2026 Greenways Plan
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Promoting a regional greenway network that connects parks, preserves, wetlands, habitats, and other environmentally sensitive areas across urban and rural lands.
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Projects Open for Input
Contribute your ideas, submit feedback, or share your views on the following projects.
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.
Broadband Planning
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R1 is leading a broadband planning initiative to determine gaps in internet coverage, bridge the digital divide, and offer solutions for improvement.
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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Developing a sustainable 20-year regional transportation plan for the Rockford Metropolitan Planning Area.
Food & Transportation Access Study
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Identifying transportation gaps to improve food access in the region.
Green Streets Guide
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Transforming the region’s streetscapes into green, resilient spaces.
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.
City of Rockford Traffic Safety Action Plan
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Reducing crashes resulting in serious injury or fatality in the City of Rockford.
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
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Documenting and coordinating federally funded regional transportation projects.
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 Rockford Region transportation network.
State of the Trails Report
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Assessing the Rockford Region's Shared-Use Paths & Trails.
Watershed Education & Outreach
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Best management practices for water quality improvement
Livable Communities Initiative 2025
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Apply now for the 2025 LCI and stay informed here.
Past Projects
Take a look at reports and/or outcomes on projects that are now finalized.
Unified Work Program (UWP)
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Outlining the transportation planning work & studies to be conducted within the Rockford MPA over a one-year period.
Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan 2025
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Identifying and addressing transit gaps for vulnerable populations.
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
