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Efforts to build a continuous bike trail from Chicago to Michigan are facing some challenges. The Marquette Greenway Trail got a major infusion of funding last year through the federal RAISE program and the state READI program.
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Making it easier to get around Northwest Indiana without a car is one of the goals of the Region's latest transportation plan. The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) has been working with a consultant on its 2050+ plan.
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Efforts to build a continuous bike trail from Chicago to Michigan continue to move forward. The remaining gaps in the 60-mile Marquette Greenway Trail are being filled one piece at a time, thanks to an infusion of state and federal funding.
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A new location has been finalized for Lake County's World Wars I & II and Holocaust Memorial. The Crown Point Board of Works approved a 99-year lease with the Friends of the Veterans Memorial Parkway Wednesday, allowing the memorial to be placed at Sauerman Woods Park. That replaces the space previously set aside near the Crown Point Sportsplex.
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Northwest Indiana's trail system is getting a boost.
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A bike trail connecting Chicago's southern suburbs could be extended to Northwest Indiana. The Old Plank Road Trail currently runs from Joliet to Chicago Heights, but Mitch Barloga with the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission says a feasibility study to extend it eastward is about to get underway.
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It could be possible to ride on a continuous bike trail from Chicago to New Buffalo within the next five years. After years of planning, the Marquette Greenway Trail recently got more than $20 million from the federal RAISE program and the state READI program.
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Today: Jena Bellezza with the Indiana Parenting Institute talks about this Friday's "State of the Family Luncheon, to be held at Avalon Manor in Hobart.…
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Today: We continue our conversations with northwest Indiana legislators with State Representative Chris Chyung (D) of Dyer. He is one of the lawmakers…
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Today: Northwest Indiana activist Ruth Needleman is back in the studio to talk about events coming up this month -- including another immigration…