NIRPC Celebrates 2021 Accomplishments, Releases Annual Report

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) says it released its 2021 Annual Report this week and highlights include 109th Street Corridor funding between Crown Point and Winfield, intersection safety projects around schools in Cedar Lake and Hobart, and Marquette Greenway funding. NIRPC’s CommuniTree program distributed 345 trees to 17 municipalities during the year. NIRPC directs federal funding, and programming, for transportation infrastructure, environmental programs, and economic development initiatives in Lake, Porter, and La Porte counties. “NIRPC persevered in maintaining a comprehensive and collaborative planning and programming process for the residents and businesses of Northwest Indiana, even in the face of COVID challenges,” said NIRPC Executive Director Ty Warner. “NIRPC’s work advanced transportation, environmental, and economic development solutions to the many challenges the region faced in 2021 and helped direct critical federal funds for the region’s recovery.” Here is a link to view the report at NIRPC’s website .