Lynchburg residents—long time residents and newcomers alike—appreciate the City as a great place to live, to raise a family, to learn, and to work and prosper. People talk about the City in many ways—as a City of trees and a City of hills, as a community rich in history and diverse in culture. As the dynamic center of a growing region, the City is well known for its quality of life and economic vitality. Residents enjoy the City’s rare combination of small town charm and big city offerings. Since its founding on the banks of the James River through its development as a regional center of business and culture, Lynchburg continues to inspire in its residents a thoughtful concern for the future and a practice of civic activism. Lynchburg takes pride in being a sustainable community; one that protects and manages its limited natural, historical, and cultural resources in such a way that the community environment, which its residents value and which sustains us today, will sustain future generations.