We're just back from the Whiting lakefront, where families and friends from the region celebrated the dedication of dozens of new park benches at the Whiting Lakefront Park. The $22 million project was fueled by a 2010 RDA grant. Whiting Mayor Joe...

This week, the RDA and South Shore operator NICTD hosted representatives from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Region 5 office, whose area of responsibility includes Northwest Indiana. The group toured possible sites for the $571 million...

What's New? Transit-Oriented Development For last week's Strong Cities, Strong Communities event in Gary, URS, the transportation consulting firm that created the joint NICTD/RDA strategic business plan for the South Shore trains, excerpted part of...

RDA Continues to Lead NWI Into the Future The Board of Directors of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) continued to focus on jobs and connectivity to Chicago by agreeing to consider funding a transit center in Valparaiso and...

In Whiting, the Regional Development Authority (RDA) provided a $22 million grant to help fund the transformation of the Whiting Lakefront Park. Together with expanded opportunities for additional residential and commercial development around the...

Indiana Landmarks has awarded the 2014 Cook Cup to the City of Gary for the restoration of Marquette Park. As the famous nineteenth-century architect of Chicago’s lakefront Daniel Burnham directed, “Make big plans; aim high in life and work…”...

The Board of Directors of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority today authorized the use of $3.3 million from the RDA’s No-Interest Securitized Forgivable Loan Fund to support job creation efforts in Northwest Indiana. The funds will...

Hammond residents and officials marked the opening of the new boardwalk and bike trail at Wolf Lake in a ceremony on the new span this afternoon. “This is one of the most unique bike trails I’ve ever seen,” said Hammond mayor and cyclist Tom...

The Lakeshore’s Steve Walsh sat down with Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority President and CEO Bill Hanna to talk about the proposed expansion of the South Shore Commuter Rail line.

On behalf of the Emerging Leaders Network, the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority encourages you to attend “Laying Tracks for the Future.” A call to action to EXPAND THE SOUTH SHORE LINE! The Emerging Leaders Network has worked to...