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1 TRANSPORTATION Transportation is easily accessible in South Bend with interstates I-80 and I-90 running east and west and U.S. 31, the main north/south route in the City which leads travelers to Michigan within minutes and Indianapolis in less than three hours. In addition, 45 truck lines provide carrier services. Five rail systems provide freight and passenger service and the Chicago South Shore Line connects with downtown Chicago. Amtrak provides service to major U.S. cities also. Bus transportation within the City is provided by the municipal bus service (Transpo) and STS for the elderly. Three major bus lines provide travel to many cities in the United States. The Michiaana Regional Airport serves the City with nine passenger lines providing flights to major cities. Commuter and freight service flights are also available. Chicago's O'Hare Airport is located approximately 120 miles from South Bend. POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION The City of South Bend Police Department provides police protection for residents of South Bend and consists of 256 officers. The department includes K-9 patrols, a swat team, metro drug task force and bicycle and motorcycle patrols. The South Bend Fire Department includes 212 firefighters with equipment consisting of pumpers, river rescue boats, ambulances, ladder trucks and hazardous materials trucks.. EDUCATION The City of South Bend is served by the South Bend Community School Corporation. The Penn-Harris- Madison School Corporation provides public education for a small portion of the Ciry. The school systems provide a variety of academic and extracurricular activities. The South Bend School Corporation includes five high schools, five middle schools and 25 elementaries with a total enrollment of 21,374 for the 1992/93 school year. A staff of approximately 3,000 certified and non-certified are employed by the School Corporation. The Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation reported an enrollment of 8,482 students for the 1992-93 school year with a certified staff of 466 and anon-certified staff of 321. South Bend has nine institutions of higher education and/or technical training including the University of Notre Dame, St. Mary's College, Indiana University at South Bend, Bethel College, Holy Cross College, a Purdue Program, Indiana Vocational Technical College, Michigana College and Davenport College. These educational institutions have a total enrollment of over 20,000 students. COMMUNICATION Communications are provided by the daily South Bend Tribune and the weekly Tri Coun , News. Several AM and FM radio stations within South Bend and Elkhart, as well as stations from Chicago, provide news and music to a variety of listeners. All major television networks are available to residents of the City with signals originating in South Bend, Elkhart, and Chicago. Cable television is also available throughout most of the City. 1 A-5