Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission

Northwest Indiana is expected to grow by about 115,000 residents over the next 25 years. That means Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties will need about 50,000 more homes. Where to put them is one of the topics addressed in the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission's NWI 2050+ plan.

The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) still hopes to open its new branch to Dyer sometime this summer.

Northwest Indiana leaders are keeping an eye on changes to state and federal transportation funding.

The I-80/94 FlexRoad project is moving closer to construction. It's designed to improve traffic flow on Indiana's busiest interstate corridor.

The Marquette Greenway Trail continued to see progress in 2024. Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) Active Transportation Planner Mitch Barloga gave an update on the planned 60-mile trail from Chicago to Michigan to NIRPC's Transportation Committee on Tuesday.

A bike trail connecting Chicago's south suburbs continues to face an uncertain path into Northwest Indiana.

Plans for future trail connections continue moving forward.

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

It's now possible to ride a bike from just north of Southlake Mall to Griffith, Highland and Hammond using a connected series of trails.

The Old Plank Road Trail currently runs from Joliet to Chicago Heights, but a feasibility study is underway to extend it to the Pennsy Greenway in Schererville, using an inactive railroad corridor.