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This month, the Hoosier Environmental Council will host public presentations on higher-speed passenger rail service in four Indiana communities: Greensburg, Rushville, Shelbyville and Crawfordsville. The first meeting was held Aug. 1;  subsequent meetings will be held Aug. 6, 8 and 21.

The presentations will highlight the proposed Chicago-Indianapolis-Cincinnati higher-speed rail route, including information on the economic and environmental benefits of the proposed overall Midwest high-speed rail network, amenities associated with the proposed system and where Indiana currently is in the passenger-rail planning process.

During the past five years, all intercity passenger-rail routes serving Indiana registered ridership increases above 10 percent, with 85 percent ridership growth between Indianapolis and Chicago, according to the council.