What are the Six Big Ideas?

Our Six Big Ideas are the framework for the GSO2040 Comprehensive Plan.

Each idea includes community-driven goals and strategies that together make up the policies Greensboro will use as it moves forward.

These Six Big Ideas encompass various topics such as land use, housing, transportation, and the environment, and bring the components of the Plan together to facilitate coordinated action across City departments and the community as a whole.

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SIX BIG IDEAS

Blueprint iconFilling in Our Framework

Describes our land use and development: how the patterns of buildings, roads, and other manmade parts of the city can create a more vibrant and livable Greensboro. This Big Idea focuses on how we arrange our land uses for where we live, work, attend school, shop, and enjoy our free time.Building iconCreating Great Places

Describes the creation of interesting, attractive places and vibrant public spaces in neighborhoods across Greensboro, in downtown, and with our historic resources.
Walking iconBecoming Car Optional

Describes our aim to expand quality transportation options beyond cars and maintain an efficient transportation system that allows people and goods to travel throughout Greensboro. This Big Idea focuses on lessening our dependence on cars and reducing the pressure to have multiple cars per household.
Sustainability iconPrioritizing Sustainabilty

Describes our leadership role in environmental stewardship, social equity, and a resilient economy. This Big Idea focuses on protecting our natural resources, ensuring that residents live in a healthy environment with equitable access to public services and a voice in governance, while also making Greensboro’s economy resilient to changes at the regional, national, and global scale.
Fingerprint iconBuilding Community Connections

Describes our quality of life, the culture, arts, and places that make Greensboro unique and memorable, and the ties that bind us together as a community. This Big Idea includes strategies to improve livability, strengthen neighborhoods, increases our public safety, expand housing affordability, and build Greensboro’s identity as a University City.
Money iconGrowing Economic Competitiveness

Describes building a prosperous, resilient economy that creates equitable opportunities to succeed. This Big Idea includes strategies designed to strengthen our economy through job creation and attraction, diversification of our local economy, and building a steady and growing tax base.

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Image above: Councilwoman Hightower speaking at meeting at Glenwood Recreation Center

These ideas structure how the City and its partners address issues and accomplish goals over the next 20 years.

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