Covering an area of 2 square miles, the Meadowlane Neighborhood has over 2,000 homes, 60+ businesses, a public park, two apartment complexes, and two public neighborhood swimming pools. There is one public elementary school, Meadow Lane Elementary, and one private elementary/middle school, St. John the Apostle School. Four churches are in the neighborhood: Mount Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church, Radiant Church, St. Andrews Lutheran Church, and St. John’s Catholic Church. Gateway Mall, East Park Plaza, Meridian Park Shopping Centre, Hyvee Grocery Store, and Russ’s Market are all less than a 5 minute drive from the neighborhood.

The affordable housing in Meadowlane allows for new homeowners, established families, retirees, and renters. Most homes in the neighborhood were built in the 1950s to 1960s with some new homes built in the early 2000s. The Strauss Brothers Company built many of the houses in Meadowlane. These homes were designed by Lincoln architect Sid Campbell and featured three to four bedrooms, 1,000+ square feet of living space, and attached garages. The many curved streets were added to avoid a cookie cutter tract appearing neighborhood.

Meadowlane has one of the highest percentage of mature ash and oak trees in Lincoln. Most of these are street trees which provide great shade to the sidewalks and homes. Unfortunately, many of the ash trees in the neighborhood are in the process of being removed due to the Emerald Ash Borer. Efforts through the Parks Department are underway to replace these ash trees with a variety of new young trees.