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Goal - B Goal - C

Greensboro attracts world-class development to transform People choose to live in Greensboro because every
underutilized sites and buildings into valued assets that neighborhood is safe and has convenient access to first-rate
complement their surroundings. schools, services, shopping, parks, and community facilities.

Strategy 1: Maintain an inventory of key underutilized sites and structures and Strategy 1: Employ a problem-prevention model to identify causes and
market them as opportunities to private industry and developers. Focus strategic solutions to neighborhood problems. Foster a formal process for collaboration
public investment in adjacent community services, facilities, and infrastructure to and partnership between residents, City departments, and community agencies
attract maximum private investment. Reinforce economic development initiatives to work together as part of the problem-prevention model and implementation.
by coordinating them with federal and state funding directed to the revitalization
of existing neighborhoods. Strategy 2: Invest in building and maintaining quality, accessible public
recreation centers, libraries, neighborhood park facilities, and other services
Strategy 2: Establish infill development guidelines that ensure revitalized sites to sustain livable neighborhoods. Build on partnerships between the City,
will be of high quality and will complement existing neighborhood character. residents, and Guilford County Schools to ensure our public schools are able to
Collaborate with developers, the business community, and residents to develop provide the highest level of educational excellence.
guidelines pertinent to better understand barriers to development, what
investments help encourage additional development, and the elements of new
developments that add value for surrounding neighborhoods.

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