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ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.
Group Wants Electric Streetcar Brought Back to South Bend, Ind.
The proposed RiverRail system, still in its conceptual stage, would include approximately six miles of track running from Notre Dame into downtown South Bend. The tracks would be built on the street to run alongside regular traffic.
May 13, 2021 •
Shutterstock (TNS) Potential new pots of state and federal money for infrastructure projects has prompted a local group to make an attempt to bring back a storied South Bend tradition: electric streetcars.
Streetcars first appeared in South Bend in the 1880s, and reviving that fixture will grow the region s population and economic development, while decreasing its carbon footprint, members of the RiverRail task force say.
South Bend Police looking for people connected to catalytic converter theft By: Maura Johnson
Photo courtesy: Facebook/South Bend Police Department
Photo courtesy: Facebook/South Bend Police Department
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The South Bend Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two people they believe are responsible for a catalytic converter theft that took place on April 23.
The incident occurred in the 3000 block of Mishawaka Avenue at around 5:30 a.m.
View video footage here.
If you have any information on these people, please call the Police Department Investigative Bureau at 574-235-9263.
You can also call Michiana Crime Stoppers at 574-288-STOP or 800-342-STOP.
SOUTH BEND â Potential new pots of state and federal money for infrastructure projects has prompted a local group to make an attempt to bring back a storied South Bend tradition: electric streetcars.
Streetcars first appeared in South Bend in the 1880s, and reviving that fixture will grow the regionâs population and economic development, while decreasing its carbon footprint, members of the RiverRail task force say.
âIf we really want to rebuild our city, we need to go back in and look at that model and how we can drive that again,â said Jan Cervelli, a founding principal at urban design firm Serra Terra LLC and a professor at Saint Maryâs College.