trusted. tested. results.. who we are created in 2006 to address: rail and bus transportation...
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Trusted. Tested. Results.
Who We AreCreated in 2006 to address:
• Rail and Bus Transportation• Marquette Plan• Gary/Chicago International Airport
– $27.5 million annual budget (of which ~$10 million is now dedicated to rail construction and operations)
– Seven-member Board of Directors– Five-member staff
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Major Initiatives• Rail and Bus
Transportation– South Shore rail cars– ChicaGo Dash buses– Regional Bus
Authority– West Lake Corridor
• Gary/Chicago International Airport– Rail relocation
– Runway expansion
• Marquette Plan– Marquette Park– Wolf Lake– Portage Lakefront– Whiting Lakefront– Jeorse Beach
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New ProjectsFuture RDA plans include:
• West Lake Corridor• Upgrades to existing South Shore line• Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)• Continued shoreline improvements• Encouraging development around the
Gary/Chicago International Airport
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• Service from Dyer to Chicago beginning in 2023.
• 5,000 riders projected by 2033 bringing back $231million in personal income annually.
• Will create about 2,000 permanent jobs in NWI.
• Feds pay 50% of $571 million cost.
• State has committed $6 million/year, RDA has committed $8 million/year, local communities $4 million/year.
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New Projects
West Lake Corridor
1989
Existing South Shore LineNWI improvements include:• Continuous double track from Gary to Michigan
City.– Applying for $42 million in Regional Cities funding– One of 7 regions applying for 2 grants– Decision will be made by judging committee in
December
• New high-level boarding platforms in Miller and Portage/Ogden Dunes.– Partnered with Gary to apply for $21.05 million federal
TIGER grant
• Modernize Gary Metro Station.Trusted. Tested. Results.
New Projects
Transit-Oriented Development
Goal: Rebuild the middle class in NWI.
• Millennials drive less, want access to mass transit and “walkable communities.”
• NIRPC 2040 Plan.• Increases property values.• Attracts new business.• Public-private partnerships.• $6 million grant to Munster
for 45th and Calumet realignment to facilitate TOD
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New Projects
Shoreline Improvements: Whiting
2012
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New Projects
2014
Shoreline ImprovementsMarquette Plan• Ongoing work in East
Chicago.• Marquette Plan
updated.• Encourage
connections to transit.• Identify areas of
opportunity.
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New Projects
Gary AirportRunway expansion
COMPLETE!• Encourage
development around airport.
• Potential new casino at Buffington Harbor.
• Access improvements.• Clark Road upgrade.
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New Projects
Thank You!Bill HannaPresident and CEORegional Development Authority9800 Connecticut Dr., Crown Point,
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