Page 3 - The City of Greensboro Community Preference Survey

Executive Summary – Where We Live and Priorities

Residents are highly satisfied with life in Greensboro, but see areas for improvement. As in the national survey, the majority of

Greensboro residents live in the suburbs and in detached homes, with parks and buses within easy walking distance. However,

Greensboro residents are less likely to have sidewalks nearby, and building them is a higher priority than it is for national
respondents.

 Nearly two-thirds agree they live in at least somewhat walkable communities – similar to the national survey, although
Greensboro residents are more likely to “strongly agree” that their community is walkable. Building more such

communities, however, is not a high priority for residents.

 Millennials are more likely to live in at least somewhat walkable neighborhoods, and are more likely to have sidewalks,

buses, and parks nearby. Older residents, on the other hand, are more likely to have bike lanes and paths near their

homes.

 The more walkable the community, the more satisfied residents are with their quality of life.

 Maintaining and repairing roads and highways is by far the top priority both for Greensboro residents and nationally.

Building more sidewalks (59 percent high priority), as well as expanding public transportation and providing more

transportation alternatives are higher priorities for Greensboro residents than national respondents – these latter two
priorities, as well as building more roads to alleviate traffic congestion, are especially high among non-white Greensboro

residents.