Services

R1 has a multi-disciplinary team with talented staff with a diversity of professional backgrounds allowing access to a wide array of skillsets. Our clients leverage our team as a flexible, yet economical option for administrative and technical support functions. Staff time can be billed on an hourly basis so that payment is only required for the services received, scaling staff support on an as-needed basis.

economic development

Coordinates the regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) development for approval by the Economic Development Administration. Qualifies region to apply for federal economic development funding.

Provides services including economic development planning, blight reduction strategies, economic impact modeling, feasibility and implementation strategy development.

geographic information system

Coordinates mapping, providing partners with reliable, accurate data to make more efficient and effective decisions to provide better services to the public.

grant Services

Works with clients to apply for and maintain grants from public and private grant programs, including program development, grant research, writing, administration, and technical assistance.

regional planning

Provides facilitated collaborative planning services to local governmental bodies, qualifying participants to apply for federal transportation funding. Services available such as travel demand modeling, transit, comprehensive, environmental, and land use planning.

Research & analytics

Collects, houses, and analyzes a wide variety of demographics, economic, transportation, and community data for regional and local needs. Also available: hosted data dashboards, systematic reviews, case studies, and white papers.

For more information, contact (815) 319-4180 or info@r1planning.org.