ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) -- The plan to bring a bike sharing program to the area takes another step forward tonight as county leaders review the proposal.

For the last three-and-a-half years RMAP has been working to install a bike share program. Unlike the bike rack checkout model you see in cities like Chicago, the plan RMAP is exploring would work a little differently. RMAP Executive Director Michael Dunn, Jr., feels the service could help those who may not have another method of transportation.

"Somebody could hop on, rent with their mobile phone device, ride it wherever they want to go, return it at any other location other than where they got it and spend the day using the bicycles for either excursion trips, simple shopping or for a more serious way as a mobility solution to get to school or get to work," Dunn, Jr. said.

Members of the Winnebago County Public Works Committee are reviewing the plan to make sure it follows county ordinances. Dunn, Jr., hopes to have the program in place by the spring.