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Publications

This page lists published documents created by the Planning Department and others. to see our most frequently requested maps for download or viewing, visit our Maps page. Draft documents currently in process are found in the New and Draft Documents section.

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Title

 Publication
Date

Availability (1)

Cost(Dollars)

General Publications  

Direction 2007 Forsyth County Trends & Profiles 

2008

Online (2060kb/pdf/62p)

N/A

The Downtown Plan, 2007
(by Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership)

2007

Online.
(16.5 MB,
32 p)

N/A

Parks & Open Space Plan     

  2007

For Sale, Online.
(pdf 5.5 MB,
100p)

5.00

West End Historic Overlay District Review Guidelines

Aug 2006

For sale.
Online
(9.65 MB).

5.00 

Revitalizing Urban Commercial Areas   

Mar 2006 

Online. 

N/A

Historic Resources Sourcebook          

July 2007

For sale.
Online
(35.2MB, PDF)

$33.00
($42.00 with Shipping)

Greenway Plan 

June 2003

For sale.
Online (4 MB).

5.00

Legacy Comprehensive Plan

Dec 2001

For sale.
Online.

10.00

Guide to the Landscape Ordinance
of Winston-Salem

1988

Available.

Free

Forsyth County Historic Properties

1988

For sale.

$3.00

Legacy Area Plans

Walkertown Area Plan 

April 2007

Online 
(2.7 MB)

5.00

North Suburban Area Plan

March 2006

For sale.
Online (4 MB).

5.00

Union Cross/Southeast Forsyth County

June 2005

For sale.
Online (4 MB).

5.00

South Central Winston-Salem Area Plan

Aug 2004

For sale.
Online (9 MB).

5.00 

Metro Activity Center Guidelines

Apr 2003

For sale.
Online (2 MB).

2.50

Southeast Winston-Salem Area Plan

May 2002

For sale.
Online (5 MB).

5.00

Downtown Plan

Feb 2002

For sale.
Online (13.5 MB).

2.50

Other  Legacy Documents

Benchmark Report- Executive Summary

2007

Online[71kb/pdf]

N/A

Benchmarking Our Future- Update 2006

2006

Online[99kb/pdf]

N/A

Environmental Considerations for Development    

Nov 2004

For sale. 
Online (8 MB).

2.50

Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) Design Guidelines

Sept 2002 

For sale.
Online (2 MB). 

 5.00

Metro Activity Center Guidelines 

 Apr 2003

For sale. 
Online (2 MB). 

2.50

Area Plans completed prior to 2000

Washington Park Development Guide
(superceded by South Central Area Plan) 

Dec 1988

For sale.
Online
(14.4 MB).

5.00

Clemmons Area Development Guide,
Village of Clemmons

Apr 1998

For sale in Clemmons

 

Lewisville Comprehensive Plan, Update 1997

Oct 1997

For sale in Lewisville

 

Liberty Street Corridor Study

 

Feb 1995

For sale, 
Photocopy only.
On web
(2.5 MB).

2.50

Holly Avenue Neighborhood Design Study
(superceded by South Central Area Plan)

June 1992

For sale.
Online
(7.2 MB).

5.00

Carver Road / Ogburn Station
Development Guide

Aug 1991

For sale.
Online
(20 MB).

5.00

South Stratford Road Development Guide

May 1989

For sale.
Online
(15.8 MB).

5.00

East Winston Area Plan

May 1988

For sale.

5.00

Robinhood Road Area Plan

 

Jan 1986

For sale.
Online
(24 MB).

5.00

Polo-Reynolda Area Plan
(partially superceded by North Suburban Area Plan)

Aug 1985

For sale.
Online
(34 MB).

5.00

Country Club / Jonestown Area Plan

Sept 1985

For sale.

5.00

Salem Lake Watershed Area Plan
(partially superceded by Southeast and Walkertown Area Plans)

May 1986

For sale.

5.00

Ardmore Area Plan

Jan 1985

For sale.

5.00

Planning Maps

Go the Greenway

 

May 2003

Available.
Online
(0.8 MB).

Free

Miscellaneous Publications

Save our Land, Save Our Towns,
A Plan for Pennsylvania by Thomas Hylton

1995

For sale

$20

Winston-Salem Forsyth County Bike Map produced by NCDOT Bicycle Program

1992

Available

Free

(1)NOTE: All available documents may be available for purchase in the Planning Department. Documents that are posted on the web may be accessed by clicking on the document name hyperlink. All documents, including those that are out of print, may be viewed at the Planning Department. Please call 336-727-2548 to make an appointment.

(Updated 5/29/2008)