No Groundbreaking Ceremony Required
By Jessica Levco In 2017 and 2018, researchers at UNCG’s Center for Housing and Community Studies traced a cluster of asthma cases to Avalon Trace, an aging apartment complex in East Greensboro next to the Willow Oaks neighborhood. The complex was full of problems, like aging sewer and water pipes, leaky roofs, old carpeting, and…
The Signs of a Successful City
Ten years after James Fallows’ framework, Greensboro has many hallmarks of a successful city, with strong civic collaboration, education, innovation, and momentum—but continued leadership and investment remain essential.
What Every Greensboro Newcomer Should Know About the Downtown Greenway
Six local foundations came together to form Action Greensboro and hired McKinsey & Company to study the city’s future. What emerged was a bold idea: a four-mile loop encircling downtown that would redefine the city center, connect fractured neighborhoods and give people a reason to choose Greensboro as a place to live or start a…
