Innovations

The City of Roanoke is planning its future with a careful eye towards creating a livable city for all its residents and visitors. With an increasing number of tourists drawn to its cultural and recreational amenities, diverse families settling in its vibrant, welcoming neighborhoods, and high-tech businesses and workers attracted by the city’s cutting-edge infrastructure, Roanoke is taking concrete steps to enhance its ability to create “the good life for all.”

To make the city more “user-friendly” for residents and visitors alike, the award-winning City of Roanoke website (www.roanokegov.com) provides in-depth information about city services, civic center events, government programs, employment opportunities, notices of public meetings and much more. Roanoke residents can use the website to pay their taxes and take advantage of other useful features including:

• Webcast and video archive of City Council meetings
• Online request forms for city services
• City park search based on specific criteria and ability to reserve space
• Directory for all city departments
• City history and demographics
• Maps
• Citizen survey results and Vision Plans
• Information about and link to Roanoke’s Regional Airport
• Links to social service and religious organizations, as well as other area governments,
  nearby colleges and universities, cultural institutions, and more

Roanoke’s park system includes more than 60 parks and 8 recreation centers located throughout city neighborhoods, offering programs and services for residents of every age, ability and income level. The city park system balances large-scale recreation facilities with the benefits of smaller-scale neighborhood open spaces to enhance the overall appearance and livability of every city neighborhood.