Nebraska’s Cities Are Built For Cars. These Young Activists Want To Change That.

With their target in sight, the guerrillas parked and climbed out of the pickup truck.

Moving decisively, the two men lowered the tailgate and hauled the critical cargo across the street, dropping it on a sidewalk in midtown Omaha.

Their mission complete, they dusted off their hands and drove away, leaving a homemade baby blue bench at a barren bus stop.

The small act of “tactical urbanism,” done without explicit permission from the city, serves a big goal: Make car-centric Omaha friendlier for pedestrians, cyclists and public transit users.

The guerrillas — actually a med student and an IT professional — are members of a local chapter of Strong Towns, a Minnesota-based nonprofit dedicated to revamping urban areas and reversing decades of suburban-centered development.

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