Map 3: Current Influences on Growth
The Current Influences on Growth map looks at the conditions and trends that are likely to cause changes to the pattern of land uses in Greensboro.
Influential Conditions and Trends:
- Corridors with High Growth: These corridors are attracting development, seeing increases in traffic volume, and have had a high number of rezoning cases along them. In some instances, the relatively high degree of change in land use along these corridors has been a cause of concern in adjacent neighborhoods. This growth trend is likely to continue in these locations.
- Interchanges on the Urban Loop: Completion of Interstate 840, the Urban Loop, will alter and improve traffic flow in Greensboro. The construction of interchanges is likely to increase development pressure nearby.
- Megasite Development: The Greensboro Randolph Megasite, a 1,500-acre advanced manufacturing site, is a regional collaboration between government, business, and education in Randolph County. The presence of water and sewer lines extending to the site, and the possibilities for residential and support services, may continue to drive requests for development and access to City services along the US 421 corridor southwest of Greensboro.
- Downtown Greenway : The Downtown Greenway is a four-mile walking, cycling, and recreation path around Downtown. Although still under construction, the Greenway is already creating gathering spaces with art installations and new businesses.
- Water and Sewer Service Area (WSSA): This area is outside of Greensboro’s incorporated city limits, but is where the City is able to extend water lines, sewer lines, and other services in cases of annexation. The cost of these extensions varies widely, so the area is categorized into three tiers, as shown on the Growth Tiers Map on page 76. This area is less developed than in the Downtown, Urban, Suburban, and Campus areas, with larger tracts used for agricultural and industrial uses.
Downtown Greenway - Photo acquired from downtowngreenway.org
For more information, see Chapter 10, Map 3 in the GSO2040 Comprehensive Plan.