Goals are tasks employed by the many characters you met on CityVille. Goals may act as a guide presenting new features as they are unlocked or as challenges the player has to overcome to progress. There are a total of 72 goals in CityVille.
Some steps on the main path are just messages they are Breaking News! and Incoming Shipment!. These steps were included on the path because the player must see them to unlock new goals.
The goals below are the permanent goals, for limited time goals see: Limited Time Goals