National Lakeshore grant will fund shuttle buses

PORTER | Two propane-powered buses could be shuttling visitors to and through the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore by this summer.

Dunes National Lakeshore given shuttle service grant

PORTER | The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore will receive funds for new transit vehicles and implementing a shuttle service.

ANDREA NEAL: Indy lacks critical mass for mass transit

There is one inescapable reason that a regional mass-transit system will not succeed in the Indianapolis area.

Clock to add timely, timeless beauty to Valpo

VALPARAISO | By the time the Popcorn Festival fires up its annual tribute to Orville Redenbacher's favorite food, travelers on the ChicaGo Dash should know when the buses come and go.

Valpo to sponsor a new South Shore poster

VALPARAISO | A new South Shore commuter rail poster featuring Valparaiso's new Central Park Plaza will be created as a marketing, promotional and, city officials hope, moneymaking tool in 2013.

Dash ridership sets another record

VALPARAISO | The average daily ridership on the ChicaGo Dash express commuter service set a record in June, just missing the benchmark of 100 each way by less than one.

Fed transportation bill maintains most region funding, but future trails are in jeopardy

The U.S. Congress passed a $100 billion, two-year federal transportation bill Friday that maintains most funding for region roads and bridges but could slow development of bike and pedestrian trails.

Valpo wants to lure Toll Road drivers to take Dash

VALPARAISO | The city plans to rent a billboard in an effort to lure commuters using the Indiana Toll Road to try the ChicaGo Dash express bus service from Valparaiso to the Loop.