NIRPC

Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission 
James E. Ranfranz, Executive Director 
6100 Southport Rd. Portage, IN 46368 
Phone:    (219) 763-6060
Fax:        (219) 762-1653
Email: sstrains@nirpc.org
Website: http://www.nirpc.org/

1990 Urbanized Area Population: 6,792,087 (Chicago and Northwest Indiana)
                                                       711,592 (Lake, LaPorte, and Porter Counties only)
2000 Urbanized Area Population: 8,307,904 (Chicago and Northwest Indiana)
                                                       741,468 (Lake, LaPorte, and Porter Counties only)
2000 Urbanized Area Population in Indiana:  618,956

Lake-Porter County Regional Transportation Planning Commission formed in 1966 to facilitate the planning process in response to federal law and 1965 State Enabling legislation.  In 1973 the name was changed to Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission and was designated as the MPO in 1975.  LaPorte County was added in 1979. 

NIRPC is responsible for coordinating planning and development in Northwest Indiana. NIRPC performs a variety of functions including short and long range planning, corridor studies, traffic studies, traffic volume counting, fund allocation, technical assistance and project review, programming and development.  NIRPC also staffs the Little Calumet River basin Development Commission, the Kankakee River Basin Commission, and the Marina Development Commission.

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