Welcome to the Ped & Pedal Website

Creating a Non-motorized Culture in Northwest Indiana

 NIRPC is dedicated towards the advancement of a first-class non-motorized network to safely accommodate, and expedite the travel of, bicycle and pedestrian users in northwestern Indiana and beyond.  For information on alternate formats for these documents please contact NIRPC staff Mitch Barloga at mbarloga@nirpc.org. 

Northwest Indiana Regional Greenways & Blueways Map

   It's HERE! At last the update to the 2008 NWI Bike Map has been released. The NW Indiana Regional Greenways & Blueways Map is loaded with information on non-motorized trails and routes in Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties. Routes for hiking, bicycling and paddling are highlighted on this updated map. Copies are FREE and can be obtained by visiting your local libraries, municipal facilities, chambers of commerce and tourism bureaus. You may also visit NIRPC offices for a copy at 6100 Southport Road in Portage.

   If you live OUTSIDE the NIRPC three-county region, we can mail you up to three copies. Please email Mitch Barloga at mbarloga@nirpc.org to request your copies or call at 219-763-6060.

   For a .pdf copy of each side of the Greenways & Blueways Map please click on the links below...

West Part of Map (Lake & Porter Counties)

East Part of Map (Porter & LaPorte Counties)

Presentations NOW Available for Review

On April 26^th, Cornucopia ’12 was held at Hammond’s Lost Marsh Golf Course. 

This event highlights all land and water trail progress in the Calumet Region, including the South Suburbs of Chicago.

 Please click on the links below to review one of the presentations. 

Please contact Mitch Barloga at NIPRC if you have any further questions at mbarloga@nirpc.org.     
 

     Active Trans Update (Illinois)                              Lake County Parks Trails update      

     Brickyard Trail - Porter                                       Michigan City Trails

     C & O Greenway - Phase II                                Monon Trail - Hammond                       

     Dunes Kankakee & Calumet Trail                        NWI Paddling Assoc. update     

     East Chicago Trails                                              Oak Savannah Trail - Hobart

     Erie-Lackawanna Trail & Cabela's                        Pennsy Greenway - Munster

     Erie-Lackawanna Trail - Crown Point                   Pennsy Greenway - Schererville

     Gary Green Link - Marquette Greenway               Portage Northside Trail

     Hammond Trails - Wolf Lake & MG                    Valparaiso Pathways update

     Hobart Downtown Streetscape                             Wolf Lake & Whiting Trails

     Iron Horse Trail - Phase II

2010 Ped and Pedal Plan

Please click link above to access the NIRPC 2010 vision for regional pedestrian and bicycle issues.

JOIN US!

NIRPC's Ped, Pedal & Paddle Committee (3PC) meets every FOURTH Thursday at 1:30pm. The 3PC is open to ANYONE who is interested in shaping bicycle, pedestrian and paddling polices in the NWI region.

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Join the NW Indiana Greenways & Blueways site on Facebook to keep up-to-date on the latest trail information – by land and by water. Please click the Facebook icon below to access the site.

BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN PROJECT MILESTONE LIST

Every year all sponsors of federal and state-funded bicycle and pedestrian-related projects are asked to submit a form updating NIRPC on their progress.  This “Milestone Summary List” represents a detailed rundown of these projects in order to provide the public the most accurate information on their status.  Please click HERE to view a spreadsheet of these funded projects.  For any additional questions, please email Mitch at mbarloga@nirpc.org.   

NWI Regional Greenways and Blueways Plan

Please click link above to access plan's webpage.

MARQUETTE GREENWAY POSTER PLAN

NIRPC released the Marquette Greenway – National Lakeshore Connector Route Proposal in October of 2009.  This award-winning poster plan outlines the proposed, multi-state route of the Marquette Greenway, and specifically highlights the long-awaited trail connection between the east and west landholdings of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

For a .pdf copy of each side of the Poster Plan, please click the following links:

Side I           Side II

Program that attempts to make streets safe and functional for all drivers, pedestrians, and bicycles. In May, 2010, the NIRPC Executive Board unanimously approved a landmark resolution requiring all new federally-aided roadway projects to consider incorporating Complete Streets design standards.  Please click the links below for more information on Complete Streets, and the Resolution plus design Guidelines.

Resolution

Complete Streets Guidelines

Complete Streets Powerpoint

Complete Streets Regional Case Studies

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