Local Technical Assistance

The PTCOG provides management and planning services through its technical assistance program to member governments. All services are provided by qualified staff professionals at rates subsidized by local government membership dues.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning
Pedestrian and bicycle transportation studies and analysis, GIS mapping, public participation and surveys.  Prioritization and implementation strategies for non-motorized improvements to communities.   For more information about bicycle and pedestrian events, safety, and education in the Piedmont Triad, see www.pedpower.org.
Contact:  Jesse Day,  Hanna Cockburn, or Paul Kron

Annexation
Annexation feasibility studies; annexation services reports; GIS maps of annexation area
Contact: Ginger Booker or Paul Kron

Personnel
Position classification and pay studies; personnel policies; special projects such as Section 125 studies
Contact: Randy Billings or Matt Reece

Transportation Development Plans
Countywide plan development and updates
Contact: Paul Kron or Hanna Cockburn

Facilitation
Facilitation and assistance in planning retreats, meetings, goal setting by city councils, boards of county commissioners and other groups to improve the quality of local government decision making.
Contact: Ginger Booker or Randy Billings

Strategic Planning
Environmental scans; strategic planning and facilitation for local governments.
Contact: Paul Kron or Anne Edwards

Management
Accounting/management system designs, special management studies including library studies, cultural studies and department effectiveness studies.
Contact: Randy Billings or Matt Reece

Land Use Planning
Land use assessments and surveys, community visioning, long-range land use and development studies including GIS mapping and public participation.
Contact: Paul Kron, Hanna Cockburn, Kristen Selikoff, or Jesse Day

Zoning and Subdivision
Zoning ordinances, zoning maps; subdivision ordinances.
Contact: Ginger Booker or Paul Kron

Parks and Recreation
Recreation master planning; public parks and greenways planning.
Contact: Jesse Day, Hanna Cockburn, or Paul Kron

Examples of Recent and Current Projects:

Davidson County Parks and Recreation Tourism Development Master Plan
The Haw River Riparian Corridor Conservation Plan
Regional Open Space Master Plan
Elon Land Development Plan & Ordinance
Ramseur Land Development Plan
Madison Land Development Plan
Elon Land Development Plan & Ordinance
Lexington Land Development Plan & Ordinance
Rockingham County EMS Department Study
Rockingham County Planning Department Customer Service Study
High Point Position Classification and Pay Plan
Guilford County Position Classification and Pay Plan
Alamance County Training of Supervisors for Performance Evaluations
Rockingham County Capital Improvements Plan