TJCOG’s Regional Planning Department focuses on developing and managing partnerships that bring local communities together with other stakeholders to achieve results. Working with community partners on long-term, regional-scale strategies, the Planning Department takes on five principal roles:
- Convener and common ground for research, project development, relationship-building and information-sharing
- Coordinator of efficient regional service
- Manager of regional planning projects
- Administrator for regional institutions addressing development, conservation, water resources, mobility, energy and infrastructure
- Provider of technical assistance and data to member communities
The Regional Planning Department is organized into four program areas: (Click on any of the links below to go to that program area or project; click on the program area header for additional projects that are not listed separately.)