Page 65 - City of Greensboro Data Book

Key Findings

• Greensboro has the lowest average residential water bill of the top ten cities in North Carolina.
• Although there has been an increase in population, the amount of solid waste collected has decreased
from 2000 to 2017 by 25.8%.
• Greensboro generated almost 27 million tons of recycling in 2017.
• Since 2008, the overall condition of street pavement dropped by 40%.
• Ten bridges in Greensboro are structurally deficient and an additional twelve are functionally obsolete.
• There was a 30% increase of daily vehicle miles traveled from 2006 to 2016.
• The number of vehicle collisions increased by 42% between 2006 and 2016, but the number of serious
injuries and fatalities decreased by 25%.
• The City owns and maintains over 10,000 acres of land and facilities.

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