northwest indiana greenways & blueways
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Mitch Barloga from NW Indiana Greenways & Blueways was the speaker at 4/8/13 Green Drinks in Valparaiso. He talked about ways the region is trying to be more user-friendly for non-motorized transporation.TRANSCRIPT
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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) reported that the United
States has a $2.2 TRILLION shortfall in maintaining
infrastructure
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A survey of 2,000 recent home buyers was co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders and the National Association of Realtors – April 2002
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Transit
Roads
Aviation
Freight
Federal Transportation
Funds
Trails
Safety
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BY LAND…• Currently 85 miles of paved trails in NWI
(Approx. 13 miles in 1990)• All or part of 9 trail corridors are
operational• Approx. 52 miles funded for imminent
development• Approx. 6 miles slated for construction
start in 2013• Planned vision of 28 Priority Corridors
spanning 500 miles of off-road trails• Currently 600+ miles of Shared Route
(Porter & LaPorte Counties)
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Where Can I Park?!
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Complete Streets• The Complete Streets concept is an
initiative to design and build roads that adequately accommodate all users of a corridor, including pedestrians, bicyclists, users of mass transit, people with disabilities, the elderly, motorists, freight providers, emergency responders, and adjacent land users.
• Currently 130 adopted nationwide, with three MPO’s in Indiana
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BY SEA…• 15 potential water trail routes identified in
2007 Greenways & Blueways Plan• RLake Michigan Water Trail brochure –
Revised in June, 2011• Explored regional routes along Little
Calumet and Kankakee Rivers• Kankakee Water Trail Map – April 2011• Worked on local routes in Lowell, Dyer,
Portage & Michigan City• Local Route on Little Calumet River in Porter• Campsite along Kankakee River in LaPorte
2013
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Indiana
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Pennsy GreenwayNorthwest
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Gary Green Links Plan
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C&O Trail
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Erie-Lackawanna/Oak-Savannah Connection
Erie Lackawanna Trail
Oak Savannah Trail
Planned Connection
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Porter Brickyard Trail
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American Discovery Trail
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Thank You!
Mitch Barloga, AICP
Northwestern Indiana Regional
Planning Commission
(219) 763-6060