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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS GSO2040?
The greatest, most memorable cities don’t just happen. There is a roadmap that has MANAGING CHANGE
guided them to become places of lasting value and opportunity for all residents, A comprehensive plan gives voice to a community’s aspirations for the future. It
and destinations visitors desire to return to. That roadmap is a guide to a shared provides a clear, concise vision, and goals that are memorable, easy to understand,
vision for the future and is called the comprehensive plan; GSO2040 is the City of and that reflect a broad base of community input. Cities cannot predict all the
Greensboro’s adopted Comprehensive Plan. The Plan provides a common touch challenges they will face in the next 20 years, but tying policies and programs to
point to align projects, programs, and policies with the community’s vision for the long-term goals the community identifies as priorities allows a city to make the
future. The updated plan will help residents, employers, and community institutions necessary changes to stay on track and achieve a shared vision.
understand how they each play a role in Greensboro’s roadmap for success.
GUIDING THE CITY’S FUTURE GSO2040 PROVIDES THE CITY OF GREENSBORO WITH:
The Comprehensive Plan conveys where and how Greensboro can best progress: • A clear, concise vision that is memorable, easy to understand, and reflects
what places need thoughtful reinvestment, what places can best support growth, everyone’s input.
and what types of development we want throughout city. The Plan builds on • A cohesive set of policies organized around our shared values that promote
the city’s history and strengths, and respects who and what make Greensboro a broad community ownership.
great city, and is organized around the community’s shared values, principles, and
priorities. • A land use guide based on desired development patterns, which coordinates
with transportation and economic development policies and features
The plan coordinates land use, transportation, economic development, and capital strategies to successfully manage change.
improvement plans, as well as small area, redevelopment, and neighborhood plans. • Measures of success related to the vision and shared values identified through
The Plan maps a path from the present to the future as a guide to the decisions the planning process, with checkpoints to ensure that course corrections and
about growth and change and all the individual elements of community that needed updates are identified and addressed in a timely manner.
combine to comprise a livable, sustainable, and resilient City of Greensboro.
• An implementation guide that identifies action steps and methods for
achieving Greensboro’s vision.
“A vision and commitment to think outside the box
and inspire citizens and visitors with truly innovative
methods of growth and change.”

Survey Response, 2018
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