Durham Strategic Plan Dashboard
The City of Durham’s Strategic Plan is a roadmap to guide decision-making and show how we plan to meet our goals. This dashboard allows community members to quickly see what we are doing, where progress is being made, and what work remains to be done.
Click on the goal boxes below to dive in!
The City of Durham’s mission is to provide quality services to make Durham a great place to live, work, and play.
The City’s vision is to be the leading city in providing an excellent and sustainable quality of life.
Learn more about the mission and vision.
The Strategic Plan sets a roadmap for the City and helps make decisions. It is refreshed every 3 years. The mission and vision are adopted by the City Council and guide the process. The mission and vision were adopted in 2010.
The City of Durham’s mission is to provide quality services to make Durham a great place to live, work, and play.
The City’s vision is to be the leading city in providing an excellent and sustainable quality of life.
Learn more about the mission and vision.
The Strategic Plan sets a roadmap for the City and helps make decisions. It is refreshed every 3 years. The mission and vision are adopted by the City Council and guide the process. The mission and vision were adopted in 2010.
GOAL 1:
Shared Economic Prosperity
GOAL 2:
Creating a Safer Community Together
GOAL 3:
Connected, Engaged, and Inclusive Communities
GOAL 4:
Innovative and High Performing Organization
GOAL 5:
Thriving and Vibrant Environment
OBJECTIVE 1.1:
Provide tools & resources to promote small businesses & local entrepreneurs
OBJECTIVE 1.2:
Build a talented, competitive workforce
OBJECTIVE 1.3:
Build connections between job seekers & quality job opportunities
Learn more about the objectives.
Objectives are nested under each goal and encompass a few initiatives. Objectives are tangible actions that progress the goal.
INITIATIVE 1.21:
Collaborate with educational and training institutions to equip current residents for high-growth industries
Learn more about the goals.
Each goal is a broad focus area of the Strategic Plan and communicates the intended future outcome. Each goal includes multiple objectives.
Learn more about the initiatives.
Initiatives are specific programs, actions, and steps that are nested under objectives. They are measurable and move the needle on the objective. Each initiative page in this dashboard includes details of why it is important, what we’ve done, data and analysis, and what’s next.
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