Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Indiana

Amish Paradise: Bicycling With the Pennsylvania Dutch in Northern Indiana

By John Greenfield | Jun 3, 2016 | 5 Comments

[This article runs in this week’s Chicago Reader. It’s a little off-topic for Streetsblog, but I thought our readers would enjoy it. — John] When I was growing up in central Pennsylvania, there were Amish settlements nearby, so you never had to travel far for some Lebanon bologna (Pennsylvania Dutch-style beef sausage) or a jar […]

Once Again, the South Shore Line Is Standing in the Way of Bike Progress

By John Greenfield | Feb 11, 2016 | 3 Comments

Last August, the board of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transit District did the right thing by voting to dramatically reduce the wait until customers are allowed to bring bikes on South Shore Line trains. While NICTD had previously been talking about delaying the bikes-on-board pilot until 2021, they instead agreed to test the program this […]

The 6-Year Wait for Bikes on the South Shore Has Been Reduced to 9 Months

By Steven Vance | Aug 6, 2015 | 5 Comments

Last week, the board of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transit District voted to dramatically reduce the wait time for a bikes-on-board pilot for South Shore Line trains. A consultant had previously recommended delaying the trial until 2021, when new cars might be added to the system, allowing older cars to be modified to accommodate bikes. […]

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The Indiana Toll Road and the Dark Side of Privately Financed Highways

By Angie Schmitt and Payton Chung | Nov 18, 2014 | No Comments

This is the first post in a three-part series on the Indiana Toll Road and the use of private finance to build and maintain highways. In September, the operator of the Indiana Toll Road filed for bankruptcy, eight years after inking a $3.8 billion, 75-year concession for the road with the administration of Governor Mitch Daniels. […]

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The Small Indiana City That’s Embracing Livable Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 29, 2014 | No Comments

Kokomo, Indiana, has put resources and energy into developing streetscape features to calm traffic and provide more space for walking and biking, Aaron Renn reports. Photo: Urbanophile With a population of about 60,000 and a formerly industrial economy, Kokomo, Indiana, is not the type of city that recent economic trends have favored. But Aaron Renn […]

South Shore Line Looks Into Accommodating Bikes on Trains

By Steven Vance | May 15, 2013 | 5 Comments

Two weeks ago, at a friend’s suggestion, I started a petition to lobby the South Shore Line to allow bicycles on trains, which currently has 125 signers. Our motivation was mostly selfish: We want to be able to travel to the Dunes National Lakeshore and other places in northwest Indiana with our bikes. So I […]