The Stevens Creek Basin Planning Initiative is being sponsored by Lancaster County and the City of Lincoln. The Stevens Creek Basin Planning Initiative will examine several issues related to planning and development. The relationships between the natural resource features and urban and rural development will be examined within the basin. As a community grows, additional acres of park and recreational land is needed to address a growing need for recreational facilities in a community. This includes such facilities as playgrounds, trails, golf courses, sports fields, etc.
Agricultural lands encompass a large percentage of Lancaster County's land use.
The relationship of the agricultural sector within the basin and urban and rural development will be looked at as an element within the conceptual plan. Low density, urban density, mixed residential developments and affordable housing will be included within this element. This element includes water, sewer, stormwater, electricity, natural gas, solid waste, and street maintenance. This element includes an examination of the costs of providing public infrastructure and utilities to urban and rural development within the basin. This includes retail, office, services uses, manufacturing plants, and warehouses, as well as mixed uses and urban villages.