First Data Resources is constructing an office building near the institute, and employees already have begun work there. City officials estimate 600 more vehicles will travel through the park daily by way of the lower park road, which connects the information sciences institute with the University of Nebraska at Omaha. About 4,600 vehicles now travel each day along the road. University and city officials siad they expect the increased number of vehicles to have little effect on the park's patrons. We're just trying to improve the traffic geometry there.
Neighbors are satisfied with that answer - for now.
But you can be sure that if it doesn't pan out, we will take it up with them. We want to be sure the park remains the pleasant green place it is now. The construction will connect the park's low road directly with Pacific Street. In the past, a driver leaving the park had to jog onto 67th Street before exiting onto Pacific. The city also is closing 67th Street north of the new Pacific entrance to the park to keep traffic from cutting through the residential neighborhood there.