO Flight Team co-captain Tyler Thieman prepares to take off before one of the landing events at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s SAFECON event on May 20 in Moline, Ill.

UNO Flight Team member Tyler Suing chats with a teammate at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s SAFECON event in May.

High above an Illinois cornfield, the plane with the "O" on its tail sliced through the cloudy blue sky.

UNO Flight Team member Shay Sinnard crushes a Red Bull can at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association's SAFECON event.

UNO’s Flight Team took eighth place overall in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s preeminent competition. The school had never won an event at nationals, but the Flying Mavs did twice.