NEWS FROM NIRPC – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 4, 2023
Contact: Mitch Barloga, Active Transportation Manager
219-254-2518
mbarloga@nirpc.org
After 16 months of feedback with Region stakeholders from Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties, the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) is proud to announce the draft NWI 2050+ is ready for your viewing and comments! This document builds on the main themes of NWI 2050 envisioning a Region which is connected, renewed, united, and vibrant. NWI 2050+ takes a deeper dive into several topics of importance to Northwest Indiana including roadways, transit, freight traffic, active transportation networks, land use patterns, and climate change.
Join us for open houses to learn more about NWI 2050+ and to share your comments. NIRPC staff will be on hand to answer your questions, with a continuous presentation ongoing throughout each open house session. The draft NWI 2050+ will be available to read online at the open houses, with a paper copy also available. The draft NWI 2050+ will be available on NIRPC’s website for review and comments beginning April 5, 2023, with the public comment period ending May 5, 2023.
To read the draft NWI 2050+, please visit the plan website: https://nirpc.org/nwi-2050/
NWI 2050+ Open Houses Schedule
- January 15 - Martin Luther King Holiday – NIRPC Office closed
- January 18 - Finance and Personnel Committee: 8:00am-9:00am
- January 18 - NIRPC Full Commission / Executive Board: 9:00am-10:30am
- January 23 - Surface Transportation Committee (STC): 9:00am-10:30am
If you were unable to attend any of the scheduled open houses in person, a video has been created and can be viewed by accessing the NWI 2050+ page on NIRPC’s website https://nirpc.org/nwi-2050/.
Comments will also be accepted via email or regular postage to the following:
Email: comments@nirpc.org
U.S. Mail: 6100 Southport Rd., Portage, IN 46368
To request alternate formats for the Open House, please contact Candice Eklund at NIRPC at least 48 hours prior at (219) 763-6060 or at ceklund@nirpc.org. Individuals with hearing impairments may contact us through the Indiana Relay 711 service by calling 711 or (800) 743-3333.