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Bill Hanna, president and CEO of the Indiana Regional Development Authority, speaks about expanding transportation options in the region on Friday during the 2016 Northwest Indiana Business and Economic Outlook event at Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso.

Expert predicts 1.5 percent economic growth in NWI

Northwest Indiana needs to concentrate on attracting more jobs that require higher education, an economics expert said Friday. While Northwest Indiana has historically relied on high-paying jobs in manufacturing, Indiana...
Matt Orenchuk, a transit planning consultant from Connetics Transportation Group, highlights some of the proposed changes to Hobart residents as the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) hosted a public input session on the regional transportation system at the Festival Park Community Center in Hobart, Ind., on June 6, 2016.

Planning consolidation considered unlikely

Fifty years after its founding, Northwest Indiana's regional planning agency faced a threat to its existence this year. A U.S. Department of Transportation rule proposed in June could, if approved,...
Meg Roman, director of the Miller Beach Arts and Creative District, speaks during the meeting during a public hearing on NICTD plan to build a double-track system at the Marshall Gardner Center for the Arts, 540 N. Lake St., in Gary, IN., on Oct. 4, 2016.

NICTD explains $210M double track project

Gary residents got their first look Tuesday night at a plan to speed up and improve the South Shore Line's service between Northwest Indiana and Chicago. More than 70 people...
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Fed agency approves South Shore project development

A plan to expand the South Shore Line's commuter service in western Lake County moved closer to reality recently. The Federal Transit Administration approved the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District's...
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Grant to help pay for East Chicago station access

Riders getting off the South Shore Line's trains at East Chicago could have an easier time reaching the parking lot in a few years. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District...
The South Shore Line plans to build a second set of tracks between Gary and Michigan City.

Hearings set on double-track rail project

Residents along the South Shore Line between Gary and Michigan City will have three chances to see and comment on the railroad's plan to build a second set of tracks...
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Optimism grows for NWI transportation projects

Prospects for major transportation improvements in Northwest Indiana look promising, planning officials said last week. The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission's executive board listened to glowing assessments from Bill Hanna,...
The Hammond South Shore station would be moved if a plan proposed by Hammond for the commuter rail's West Lake extension is approved.

West Lake rail plan ready for FTA review

Funding commitments from government agencies – including most Lake County cities and towns -- have brought the proposed West Lake commuter rail project closer to reality. Private investments also will...