Editing Lincoln, Nebraska (section)

===Into the 21st Century===
[[File:Downtown Lincoln 2024.jpg|alt=|thumb|Skyline, 2024]]
In 2001, [[Westfield Group|Westfield America Trust]] purchased the Gateway Mall<ref name="gateway">{{cite news|url=http://journalstar.com/gateway-history/article_3d369d67-8067-5c1f-a8ec-6161d1de1b17.html|title=Gateway history|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=April 18, 2012|newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star|access-date=October 16, 2015|location=Lincoln, NE}}</ref> and named it Westfield Shoppingtown Gateway. In 2005, the company renamed it the Westfield Gateway.<ref>{{cite news |last=Olberding |first=Matt |date=June 1, 2005 |title=Gateway a 'shoppingtown' no more |url=http://journalstar.com/business/gateway-a-shoppingtown-no-more/article_797054aa-729d-558d-b849-187430550924.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref> Westfield made a $45 million makeover of the mall in 2005 including an expanded food court, a new west-side entrance and installation of an Italian carousel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Olberding |first=Matt |date=September 26, 2005 |title=Westfield Gateway unveils new amenities, food court |url=http://journalstar.com/business/westfield-gateway-unveils-new-amenities-food-court/article_9bc56e4f-639b-50ef-8b42-2f87d700c0c9.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref> In 2012, Westfield America Trust sold Westfield Gateway to [[Starwood Capital Group]]. Starwood reverted the mall's name from Westfield Gateway to Gateway Mall and has made incremental expansions and renovations.<ref name="gateway" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Olberding |first=Matt |date=April 18, 2012 |title=Gateway mall sold |url=http://journalstar.com/business/local/gateway-mall-sold/article_352377dc-ff8c-5f1e-93f8-2293d4185ac6.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref>  In 2021, Gateway Mall was sold to a subsidiary of Strategic Value Partners.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= May 23, 2022 |title=Gateway Mall sold for $51.5 million |url=https://www.1011now.com/2022/05/23/gateway-mall-sold-515-million/ |agency=KOLN/KGIN-TV (10/11) News |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref>

In 2015, ALLO Communications announced it would bring ultra-high speed fiber internet to the city. Speeds up to 1 Gigabit per second were available for business and households by building off of the city's existing fiber network. Construction on the citywide network began in March 2016 and was estimated to be complete by 2019,<ref>{{cite news |last=Olberding |first=Matt |date=November 17, 2015 |title=Ultra-fast Internet service is coming to Lincoln |url=http://journalstar.com/business/local/ultra-fast-internet-service-is-coming-to-lincoln/article_9f03e887-5ca2-5d2d-ba85-9f7821bb05cc.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> making it one of the largest infrastructure projects in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Riley |date=December 2, 2017 |title=In Allo's rapid digging, city and utilities encounter growing pains |url=http://journalstar.com/business/local/in-allo-s-rapid-digging-city-and-utilities-encounter-growing/article_b5106c4e-869f-5616-9755-244c077a5acf.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref> Telephone and cable TV service were also included,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hicks |first=Nancy |date=December 7, 2015 |title=ALLO gets praise for bringing super fast Internet service to Lincoln |url=http://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/allo-gets-praise-for-bringing-super-fast-internet-service-to/article_1e247e98-c510-5054-b4b0-9a3398677d4c.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=December 18, 2015}}</ref> making it the third company to compete for such services within the same Lincoln footprint. In April 2016, Windstream Communications announced that 2,300 customers in Lincoln had 1 Gigabit per second fiber internet with an expected expansion of services to 25,000 customers by 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last=Olberding |first=Matt |date=December 18, 2015 |title=Windstream bringing 1 gigabit Internet to Lincoln |url=http://journalstar.com/business/local/windstream-bringing-gigabit-internet-to-lincoln/article_de6abfc6-810d-5a37-b3f8-7a7da445dc48.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Olberding |first=Matt |date=April 4, 2016 |title=Windstream debuts 1G internet in Lincoln |url=http://journalstar.com/business/local/windstream-debuts-g-internet-in-lincoln/article_a5db296c-37c4-511d-8eb9-6778d28379c8.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref> On November 29, 2017, Lincoln was named a Smart Gigabit Community by U.S. Ignite Inc.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olberding |first1=Matt |date=December 11, 2017 |title=Lincoln now a Smart Gigabit Community |url=http://journalstar.com/business/local/lincoln-now-a-smart-gigabit-community/article_7443c644-f75a-5601-bbce-5553bc50fc1c.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.us-ignite.org/news/us-ignite-inc-announces-lincoln-nebraska-will-join-rapidly-growing-network-of-smart-gigabit-communities/ |title=US Ignite, Inc. Announces Lincoln, Nebraska will Join Rapidly Growing Network of Smart Gigabit Communities |last1=Mohan |first1=Nishal |date=November 29, 2017 |publisher=US Ignite |access-date=December 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214015115/https://www.us-ignite.org/news/us-ignite-inc-announces-lincoln-nebraska-will-join-rapidly-growing-network-of-smart-gigabit-communities/ |archive-date=December 14, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in early 2018, Spectrum joined the ranks of internet service providers providing 1 gigabit internet within the city.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olberding |first1=Matt |date=April 25, 2018 |title=Charter now offering 1-gig internet in Lincoln, Southeast Nebraska |url=https://journalstar.com/business/local/charter-now-offering--gig-internet-in-lincoln-southeast-nebraska/article_4ee48ad4-a63e-5e05-b27c-968adc36c3dc.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=December 13, 2018}}</ref>

