Housing Coordination Plan
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A playbook for preserving, improving, and expanding housing stock in Northern Illinois
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Highlighted Projects
Projects with current or upcoming public engagement opportunities.
Projects Open for Input
Contribute your ideas, submit feedback, or share your views on the following projects.
Boone County Traffic Safety Action Plan
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Eliminating crashes resulting in serious injury or fatality in Boone County
Broadband Planning
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R1 is leading a broadband planning initiative aimed at pinpointing deficiencies in internet accessibility and highlighting priority areas for improvement.
Housing Coordination Plan
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A playbook for preserving, improving, and expanding housing stock in Northern Illinois
U.S. EPA Brownfield Coalition Grant
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Brownfield identification, assessment and planning
Ongoing Projects
These projects are ongoing but not currently open for input.
WCCMHB Funded Programs
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The Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board (WCCMHB) funded programs through the 1/2 Cent Sales Tax.
Climate Action Plan (CAP)
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Climate Action Plan for the Rockford Region
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
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Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the R1 Economic Development District
Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)
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Metropolitan Transportation Plan for the Rockford Metropolitan Planning Area
City of Rockford Traffic Safety Action Plan
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Significantly Reducing Crashes Resulting in Serious Injury or Fatality in the City of Rockford
2025 Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan
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2025 Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan for the Rockford Region
Health and Transportation Study
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Health and Transportation Study for the Rockford Region
HUD PRO Housing Proposal
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R1s proposal to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Pathway to Removing Obstacle to Housing (PRO Housing) grant program
Keith Creek Corridor Study
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A framework for improvements and development throughout the Keith Creek watershed.
Keith Creek Livable Communities Initiative
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Addressing livability challenges facing the Keith Creek neighborhood through R1's Livable Communities Initiative (LCI).
Parking Reimagined
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A plan to transform parking in the Rockford Region over the next 10 years.
Regional Traffic Signal Operations Program
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Developing a well-organized Regional Traffic Signal Operations Program (RTSOP) for the strategic regional arterial (SRA) system in the Rockford Region.
Regional Traffic Safety Action Plan
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Regional Traffic Safety Plan
Renewable Energy & Community Resilience
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Resilient Communities via Risk-Driven Infrastructure Planning and Automated Restoration (Recuperat)
Resilience Improvement Plan (RIP)
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Building climate resilience within the transportation system.
Watershed Education & Outreach
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Best management practices for water quality improvement
Winnebago County Traffic Safety Action Plan
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Eliminating Crashes Resulting in Serious Injury or Fatality in Winnebago County
Past Projects
Take a look at reports and/or outcomes on projects that are now finalized.
City of Oregon Sustainability Plan
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Advancing sustainability in the City of Oregon
Complete Streets Design Standards
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A framework for Complete Street design in the Rockford Region
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
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A list of all transportation projects programmed within the Rockford Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) for Fiscal Years (FY) 2025-2028
