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Chapter 1 - Gainesville Today
The City of Gainesville has been a center for business, education, government, and more for over a century, but not all residents have benefited from Gainesville’s growth in the same way. Imagine GNV is a strategy to start creating a future Gainesville where all people can live to their full potential, regardless of their race or background.
Chapter 2 - How We Learn
Achieving equity in education is fundamental to making Gainesville equitable today and in the future. Having high-quality education means that children have learning environments that help them to thrive and receive skills-based training that will prepare them to enter the job market.
Chapter 3 - Our Cultural Identity
To assess the cultural identity of a community we must look at its commitment to arts, culture and preservation. With their foundation in the humanities, these areas of life help to tell the story of where we have been and envision where we are going.
Chapter 4 - How We Get Around
Transportation is the backbone that supports many aspects of life in Gainesville, from everyday tasks like running errands and visiting family to accessing jobs, schooling, health care, and other destinations that are essential to individuals’ economic mobility and wellbeing.
Chapter 5- Our Environment
In light of increasing pressures due to climate change and statewide population growth, now more than ever it is important to responsibly manage our resources and infrastructure to ensure Gainesville’s communities can adapt and thrive.
Chapter 6- Our Health and Well Being
Today, who you are and where you live in Gainesville impacts your ability to lead a healthy and fulfilling life. Health disparities are closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage in Gainesville.
Chapter 7 - How We Work
How we earn a living is fundamental to our opportunity to thrive as individuals and our ability to support the people and communities around us.
Chapter 8 - Our City Government
Local government bears a responsibility to improve communities and positively impact the lives of neighbors through laws, policies, and public investment. This responsibility is underscored by the reality that for the past century of American history, government at the federal, state, and local levels have played an instrumental role in establishing and reinforcing racial and economic disparities that are still experienced by neighbors in Gainesville today.
Chapter 9 - Where We Live
While Gainesville is home to many dynamic communities and neighborhoods, many residents across the city live in neighborhoods that lack access to basic services and resources. Ongoing needs include resources such as quality sidewalks and transportation, health and wellbeing services, childcare, grocery stores, and community parks and open spaces.
Chapter 10 - How We Build
The City of Gainesville, like many cities in the United States, has a history of practices that influenced its ability to create opportunities for people of color and minorities to grow and succeed. Government actions and policies such as zoning laws, lending practices, and investment decisions favored those with a vested interest in their own communities and overall has been at the expense of others, disproportionately affected members in our community.