Marquette Greenway Trail

"We're especially excited for this segment because it does connect the trail to the Dune Park [South Shore Line] station, as well as it connects to the Dunes-Kankakee Trail that goes to the National Park and the visitor's center," Porter County Development and Storm Water Management Director Mike Jabo told the county commissioners during their meeting Tuesday.

Progress continues to be made toward a continuous bike trail from Chicago to Michigan, but challenges remain.

A new bike trail through the Indiana Dunes National Park may take a bit longer than expected. The Marquette Greenway Trail will provide a continuous, 60-mile trail from Chicago to Michigan. But it's actually made up of dozens of segments, with different funding sources and different government entities overseeing them.

The Marquette Greenway Trail continues to see gradual progress. When complete, it will provide a continuous bike trail from Chicago to Michigan. Mitch Barloga with the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) says many of the 44 planning segments have been completed or funded.

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.

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.

Northwest Indiana's trail system is getting a boost.

Almost $6.7 million in federal funding is coming to Gary. U.S. Representative Frank Mrvan and Mayor Jerome Prince touted the funding during a press conference Wednesday.

The Indiana Dunes National Park will soon be charging an entrance fee. Starting March 31, it'll cost $15 per person or $25 per vehicle to enter the park.

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.