Shop Local.
Your dollar goes further and stays in the community when you support small and local Munster businesses. From restaurants and retail to legal and financial, your needs can be met right here in Munster, contributing to a thriving local economy .
How are well-designed roads better for business?
Roads that are designed with people in mind help consumers spend more money - it’s a fact! Having a safe and walkabout neighborhood creates a place that communities find cool to hang out in and spend more money at restaurants, bookstores, and more.
Read more about Complete Streets from the Indiana Department of Transportation
So what can we do about it in Munster?
Check out some before and after examples, including a great one from Lancaster, California, featuring a reduction of a five lane road like Ridge in this article.
“To Whom It May Concern:
We have been asked to share our experience with road construction and improvements for the town of Dyer and specifically U.S. 30, a State project, in front of our business location, Eco Chic Boutique. We have been in business for almost 11 years. Our location is a drive by as U.S. 30 is a thoroughfare, the “Crossroads” of America. That being said, we have established a client base and following. Whether there is construction or not, our loyal customers have continued to venture in and shop with us.
This summer, and still ongoing, there have been two bridge construction projects taking place, one almost in front of our business, and another just a mile east of us. When the projects began, we were very fearful that it would hurt our business. We know that the improvements were something that needed to be done and sooner or later, would be done. The roads are never closed off, just different traffic patterns, always allowing access to our business.
We are happy to share that not only have our faithful customers continued to shop with us, the slower traffic has actually helped to bring us new customers by them having to slow down and see us.
We hope our testimonial helps make your project move forward. A grant to improve your roads not only benefits the businesses along the project site, but the entire town as well.”