OMAHA WILL RUN OUT OF LAND TO DEVELOP IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS. HERE'S HOW THE CITY IS PREPARING.

Omaha residents interested in helping to shape the city’s future have one of a number of opportunities to weigh in this week. The City of Omaha currently is seeking public comment on nine draft guiding principles that will serve as the foundation for the city’s next comprehensive plan.

A city’s comprehensive plan provides direction for everything city planners do to develop the city, including how residents want it to look, what features they want to attract and what businesses they want it to draw, said Dave Fanslau, Omaha’s planning director. The city’s current master plan was adopted in 1997. Omaha was facing different challenges at the time. The current plan largely speaks to the significant westward growth the city was experiencing — growth that continues today — and the need to deal with pressures that kind of growth brings.

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