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OUR COMMUNITY VALUES
From extensive public input and the visions and goals of existing City plans,
staff and the Advisory Committee shaped and refined the following values that
represent what our community holds to be important.

It is important to our community that:

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We are a vibrant, welcoming, and connected city. OUR VISION
Our Vision expresses what we as a community aspire to be and provide a common
touchpoint for making decisions and a consistent point of reference to manage
changes in conditions in the future.
We celebrate our heritage, our cultures, and each other.
In 2040, we want to be able to say:

We take pride in our neighborhoods, our businesses, and Greensboro is the Greensboro is an ambitious city that achieves and
is known for great things. Our community is livable
our shared spaces. best mid-size city in and active: friendly, warm, and welcoming, with all
America. the amenities of a larger city.

We shape our future and are stewards of our environment. Greensboro is the Greensboro is green in all ways: we have a resilient
greenest city in the tree canopy, a vibrant park system, and we take care
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We all benefit from our prosperous economy. Greensboro is Greensboro is diverse. We commit not just to
committed equity, diversity, but also to inclusion and equitable
diversity, and participation and opportunity for those who live,
inclusivity. work, or go to school in Greensboro.

We make history. Greensboro honors and builds on its history and
continues to make history as a forward-thinking city.

Greensboro is a
city of inspiration The culture of Greensboro includes arts, education,
and creativity and a history of entrepreneurship.
Councilwoman Hightower speaking to meeting atendees at the Glenwood Recreation Center
where people and
busineses thrive.

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