Camdyn Bruce

Downtown Greensboro Inc. has unveiled its GSO 35 plan , laying out objectives for growing the downtown area over the next decade.

One of the key initiatives is to energize Elm Street, and to do this the plan calls for revitalizing empty store fronts and historic buildings on Elm.

Councilman Zack Matheny, president of DGI, said DGI was in talks with the owner of the Kress Building, which has been vacant for years, about the building's future.

"There's a lot going on with the Kress building right now," Matheny said.

The plan also calls for expanding outdoor dining on Elm and adding more curb extensions and benches to improve the streetscape.

A second key part of the plan is making downtown greenways more pedestrian friendly.

"Part of it is making sure our sidewalks are

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