Bi-State Regional Commission

A Forum for Inter-governmental Cooperation and Delivery of Regional Programs

NEWS

November 20, 2014 – National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) will be recognizing Bi-State Regional Commission's "Evacuation Plan for the Illinois Bi-State Region:

A Preparedness Resource Guide for Evacuation Events" as part of the 2014 Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards.  Awards will be presented at the National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference, December 3-5, 2014, where the plan will be part of a panel discussion on evacuation planning and resiliency.  Bi-State Regional Commission staff represent Illinois regions on NADO's Regional Planning Organizations (RTPO) Council.  The planning effort was funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation, rural planning funds program.

Mission Statement

A local, voluntary organization of five counties and 47 municipalities. We serve as a forum for intergovernmental cooperation and delivery of regional programs and to assist member local governments in planning and project development.