ROCKFORD, Ill. – As the temperatures continue to climb during the summer months, heat safety is of the utmost importance. The Rockford Mass Transit District would like to provide a list of cooling centers around the area that will help keep you safe.

Cooling centers offer – Cooled relief during periods of extreme cold or when a Heat advisory has been issued. For a full list of places to cool off please see below.

Brooke Road United Methodist Church, 1404 Brooke Rd. – open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday

Carpenter’s Place, 1149 Railroad Ave. – open 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday

City of Rockford Health & Human Services Department, 612 N. Church St. – open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

Illinois Dept. of Human Services Family Community Resource Center, 1111 N. Avon St., – open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except state and federal holidays)

Rockford Rescue Mission, 715 W. State St. – open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week

DETOUR UPDATES

Due to resurfacing of the parking lot at Park Terrace Apartments the following detour will be in effect.

Due to repair work on Brooke Rd between Kishwaukee and 11^th Street, the following detour will be in effect.  

Due to construction, the following detour will be in effect or the Charles St route and the Inbound 34.

City Market Trolley Returns

The City Market Trolley is back! Throughout this year’s city market, RMTD will be providing its free trolley service. Check out the link below for the new City Market Schedule with newly added stops.

RMTD Receives 6.3 Million In Federal Funding for Buses

City of Rockford and RMTD Announce Free Rides for Veterans and Students

The City of Rockford and the Rockford Mass Transit District announced on Monday, December 20, 2021 that starting January 3, 2022, veterans and students K-12 will be able to ride on the RMTD Fixed Route System for free.

Students in grades K-12 need only to show their school ID cards to the drivers as they board the buses.  If they attend a school that does not issue an ID card and are in grades K-12, they can purchase an RMTD Student Free Ride ID card for $2.00 at either of our Transfer Center locations and show this to the driver as they board.  They must present proof of Identity and proof of enrollment in a K-12 program to get and RMTD photo ID

Our veterans will also need to obtain a Free Ride Veterans ID to identify them as a veteran.  Once they have that ID card, they also need only show this to the operator to get a free ride. To obtain an RMTD ID card veterans can go to either RMTD transfer center and present proof of identity and proof or military service. Due to a generous donation from the community member at large, the cost of the $5.00 ID fee has been paid for the first 50 veterans who come to get an ID card.

RMTD Announces Increase in Service Hours

The Rockford Mass Transit will be adding an hour of service to its core routes starting Monday, November 29, 2021. Service in core routes will start at 4:15 am.

RMTD will also be extending service 1 hour later on all 6 of its night routes also starting on Monday, November 29, 2021. Click below for all the information on this service expansion.