Haymarket Arena

As recommended by the Mayor’s Arena Task Force, acquire most of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad yard and construct a new 15,000-seat arena in the West Haymarket area behind Lincoln Station to replace the aging Pershing Auditorium.

News articles

• Omaha, K.C. give taste of arena experience
• Best decision for city, state
• Mayor chooses Scotts’ arena proposal over Hammons’
• Lincoln picks developer, architect for arena project
• Public will get to view, comment on arena proposals
• Don Walton: Arena decision exciting
• Experts weigh in on arena proposal
• Arena might be just what city needs
• UNL nears arena agreement with city
• Study: Arena’s economic impact $260M
• Arena tax plan sound, realistic
• Local View: Arena plan worthy of public’s support
• What do you want to see in Lincoln’s Arena?
• Putting together the arena financing puzzle
• Haymarket’s plan’s price tag touted
• Chamber endorses downtown arena—again
• Nebraska towns enjoy mini-Qwest Centers
• Lincoln Journal Star Editorial
• Steven M. Sipple: Lincoln needs to go forward with Haymarket arena
• Downtown: A $1.8 billion transformation
• Lincoln City Council approves putting arena on ballot
• Local View: Now is the best time for Lincoln to build arena
• Arena financing 101: Simply put, here's what you need to know
• Lincoln says Yes to Haymarket arena

View other 2015 Vision pillars

1. Haymarket Arena
2. Hotel & Convention
3. Haymarket Park
4. Sports Triangle
5. Arts & Humanities
6. Downtown Plaza
7. P & Q Streets
8. Antelope Valley
9. UNL R & D
10. Ag Exposition