Region 1 Planning Council provides collaborative planning services to local governmental bodies. While core planning activities are those required by the R1’s designation as a Metropolitan Planning Organization, a wide variety of auxiliary services are available, such as long-range transportation planning, travel demand modeling, transit planning, land use planning.
Below is a sampling of planning documents that R1 has produced in whole or in part.
R1's Federally Required Planning Documents can be found on our research and reports page.
Active Transportation
Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan for the Rockford Metropolitan Area (2023)
Complete Streets
Complete Streets Design Guidelines (2024)
Feasibility Studies
2016 Regional Economic Development Report & Review
Interchange Development Feasibility Study (2021)
Interchange Development Feasibility Study - Appendix A: Fiscal Impact Analysis
2023 Emerging Industry Cluster Analysis FULL REPORT
2023 Emerging Industry Cluster Analysis STRATEGIES
2023 Emerging Industry Cluster Analysis APPENDICES
Greenways Planning
Greenways Plan for Boone, Winnebago, and Ogle Counties (2021)
Alternative Fuels
Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan
Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan - Technical Memorandum #1: Research & Best Practices
Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan – Technical Memorandum #2: Public Engagement
Solid Waste
Regional Solid Waste Management Plan for Boone & Winnebago Counties
Solid Waste Informational and Survey Flyer + Solid Waste Online Survey
04/01/2024 - Rockford Passenger Rail Study
02/10/2023 - Belvidere Rail Siting Analysis
10/5/2022 - Belvidere Rail Siting Study - Community Meeting Presentation
10/5/2022 - Passenger Rail Study - In-person Public Engagement Event Schedule
Belvidere Passenger Rail Virtual Public Engagement - Zoom Recording
Belvidere Passenger Rail Virtual Public Engagement - Presentation Slides
2019 - Rockford Passenger Rail Study
NICTI
2009 Results of the Northern Illinois Commuter Transportation Initiative Survey (NICTI)
Congestion Mitigation
Transportation System Management & Operations Plan
Resiliency & Redundancy
Transportation Resiliency Study
Other Resources
For more information, contact Sydney Turner, Director of Regional Planning, at sturner@r1planning.org or 815-319-4185.