Safe Omaha Streets (SOS) is dedicated to making Omaha’s streets safe for ALL USERS through education, advocacy, projects, and collaboration with local government.
Who & What
Safe Omaha Streets (SOS) is an Omaha-based safe streets advocacy group. Our mission is to make Omaha’s streets safe for ALL users, including drivers, passengers, motorcyclists, pedestrians, vulnerable users, and cyclists, through education, advocacy, projects, and collaboration with local governments and agencies.
Our Story
We launched SOS in 2022, following years of witnessing the unsafe driving conditions in Omaha. As we evolve, we plan to transition into a Think (& Do) Tank that generates ideas and influences public policy.
In the past three years, we have worked to improve our streets through
1) Education: We distribute informative newsletters to a diverse mailing list, write unbiased blog posts, provide information to local news outlets, and deliver presentations to community groups and college classes.
2) Public Service: SOS served on the Omaha Vision Zero Technical Advisory Committee and the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Committee.
3) Advocacy: SOS provides advocacy on transportation-related issues at the local level, by providing testimony at Omaha City Council meetings, and at the State Level by submitting formal comment.
4) Projects: SOS conducted a comprehensive Road Safety Audit for 72nd Street and developed an RSA template for other organizations to use.
5) Collaboration: SOS has a solid and trusted relationship with local officials (including City Council members) and City staff.