A report released by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Nebraska chapter offers a roadmap for increasing affordable housing production in Omaha’s urban core, with recommendations focused on streamlining development, expanding financing options and strengthening partnerships among the public, private and philanthropic sectors.
Omaha’s urban core is generally defined as the area from the Missouri River west to 50th Avenue and from Cuming Street south to Woolworth Avenue.
The report is the result of a Technical Assistance Panel convened in March of 2026 by ULI Nebraska in partnership with the City of Omaha and Front Porch Investments. A multidisciplinary team of experts in housing development, finance, planning and public policy examined barriers to affordable housing and developed recommendations aimed at helping Omaha produce more housing while improving affordability…