Last October, Erika Wells took advantage of a beautiful fall day to ride her road bicycle in Indianapolis. The 38-year-old kindergarten teacher took part in triathlons and marathons and was an extremely experienced bicyclist. On this morning, however, a driver of a box truck swerved off of I…
This month, our country peacefully transfers power, as it has successfully done for 240 years. Plenty of uncertainty abounds, but for those dealing with pedestrian and bicycle transportation (or active transportation) matters, there is plenty of hope on the horizon.
As trained planners, we are taught not to be larger than the issues we champion. Instead, we are to remain in the background, supporting our constituents and helping them achieve success.
Back in the summer of 2015, I reported on the initiation of a unique planning effort to meld conservation and non-motorized transportation planning efforts here at the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission.
Since 2008, the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission has been proud to produce a map highlighting walking, bicycling and paddling routes available today in the Region. I am pleased to announce we are ready to print a new batch of updated maps for your enjoyment.
Daniel Burnham dreamed big. His landmark 1909 Plan for Chicago is largely responsible for the nearly uninterrupted lakefront we enjoy today. Burnham was a true planner — one who envisions a future which provides a better quality of life for all.
Another spring is yet upon us, and with it our thoughts turn outside. On April 16, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is promoting the national “Opening Day for Trails,” or the unofficial start to the trail riding season. In honor of this event, I thought it best to highlight what lies ahead fo…
Our growing obesity crisis does not exist in a vacuum. There are many culprits to blame for our increasing waistlines.
This year will represent a landmark year on a number of fronts. The state of Indiana will celebrate a bicentennial. The National Park Service will mark its centennial.
We are all familiar with our interstate highway system. Launched by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 and spanning nearly 48,000 miles, it serves as one of the greatest infrastructure projects in world history. Love it or loathe it, the system provides critical, mostly prompt connections t…
Last week I had the pleasure of attending a trails conference in Iowa. Yes, Iowa – that state many might give a passing glance out their window while flying over to Chicago, or either coast. However, there is a lot going on in the Hawkeye State, and much we can learn from in our fair region.
Ah, sidewalks. They represent both a blessing and bane of our communities. A blessing in that they afford safe, non-motorized access throughout a community, and a bane in regards to their maintenance responsibility. The issue is complex for reasons I shall unpack herein.
NIRPC is halfway through our public survey period measuring your perceptions of our regional open space and trail networks. This is being accomplished as part of the Greenways + Blueways 2020 Plan.
Back in June, I introduced our latest planning endeavor — the Greenways + Blueways 2020 Plan. This document aims to combine conservation, recreation and nonmotorized transportation into a cohesive vision for the NIRPC region of Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.
The grain elevator terminal includes 7.2 million bushels of storage facilities.
Is our employment picture getting better or worse? See recent changes in local jobs, unemployment, earnings and more in these regularly updated charts and maps.
South Shore Arts named a new board member.
The World Civility Day workshops are at 9 a.m. April 6 at the Dean and Barbara White Community Center, 6600 Broadway, Merrillville. The awards dinner is at 6 p.m. at Avalon Manor in Hobart.
A suburban Chicago teen accused of fatally shooting his 17-year-old girlfriend, a 9-year-old girl and the child’s father has been told a grand jury has indicted him on three charges of first-degree murder. Seventeen-year-old Byrion Montgomery of Bolingbrook went before a Will County judge Thursday and was informed that the grand jury indicted him in the March 5 slayings. Judge Dave Carlson also told Montgomery he will be transferred to the Will County Jail after he turns 18 on April 27. Currently he is being held at the River Valley Juvenile Detention Center in Joliet. The victims have been identified as 40-year-old Cartez Daniels, 17-year-old Samiya A. Shelton-Tilman and 9-year-old Sanai Daniels.
"What we are doing in this piece of legislation is a direct violation of the 8th Amendment," said Senate Democratic Leader Greg Taylor of Indianapolis.
The Florida Senate is passing a bill to repeal a law requiring a unanimous jury recommendation for the death penalty. The approval comes in response to the life sentence handed to the man who massacred 17 people at a Parkland high school. The bill passed on a 29-10 vote Thursday and will allow the death penalty with a jury recommendation of at least 8-4 in favor of execution. The House still needs to approve the bill. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis says he supports the proposal. The bill was proposed after a divided 9-3 jury spared Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz in November from capital punishment.
Police in central Illinois have shot a man suspected of stabbing a woman after he charged at them while armed with a knife. Decatur Police Chief Shane Brandel says two officers were responding to a domestic vioplence call shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday and discovered a 34-year-old woman had been stabbed in her back, an arm and a hip and had a cut on her chest. Brandel says she was released from a hospital Thursday. Brandel says the man was shot in both hands and his right arm. The man was taken to a hospital. Brandel identified the man as 43-year-old Steven Hirstein.
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Police were dispatched around 1:10 p.m. to the 4400 block of Delaware Street for a report of a homicide, Gary police Lt. Dawn Westerfield said. Officers found an unresponsive male on the front steps when they arrived.
She was charged with neglect of a dependent after her daughter's friend was found slurring her speech and stumbling, according to charging documents.
Candice Shaw, 40, was charged with four counts of battery and three counts of criminal confinement after allegedly beating one of her employees during an office Super Bowl party.
"The investigation is still ongoing and no arrests have been made yet," police said.
"What we are doing in this piece of legislation is a direct violation of the 8th Amendment," said Senate Democratic Leader Greg Taylor of Indianapolis.
Monday is the deadline for Indiana residents planning to vote in the May 2 municipal primary election to register in advance to cast a ballot, as required by state law.
New county population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau peg the population of Lake County at 499,689 as of July 1, 2022.
"The investigation is still ongoing and no arrests have been made yet," police said.
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