Greensboro Parks and Recreation Annual Report 2024-25

A s you will see detailed within this annual report, 2024-2025 was a busy year for Greensboro Parks and Recreation. This year’s report includes highlights from programs and services, an updated project status report, and three feature stories: • Enhance: Showcasing Active Adult (50+ programming) including the popular Hiking Club, Greater Greensboro Senior Games and Silver Arts competitions which had record-setting participation, and Smith Active Adult Center’s recertification as a Senior Center of Excellence • Expand: Improvements at the 21-field Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park and the installation of Greensboro’s first adaptive mountain biking trail located at Keeley Park • Connect: Led in collaboration with the Greensboro Public Library the new Windsor Chavis Nocho Community Complex is under construction following a groundbreaking ceremony in November

on several long-awaited projects. Additionally, the completion of interagency collaborative City planning efforts such as the East Greensboro Greenway feasibility study, the Thrive35 downtown plan, and the South Greensboro Area Plan led by the Planning Department afforded the opportunity to vision for the future improvement and expansion of the park and greenway system. While this report highlights new initiatives and accomplishments, it’s also important to recognize that the year brought its share of challenges. A hiring freeze, staff transitions within the Planning and Project Development division, a shift in Trust for Public Land ratings, and ongoing maintenance needs all tested our adaptability. However, these challenges also created opportunities — allowing our staff to expand their skills and responsibilities, strengthen partnerships, and launch a comprehensive asset lifecycle analysis to better understand and plan for future needs. Our staff team including over 200 full-time and 400 part-time team members work diligently every day to produce programs, coordinate and deliver services, and operate facilities which provide quality of life benefits including those related to health and well being, equity, environmental stewardship, sports and events tourism, and economic impact. It is the dedication, creativity, and resilience of our staff and many important partner organizations that sustain and grow Parks and Recreation for the benefit of our current residents and future generations. It is truly our pleasure to work with and serve you, and we thank you for your continued support!

With the City’s allocation of funding towards some of the department’s urgent capital and deferred maintenance needs, work was able to move ahead