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==Infrastructure== ===Public safety=== ====Police department==== The Greensboro Police Department (GPD) consist of approximately 787 sworn law enforcement officers and non-sworn employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/departments/police/about-gpd|title=About GPD β Greensboro Police Department|website=Greensboro-nc.gov|access-date=January 31, 2024}}</ref> In March of 2024, Officer Terrence Harris stated that the department was short 80 of its desired 650 sworn officer positions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wxii12.com/article/greensboro-police-department-looks-to-hire-more-officers/60166603 | title=Greensboro Police Department looks to hire more officers | date=March 11, 2024 }}</ref> ====Fire department==== The Greensboro Fire Department provides [[fire protection]] and assist with [[emergency medical services]] (EMS) throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/departments/fire/about-the-department|title=About the Department β Greensboro Fire Department|website=Greensboro-nc.gov|access-date=January 31, 2024}}</ref> Guilford County EMS is the primary resource for EMS in Greensboro and the surrounding areas within Guilford County. ====Hospitals==== Greensboro is served by [[Cone Health Behavioral Health Hospital]], [[Moses Cone Hospital]] and [[Wesley Long Hospital]], [[Select Medical|Select Specialty Hospital]], [[Kindred Healthcare|Kindred Hospital Greensboro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.conehealth.com/locations/behavioral-health-hospital/|title=Cone Health Behavioral Health Hospital Information|publisher=[[Cone Health]]|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.conehealth.com/locations/moses-cone-memorial-hospital/|title=Cone Health Moses Cone Hospital Information|publisher=[[Cone Health]]|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.conehealth.com/locations/wesley-long-hospital/|title=Cone Health Wesley Long Hospital Information|publisher=[[Cone Health]]|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kindredhospitals.com/locations/ltac/kindred-hospital-greensboro|title=About Our Hospital|publisher=[[Kindred Healthcare]]|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.selectspecialtyhospitals.com/locations-and-tours/nc/greensboro/greensboro/?ty=xt|title=Select Specialty Hospital β Greensboro|website=[[Select Medical]]|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref> ====Transportation==== [[File:gsotrainstation.jpg|thumb|Greensboro's [[Greensboro (Amtrak station)|Amtrak Station]] & Rail Depot]] Greensboro is served by [[Piedmont Triad International Airport]], which also serves the nearby cities of [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]] and [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]] as well as the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. Piedmont Triad International is North Carolina's third-busiest airport, averaging 280 takeoffs and landings a day. Notable passenger flights include, [[Allegiant Air]], [[American Airlines]], [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]], [[Delta Air Lines]] and [[United Express]]. PTI is a [[Airline hub|hub]] for [[FedEx Express]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flyfrompti.com/airport-history/|title=Airport History β Piedmont Triad International Airport|date=February 23, 2010|publisher=Piedmont Triad International Airport|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> [[Amtrak]]'s daily [[Crescent (Amtrak)|''Crescent'']], [[Carolinian (train)|''Carolinian'']] and [[Piedmont (train)|''Piedmont'']] trains connect Greensboro with [[New York City|New York]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Baltimore]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Atlanta]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] and [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amtrakguide.com/routes/crescent/|title=Crescent Train|website=Amtrak Guide|date=October 14, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amtrakguide.com/routes/carolinian/|title=Carolinian Train|website=Amtrak Guide|date=October 25, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> Amtrak trains, taxis, local and long-distance buses arrive and depart from the [[J. Douglas Galyon Depot]], also known as Greensboro station, at 236-C East Washington Street. Originally constructed in the early 1920s, the station and depot were renovated in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amtrak.com/stations/gro|title=Gaylon Transportation Center|website=Amtrak.com|access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref> The [[Greensboro Transit Authority]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/index.aspx?page=2180| title=The Way to Move β Greensboro Transit Authority| publisher=City of Greensboro| access-date=January 9, 2017| archive-date=January 13, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113133006/http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/index.aspx?page=2180| url-status=dead}}</ref> offers public bus service throughout the city. Regional public transportation throughout the metropolitan area is coordinated by PART, [[Piedmont Area Regional Transportation]]. The Greensboro Greenway is a bike trail that is being constructed to encircle downtown Greensboro. It will connect to other trails and lead out to the Bur-Mil Park area and further.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/news/2019/11/08/greensboro-finalizes-plan-to-complete-downtown-greenway|title=Greensboro Finalizes Plan to Complete Downtown Greenway|last=Jones|first=Mary|date=November 8, 2019|publisher=Spectrum News|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2021/05/22/urban-greenways-growing|title=Greensboro downtown greenway continues to grow and get people active|last=May 25, 2021|website=Spectrum News 1|publisher=[[Spectrum News]]|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> ===Interstate Highways=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * {{Jct|state=NC|I|40}} * {{Jct|state=NC|I|73}} * {{Jct|state=NC|I|74}} * {{Jct|state=NC|I|85}} * {{Jct|state=NC|I-Future|685}} * {{Jct|state=NC|I|785|I-Future|785|nolink2=yes}} * {{Jct|state=NC|I|840}} {{div col end}} [[Interstate 40]] serves as the main east-west freeway in the city, in which its junction with US 29 forms the "[[Death Valley (North Carolina)|Death Valley]]", a congested and accident-prone stretch of the interstate where multiple major federal and interstate routes had at a time, combine into a single freeway facility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://greensboro.com/news/dot-aims-to-improve-death-valley/article_85841e1d-5951-51c2-bb2a-e650a56978f6.html|title=DOT aims to improve 'death valley'|last=Elmquist|first=Sonja|date=December 15, 2007|website=[[Greensboro News & Record]]|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://greensboro.com/despite-figures-death-valley-drivers-worry/article_4e6bc373-bdf4-5e18-80ab-443100f2b820.html|title=Despite Figures, Death Valley Drivers Worry|last=Schlosser|first=Jim|date=September 7, 1990|website=[[Greensboro News & Record]]|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> Interstate 85 goes through Greensboro in a southwest and northeast direction, serving as major throughafare between the three largest cities in the state, Greensboro itself, Raleigh, and Charlotte. The [[Greensboro Urban Loop]] is a freeway that encircles the city. Sections of the [[beltway]] are formed from [[Interstate 73]] and [[Interstate 85]]. [[U.S. Highway 29]]βwhich travels through the southern, eastern and northern sections of the city before heading northeast toward suburban [[Reidsville, North Carolina|Reidsville]]βis a major route in Greensboro and offers freeway access to its more urban and central areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://myfox8.com/news/another-major-step-in-greensboro-urban-loop-nears-completion/|title=Another major step in Greensboro Urban Loop nears completion|last=Hardin|first=Tyler|date=December 21, 2020|website=[[WGHP|WGHP Fox 8]]|access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/section-of-greensboro-urban-loop-open/83-398378f8-d943-41b9-b95d-c57556fa2ab0|title=Next-to-last section of Greensboro Urban Loop: NCDOT|last=Bennett|first=Brian|date=December 23, 2020|website=WFMYnews2.com|access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/greensboro-urban-loop-almost-complete/83-d5fabca5-4f9a-45c1-a9ca-262768f1a9d3|title=Greensboro Urban Loop is almost complete|last=Lake|first=Amber|date=August 22, 2022|website=WFMY News 2|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> Other major expressways, freeways, and major arterial routes are present in the city. O'Henry Boulevard serves as mostly freeway, carrying US 29 in central Greensboro, after a short overlapping with I-40. NC 68, which gives access to the PTI Airport near Colfax, serves as both a boulevard and expressway in said area. Bryan Boulevard connects Downtown with the PTI, as a freeway spur that connects to I 74 and I 840. Wendover Avenue, which carries US 70 its whole route, serves as a dual role, as a boulevard from High Point to I-40, west of the Coliseum district, and an expressway that loops downtown.
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