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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Put your phone down while driving and keep your focus on the road.

📣 Regional Planning Advisory Cmte. meeting📣 👉 4/3 at 10 a.m. 👉 MAPA Offices, 2222 Cuming St. 🗣️ Topics: @omahaipa (Omaha Inland Port Authority) & Mills County Economic Development Projects 💻 The meeting will be in-person with a virtual option. 🔗 mapacog.org/calendar/events

📣 Heartland 2050 Engagement + Housing & Development Committee meets soon! 👉 4/14, 3 p.m. 👉 2419 Leavenworth St. 🗣️ Tina Murray and Cailin D. Dejillas will speak about housing stability and the Poverty Elimination Action Plan! 🔎 Email slopez@mapacog.org with questions!

MAPA has launched a new data‑driven tool to guide housing policy and investment across the metro. The Regional Market Value Analysis shows current neighborhood conditions & how they’ve shifted over time. Explore the interactive tool: mapacog.org/projects/mva #marketvalueanalysis

🎉 Congrats to Matt Eash, MAPA’s Director of Finance, on celebrating five years with MAPA! The Board recognized his service at Thursday’s meeting. Thank you, Matt, for helping keep MAPA on strong financial footing.👏 (L-R: Doug Kindig, Matt Eash, Mike Helgerson)

🗺️ Help map out the future direction of Heartland 2050’s Infrastructure Committee in our upcoming Visioning Session on April 1 at 2:30 p.m. at MAPA. Attend our meeting & share your ideas & insights. If you have any questions, please reach out to Saul Lopez at slopez@mapacog.org!

🚨 Public Comment Alert! We’re taking comments on our Draft FY2027 Unified Planning Work Program through 4/20/26. 📄 View the draft: mapacog.org/projects/unifi… ✉️ Send comments: transportation@mapacog.org or📬 Mail: MAPA, 2222 Cuming St., Omaha, NE 68102

Tomorrow night, join us in Omaha for our 2nd open house to provide your input on groundwater concerns. Stop by anytime! We're updating our Groundwater Management Plan, and your feedback plays a big role. bit.ly/4ubOh3E

📣 Meeting alert: MAPA Board of Directors 👉 Where: MAPA Offices, 2222 Cuming St., Omaha 👉 When: 1:30 p.m. on March 26 💻 The meeting will take place in-person and virtually, but you must attend in-person to make a public comment. 🔗 mapacog.org/calendar/event…

🚨 Public Comment Alert! Iowa Regional Planning Affiliation-18 seeks comments on its Draft FY2027 Transportation Planning Work Program thru 4/13/26. 📄 View the draft: mapacog.org/projects/rpa18… ✉️ Send comments: rpa@mapacog.org or 📬 Mail: MAPA, 2222 Cuming St., Omaha, NE 68102

📣 Meeting Alert: Transportation Technical Advisory Committee 👉 When: March 20 at 10 a.m. 👉 Where: MAPA Offices, 2222 Cuming St. The meeting will be in-person and available on MAPA’s YouTube page. Public comments must be made in-person. Event Page: mapacog.org/calendar/event…

@OmahaRiverFront Thanks for shout out. We do support our friends at Metro Transit and Nebraska Public Transit Week. But if you want to tag Metro Transit, you'll need to use @rideORBT. 😀

Join @mapacog this Saturday as they celebrate Nebraska Public Transit Week at Gene Leahy Mall! From 10 AM to 3 PM, METRO Transit will be at the 11th St. Promenade with a full bus and plenty of activities for all visitors.

📣 Meeting Alert📣 👉What: Iowa Regional Planning Affiliation-18 👉 When: March 18 at 11 a.m. 👉 Where: MAPA, 2222 Cuming St. in Omaha The meeting will be in-person and available virtually, but public comments must be made in-person. Event Page: mapacog.org/calendar/event…

In our latest edition of the “Moving Forward” newsletter, A new tool to help inform housing policy and investments, MAPA reviews transportation project funding requests and Heartland 2050’s committees gain insight through local field trips. Check it out: tinyurl.com/News03-2026

Happy Nebraska Transit Week! 🎉🚍 This week, we're celebrating all things transit in Omaha, starting with a fare-free day on ORBT, MOBY, and buses on Monday, March 16th. Happy riding! Learn about all our celebrations at ometro.com/nptw26

Harrison Co., Mills Co., Shelby Co. & eastern Pottawattamie County residents—your input is needed on a federal funding request for a 5‑mile Great American Rail Trail segment, Weston to Underwood. Comment until 3/9/26 to rpa@mapacog.org. Info: mapacog.org/reports/rpa18c… #trails

The region's energy landscape is changing. Join us for a MAPA Council of Officials meeting + Reliable Energy Siting workshop w/leaders from OPPD, Black Hills Energy & ISU Extension 📍Arts Center at Iowa Western CC 🕛 11 a.m. March 11 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/COOMarch2026

📣Meeting Alert: MAPA Board of Directors 👉 When: February 26 at 1:30 p.m. 👉 Where: MAPA Offices, 2222 Cuming St., Omaha The meeting will be in-person and available virtually, but public comments must be made in-person. Event Page: mapacog.org/calendar/event…

📣Meeting Alert: MAPA Board of Directors 👉 When: February 26 at 1:30 p.m. 👉 Where: MAPA Offices, 2222 Cuming St., Omaha The meeting will be in-person and available virtually, but public comments must be made in-person. Event Page: mapacog.org/calendar/event…

TTAC meets at MAPA (2222 Cuming St.) on Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. Agenda items include reviewing regional crash outcomes and recommending priority projects to improve safety. Attend in-person or watch via YouTube. Agenda: tinyurl.com/TTACFeb2026Age…