Our Future, Our Goals, Our Map

Welcome to the online home of the Rockford Metropolitan Agency for Planning, better known as RMAP, the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Rockford region. Please feel free to browse our site, review our documents, send comments or suggestions to the staff, and generally get involved in the planning process.

Want to learn a little more about RMAP? Check out the About Us Page. Interested in the current activities of RMAP? You might start by looking at the Notices Page. Looking for information regarding the Economic Stimulus? Head over to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act part of the site.

Legacy documents are being added as quickly as RMAP staff is able to convert them into digital formats and upload them. Check back frequently for updates on what has recently been posted.

If you believe you have found a broken link, a missing file, incorrect information or another error on the RMAP Web site, please contact the Web Administrator. Thank you for visiting the online home of RMAP, we hope your stay is informative and enjoyable.

Important Announcements

The January meeting of the RMAP Policy Committee has been cancelled. The next scheduled meeting is for March 1, 2012. For more details, visit our Upcoming Meetings page.

The agenda for the January meeting of the Technical Committee has been released. Click here to view the document.

A link to the Illinois Fiber Resources Group, iFiber.org, has been added to RMAP’s External Links page.

RMAP has released the Federal List of Obligated Projects for 2011. It is available here. For any questions regarding this document, please contact Michael Hren.

Rockford Mass Transit, the City of Belvidere and Boone County cordially invite you to attend a public open house to learn about and comment on the proposed new fixed route bus service to Belvidere. Service is anticipated to start on October 24, 2011. For more information, click here.

An interactive map detailing the congestion levels of the arterial roads in the RMAP Region has been released. To view this map, click here.

RMAP’s Policy Commitee has approved the Transportation Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2012 to 2015. To view it, click here.

RMAP has released a memorandum regarding the air quality in the region. To view the memorandum, click here.

RMAP has released the Fiscal Year 2012 Unified Work Program. To view the document, click here. Any comments or suggestions regarding the UWP are appreciated and should be sent to Gary McIntyre.

RMAP has released a notice regarding its projected planning activities for the 2012 fiscal year. To view the notice, click here.

The Illinois Tollway has released a construction schedule for 2011. To view the notification, click here. To view the map, click here.

Recent Site Maintenance

Friday, January 28, 2011
  • General Site Maintenance
    • Fixed several bugs and stylistic errors throughout site.
  • Policy Committee Minutes Page
    • Added minutes from October, 2010 meeting.
    • Added minutes from December, 2010 meeting.
  • Upcoming Meetings Page
    • Updated date of next meeting of the Policy Committee.
  • Resolutions Page
    • Added 2011 Toggle Banner.
    • Added Resolution 2011-1 to 2011 section.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Monday, December 13, 2010
  • Upcoming Meetings Page
    • Updated date of next Policy Committee meeting.
    • Updated date of next Technical Committee meeting.
    • Noted cancellation of December, 2010 meeting of Mobility Subcommittee.
    • Updated date of next Mobility Subcommittee meeting.
    • Added 2011 schedule for Technical Committee meetings.
    • Added 2011 schedule for Mobility Subcommittee meetings.
  • Policy Committee Resolutions Page
    • Added Resolution 2010-15.
Thursday, November 10, 2010 – Sunday, December 12, 2010
  • Updated meeting notices for all committees.
  • Added various announcements to home page.
Thursday, October 07 – Wednesday, November 10, 2010
  • Various Updates.
  • Added Construction Industry Business-to-Business exchange announcement to site.
  • Cleared old announcements from home page.
  • Noted cancellation of November, 2010 Mobility Subcommittee meeting.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Friday, October 01, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Wednesday, September, 15, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
  • Upcoming Meetings Page
    • Updated Committee Schedule Documents
    • Noted change in Technical Committee meeting date for August, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Thursday, June 03, 2010
  • Planning Areas Documents Page
    • Modified “Transportation Tips” section to include Other Agencies’ Releases.
    • Added “State of Illinois” to Transportation Tips & Other Agencies’ Releases (TTOAR) section.
      • Added Amtrak capital funding release.
    • Added “Illinois State Toll Highway Authority” to TTOAR section.
      • Added Tollway construction schedule 2010.
    • Added “Illinois Department of Transportation” to TTOAR section.
      • Added circular letter 2009-18 on HSIP and HRRRP.
      • Added IDOT letting schedule for 2009-2012.
      • Added IDOT supportive services workshop schedule.
  • Upcoming Meetings Page
    • Updated date of next Mobility Subcommittee meeting due to cancellation of June meeting.
    • Updated Mobility Subcommittee calendar.
  • Mobility Subcommittee Agendas Page
    • Added June, 2010 cancellation notification.
Friday, May 21, 2010
  • Planning Areas Documents Page
    • Added South Main Street Corridor Plan bullet to Corridor Studies section.
    • Added request for proposals to S. Main Street Corridor Plan bullet of Corridor Studies section.
  • Upcoming Meetings Page
    • Updated date and location of next scheduled meeting of the Policy Committee.
    • Updated date of next scheduled meeting of the Technical Committee.
    • Added link to 2010 schedule of Policy Committee.
    • Added link to 2010 schedule of Technical Committee.
    • Added link to 2010 schedule of Mobility Subcommittee.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
  • Planning Areas Documents Page
    • Added Greater RMAP Environmental – Education Network bullet to Corridor Studies section.
    • Added request for proposals to GREEN bullet of Corridor Studies section.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Monday, May 03, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
  • Policy Committee Resolutions Page
    • Added Resolution 2010-3: Changes in Federal-Aid Functional Classification System for the Rockford Urban Area.
    • Added Resolution 2010-4: Endorsement of a McHenry County Station Location for Amtrak Inter-City Rail Service on Route A: Amtrak-Metra-UP-CN.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
  • Committees Page
    • Created separate pages for Technical and Policy Committee meeting schedules.
    • Updated visual aesthetic for meeting schedules.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
  • Committees Page
    • Added meeting schedules for Mobility, Technical and Policy Committees.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
  • Home Page
    • Added note in Important Announcements section that RMAP’s open houses begin today.
    • Added comment form for open houses.
    • Added informational brochure for open houses.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
  • General Site Maintenance
    • Fixed an error in the display of the fax number for RMAP on most pages.
Monday, March 08, 2010
Friday, March 05, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
  • Notices Page
    • Added Notice regarding open houses for RMAP Draft 2040 LRTP.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
  • General Site Management
    • Modified 404 page to display properly in instances of clicking a malfunctioning link.
  • Planning Areas Documents Page
    • Fixed a broken link to the Winnebago County 5-Year Classification Map in the ‘General Maps’ section.
  • Mobility Subcommittee Agendas Page
    • Added February 9th, 2010 meeting agenda.
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