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With all we have to offer, there are still some things you just won’t find here. Traffic jams. Crowded interstates. Long lines at the airport. Instead, Greensboro offers transportation amenities without the headaches. Your commute will be a breeze. Your business trips, virtually effortless. And our green options let you move around the city guilt-free. Wherever you’re going—across town or across the country—Greensboro makes it easy to get there.

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Transportation Stats

Average Commute (by car): 20 min

US Cities for driving - Rank: #1

Interstate highways: 6

Historic depots servicing passenger rail: 2

Metro area by size: 36th

Transportation Notables

Piedmont Triad International Airport

Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI) is strategically positioned between Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, at the center of NC and the midpoint of the east coast. Learn more

Downtown Depot

Greensboro got its start as a railroad transportation center, a gateway to the West and the South. Today Greensboro is a stop on Amtrak's Crescent Line, which travels from New York to New Orleans. Learn more

Electric Buses

Greensboro is North Carolina’s first community to put an all-electric, battery powered bus into daily passenger service. Since 2019, Greensboro’s fleet of electric buses has been the 2nd largest on the east coast. Learn more

Electric Scooters

Pay-per-ride electric scooters brought smart mobility to Greensboro in early 2019. The majority of the scooters are located near the UNCG and Guilford College campuses and in the downtown area. Learn more

Driving in Greensboro

GPS navigation app Waze has ranked Greensboro as the Best U.S. City for Driving three years in a row. In 2016, they named us the fifth most satisfying city in the world for drivers. Learn more

Boom Supersonic

Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest and most sustainable supersonic airliner, selected the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina as the site of its first full-scale manufacturing facility. Learn more

Toyota Battery Plant

Toyota selected North Carolina’s Greensboro-Randolph megasite as the location of a new $1.29 billion automotive battery manufacturing plant for its electric vehicles. It is expected to be operational in 2025. Learn more

Transportation Links

Boom Supersonic ★★★★★

Boom Supersonic Selects Greensboro, North Carolina for FirstSupersonic Airliner Manufacturing Facility

Boom expects to break ground later this year on the Overture Superfactory and will begin production in 2024. The first Overture aircraft is slated to roll out in 2025, fly in 2026, and carry its first passengers by 2029. Commercial interest in Overture, including orders and options, totals $14 billion from United Airlines and Japan Airlines. Boom is also working with the United States Air Force on government applications of the aircraft.

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Rice Toyota ★★★★★

Toyota Selects North Carolina Greensboro-Randolph Site for New U.S. Automotive Battery Plant

The future of mobility is electrification and the Greensboro-Randolph Megasite is the ideal location to make that future a reality,” said Ted Ogawa, CEO of Toyota Motor North America. “North Carolina offers the right conditions for this investment, including the infrastructure, high-quality education system, access to a diverse and skilled workforce, and a welcoming environment for doing business. Today marks the beginning of a mutually beneficial partnership with the Tar Heel state as we embark on our journey to achieve carbon neutrality and provide mobility for all.

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Edpnc.com ★★★★★

VinFast Selects North Carolina For North American Assembly Plant

VinFast, a Vietnamese electric vehicle and battery company, is bringing its first North American automotive assembly and battery manufacturing plant to North Carolina. The company plans to invest $4 billion and create 7,500 jobs in Chatham County, making this the largest economic development project in North Carolina’s history.

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WFMY News 2 ★★★★★

Volvo announces global headquarters for financial services coming to Greensboro

Volvo will move its global headquarters for financial services to Greensboro, the company announced Monday during a news conference and groundbreaking ceremony. The company plans to open its new Volvo Financial Services building in 2023. Volvo executives said 360 colleagues will relocate to this new facility. The company is investing $41 million in the Triad to make this happen.

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247wallst.com ★★★★★

Cities With the Least Amount of Time Lost to Traffic

In fact, several of America’s cities have among the best commute times in the world. The lowest among the U.S. cities measured is Greensboro, North Carolina, at 18 hours lost a year to traffic. The congestion rate on an average day in Greensboro is only 8%.

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Waze ★★★★★

Greensboro Is the Best Place to Drive In The U.S.

A recent survey by Waze, a community-based navigation app, found Greensboro ranked the highest in driver satisfaction in the United States, rating an 8.7 out of a possible 10 points. Lexington, Ky., Dayton, Ohio, and Macon, Ga., also drew top honors (see below). The worst cities included Honolulu (with an embarrassing score of 4.69), two California cities — Los Angeles and San Diego — and Portland, Ore.

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WUNC ★★★★★

Greensboro Becomes First City In North Carolina To Have All-Electric Bus Fleet

Governor Roy Cooper said having these types of buses in the state makes sense. “This is smarter, this is the way of the future and this is a way for us to make sure we create better paying jobs in North Carolina and become healthier and cleaner while we're doing it,” he said.

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