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South Shore Expansion on the table again

May 26 0 Comments Category: politics, trains, transport, valpo

Well, get on with it guys. That’s what I have to say to those pushing to build an extension of the South Shore Line. This is something that I wholeheartedly support. The plan on the table it to extend the South Shore Line to run south through Lake County and terminating in Lowell and to [...]

Will the Gary Airport Ever Matter?

May 18 0 Comments Category: gary, politics, transport

This past weekend, Indiana’s venerable Senator Lugar, reaffirmed his undying support for Gary International Airport, the unwanted stepchild of the Chicago Aviation industry. He talked up his continued committement to airport expansion and getting the federal funding neccessary to faciliate it (also known as pork barrel spending). Every year, and this is a cycle that [...]