In 2021, Lincoln's second-tallest skyscraper was completed downtown.  Second in height to the State Capitol by law, the [[Lied Place Residences]] was 250 feet, or 20 floors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olberding |first1=Matt |date=August 4, 2021 |title=Topped-out Lied Place Residences in line for more TIF money |url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/topped-out-lied-place-residences-in-line-for-more-tif-money/article_6d5ae338-5b3c-5948-95ac-64f7909a247b.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>  The Lied Place Residences surpassed the U.S. Bank Tower (formerly the First National Bank Building), completed in 1970, by 30 feet.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olberding |first1=Matt |date=November 7, 2021 |title=Downtown Lincoln's tallest office building has new owner |url=https://journalstar.com/business/local/downtown-lincolns-tallest-office-building-has-new-owner/article_c0e84fa0-4d3e-5936-b5fc-edc8141446fb.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>  A least one taller building had been proposed since 2021, but any construction had been delayed due to inflation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olberding |first1=Matt |date=November 13, 2023 |title=Planned downtown Lincoln skyscraper would grow taller than Lied Place |url=https://journalstar.com/business/local/planned-downtown-lincoln-skyscraper-would-grow-taller-than-lied-place/article_d4c8004f-5482-554e-84ca-c66a78990977.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sangimino |first1=Patt |date=October 5, 2023 |title=Lincoln Bold on hold until interest rates make project more feasible |url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/business/lincoln-bold-skyscraper-steve-glenn-interest-rates/article_583e6d8c-62e5-11ee-aca7-9f332cdb9362.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref>

In 2022, the City of Lincoln adopted a new flag, called "All Roads Lead to Lincoln".<ref>{{Cite web |title=City Flag |url=https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Mayor/City-Communications/City-Flag |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.lincoln.ne.gov |language=en-US}}</ref>  In late 2022, Nebraska Highway 2 was diverted onto a newly constructed 11-mile long freeway, dubbed the South Beltway, on the Lincoln's south edge.<ref>{{cite news |last=Knapp |first=Fred |date=December 14, 2022 |title=Lincoln South Beltway project opens, helped by creative financing |url=https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/es/news/news-articles/lincoln-south-beltway-project-opens-helped-by-creative-financing/ |agency=Nebraska Public Media |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>  The realignment marked the first time the eastern segment of Nebraska 2 was largely outside of the city in its history.  A planned upgrade of U.S. Highway 77 (a.k.a. the Homestead Expressway) to freeway standards was planned to begin in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reist |first1=Margaret |date=April 7, 2024 |title=NDOT plans to add freeway interchanges to U.S. 77 West Bypass in Lincoln |url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/government-politics/ndot-plans-to-add-freeway-interchanges-to-u-s-77-west-bypass-in-lincoln/article_cbe968da-f3a0-11ee-99a8-9fc2f55ce2f2.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>