GN

Greensboro, NC

Municipality in North Carolina

US flag

United States

269.7k Bevölkerung • $464.5m Budget
Webseitegreensboro-nc.gov
Projekte
6
Produkte
4
Stories
1
Übersetzung anzeigen

Greensboro, NC Doorway Project experiments with pallet shelters for temporary accommodations

Greensboro installed 30 temporary shelters for a four-month pilot at Pomona Park. The dual-occupancy units provided secure and warm accommodations for an average of 50 unhoused residents per night. Doorway Project participants received free buses for essential trips along with wraparound services from project partner Interactive Resource Center. The temporary structures will be dismantled for future deployment as emergency shelters and mobile homeless accommodations.

Emergency Preparedness+3
GN

Greensboro, NC

US flag

United States

Übersetzung anzeigen

Greensboro, NC Participatory Budgeting process implements voter-approved projects every two years

The city of Greensboro's Department of Budget and Evaluation utilizes a participatory budgeting process to implement voter-approved projects every two years. This democratic process allows residents to decide how to spend $500,000 in city funds evenly divided amongst five City Council districts. Any resident over the age of 13 can submit their ideas, vote for which ones to fund, and volunteer to develop them into official projects in their neighborhood.

Budgeting+2
GN

Greensboro, NC

US flag

United States

Übersetzung anzeigen

Greensboro, NC installed solar-powered automatic license plate reader cameras in high-crime areas

The Greensboro City Council approved a partnership with Flock Group to install 10 solar-powered automatic license plate reader cameras in high-crime areas. The purchase and installation of the cameras cost the city $27,500 plus $2,500 in annual subscription fees for data management. The cameras capture the make, model, color, and license plate of passing vehicles alerting officers when vehicles associated with the National Crime Information Center are detected.

Road & Traffic Management+4
GN

Greensboro, NC

US flag

United States

Übersetzung anzeigen

Greensboro, NC Parks & Recreation Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation Unit hosted Adaptive Sports Expo

The Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department’s Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation unit partnered with the Community and Therapeutic Recreation Department at UNC Greensboro to host an Adaptive Sports Expo. The expo was free to the public and participants were invited to try a variety of adaptive sports. The expo featured wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, and various Paralympic sports which use amended rules and equipment to help people with disabilities enjoy the game.

Parks and Recreation+3
GN

Greensboro, NC

US flag

United States

Übersetzung anzeigen

Greensboro, NC spurs rehabilitation of neglected properties with Vacant Homes Receivership Program

The city's Neighborhood Development Department identified 20 vacant homes with unresponsive owners. Contractors apply for receivership appointments to improve these properties. Receivers earn money from rent or foreclosure on liens within two years of completing rehabilitation projects. Greensboro selected homes in reinvestment areas to maximize project impacts in oft-ignored residential areas. A successful pilot could reduce Greensboro's backlog of 139 homes slated for demolition.

Pilot / POC+2
GN

Greensboro, NC

US flag

United States

Übersetzung anzeigen

Greensboro, NC releases 'Open Gate City' - an open data portal

Greensboro, NC created an open data policy and a new open data portal, Open Gate City. With popular datasets available on the portal, the city has seen a major reduction in public records requests – enhancing the citizen experience and improving productivity for city staff.

Public Records Management+3
GN

Greensboro, NC

US flag

United States

Verifizierte Projekte

Übersetzung anzeigen

Durham, NC takes lead on multi-city analysis of 911 calls for improved public safety responses

Durham officials are working with RTI International and Arnold Ventures to analyze 911 calls for service (CFS) from seven regional cities. The 18-month review will use data from local law enforcement on the types and scale of CFS responses. This analysis will lead to recommended responses aligned with real-world situations. Project participants will design CFS situations better resolved by non-emergency teams and departments than police officers.

Intergovernmental Cooperation+3
DN

Durham, NC

US flag

United States

GN

Greensboro, NC

US flag

United States

+5
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Hilfe
  • Blog
  • Nutzungsbedingungen
  • Datenschutz
  • Cookie-Richtlinie
  • Kontakt

© 2024 Govlaunch Inc.