Lincoln-Lancaster County, NE, LPlan 2040

Adopted December 2016

By: Lincoln Lancaster County Planning

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Table of Contents

Capital Improvements Programming

This city and county’s comprehensive plan includes a section on capital improvements programming in its Plan Realization chapter. This section explains the role of the CIP in comprehensive plan implementation and includes policy recommendations for capital improvements planning.

Community Visioning

This city and county's comprehensive plan outlines its vision in Chapter 1 with a series of nine Vision Statements:

  1. One Community
  2. Quality of Life Assets
  3. Economic Opportunity
  4. Downtown Lincoln
  5. Healthy Community
  6. Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability
  7. Interaction Between the Comprehensive Plan and the Citizens
  8. Vision for 2040 and Beyond
  9. Community Resiliency. 

A series of goals accompanies each statement.

Comprehensive Planning

This city and county's comprehensive plan, updated in 2016, focuses on the balance between the urban area of Lincoln and the rural areas of Lancaster County, including addressing preservation of agricultural lands and prairie landscapes and equity between urban and rural areas. The plan offers a vision comprising nine vision statements and associated goals, and is composed of 10 elements: The Community; Environmental Resources; Placemaking; Business & Economy; Mixed Use Redevelopment; Neighborhoods & Housing; Community Facilities; Parks, Recreation, & Open Space; Transportation; and Energy and Utilities. A Plan Realization chapter offers general recommendations and strategies for plan implementation. 


Lancaster, NE

2010 Population: 285,407

2010 Population Density: 340.76/square mile


Lincoln, NE

2010 Population: 258,379

2010 Population Density: 2,899.42/square mile