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OUR GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Greensboro is a thriving, dynamic, and livable city that

Our goals and strategies for building community connections focus on what makes us people love to visit and call home.
a unique community, be it our diversity, our history, the presence of higher education,
or the events and festivals we hold.

Strategy 1: Develop a process to understand, measure, and build on the qualities
of Greensboro that make it an excellent place to live. Identifying the key elements
that we want to measure and improve will make quality of life issues more
tangible, particularly for the elements that make Greensboro feel open, friendly,
and welcoming.

Strategy 2: Actively celebrate the city’s unique and positive attributes, like its
“I love this city because it's a melting pot of people strategic location in the state and region, and market Greensboro as a tourist
of different backgrounds and cultures. The arts are destination. Identify the reasons why residents and visitors love our city and
make those known. Additionally, identify Downtown as the key central area of
rich with culture and diversity.” Greensboro and highlight its importance to the city. The places that residents and
visitors gather should leave a lasting impact.
City Academy, 2017
Strategy 3: Comprehensively delineate and create land-use plans for the areas
around significant gateways that define key entrances to the city, and continue to
build a program that creates design elements that clearly indicate to visitors that
they have arrived in Greensboro and that make a positive and memorable first
impression.

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