That model dictates that we continue to develop infrastructure which further strengthens our ties to Chicago and weaves us into the fabric of suburban Chicago. Travel to and from Chicago contributes to our quality of life on a daily basis. And one of the most important what s traveling from Chicago is new residents. New residents come with wallets chock full of federal reserve notes which are used to buy goods and services and pay taxes. That s referred to as growth.
Growth translates into a future.
Towns like Portage, Valpo, Chesterton, and Winfield are exploding. The proposed rail will serve these emerging communities. It will draw in new residents from the Chicago land area who work in Chicago. It will help to retain those who, faced with the grueling drive to Chicago, have chosen to migrate back to the Illinois suburbs of Chicago. And it will secure Northwest Indiana s place in the fabric of the Chicago land area.