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Chuck Hughes, president and CEO of the Gary Chamber of Commerce and self-proclaimed historian of all things Gary about the life and legacy of Richard Gordon Hatcher the first Black mayor of Steel City in recognition of Black History Month. Community members in Schereville will have a chance to share their thoughts on a potential extension of the Old Plank Road Trail into Northwest Indiana when planning consultants hold a community open house Thursday, February 8 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the St. John Township Community Center.

Residents have a chance to share their thoughts on a potential extension of the Old Plank Road Trail into Northwest Indiana.

Funding has been allocated to connect Dyer to the Region's bike trail network. The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) has funded a spur connecting the Pennsy Greenway in Schererville to Central Park in Dyer, in the coming years.

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) released a new Transit Oriented Development (TOD) program funding to support economic efforts and to improve the overall character and quality of life, access, and density around transit stations.

Planned Parenthood Great Northwest recently launched vasectomy services in the Region. Economic development opportunities around stations along the NICTD Westlake commuter rail corridor and the South Shore Line double-track project bring promise to transform neighborhoods. Recognizing the the achievements of African Americans in honor of Black History Month, Chuck Hughes joins Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson to talk about the life and legacy of former Gary Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher.

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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