Transportation Bond

November 4 Bond Vote in Greensboro

On November 4, 2008, Greensboro voters approved three bonds, including a $134 million Street Improvements Bond that assigns a total of $12 Million for constructing greenways.  $7 Million of this is allocated to the Downtown Greenway. 

Passage of the Street Improvement Bond also leveraged an additional $4.5 Million in private funds for construction of the Downtown Greenway.  Four Greensboro foundations had pledged funds that were contingent upon passage of the Street Improvement Bond:

• Cemala Foundation                                                                  $1 million
• Joseph M. Bryan Foundation                                                     $1.5 million
• Moses Cone Wesley Long Community Health Foundation             $1 million
• Weaver Foundation                                                                  $1 million

So actually, with the November 4 Bond vote, the Downtown Greenway project gained a total of $11.5 million. Thank you, Greensboro voters--you are a wise and far-sighted group!  The date for breaking ground on Phase One of the greenway will be announced very soon.