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CHAPTER 11: IMPLEMENTATION

ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION
Overview The steps below represent ongoing processes to implement the plan over the next
GSO2040 states the community’s vision of what it wants Greensboro to be in 20 20 years.
years, and includes broad goals and strategies that will guide the Community
towards that vision. This implementation strategy provides the framework for more Area Plans
specific steps that will achieve the Plan’s goals by stating important first steps and a Staff will establish a schedule for creating small area plans, neighborhood plans,
process for regular updates and review. To best implement GSO2040, there must be and corridor plans to support plan implementation. Plans at this scale provide a
a high level of commitment on the part of the City Council and City departments. finer grain of detail for specific geographies and facilitate specific activities such
Effective implementation can be thought of in two ways: ongoing activities and as economic development or streetscape projects, and provide more detail for
decisions that reflect plan policies; and direct action steps. land-use decisions.
Investment Decisions
GS02040 will be a tool to align the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and other
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
investments to ensure adequate financing for the plan’s recommended activities,
to provide support for investment in areas needing reinvestment, and to support
distinctive mixed-use, walkable development.

Work Plan Alignment
GSO2040 was carefully aligned with existing City plans; updates to GSO2040 and
other City plans will be made in a similarly coordinated fashion to ensure that plans
remain in alignment. Transportation plans, the HUD Consolidated Plan, and regional
economic development plans are all examples of opportunities for continued
collaboration.
Zoning Amendments
Each rezoning decision will be evaluated with the policies, maps, Vision and
Big Ideas of GSO2040. This process will foster incremental change that moves
Greensboro towards the Vision set forth in GSO2040 such as increasing housing
choices, creating great places and more mixed-use, walkable development, and
supporting neighborhood health.

Development Ordinances
The City will evaluate the Land Development Ordinance and other development
regulations and make the necessary updates and amendments to support the rec-
ommendations in GSO2040 and ensure that our development standards continue
to align and work towards a common purpose.
Continued Education and Promotion
Greensboro will take advantage of the momentum gained through the PLANIT
GSO planning process to continue the conversation about Greensboro’s future.
This will include updates on Plan implementation as well as continuing to provide
information through publications such as the quarterly Growth and Development
Trends report.

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