
Mark Nowotarski
Community advocate from Jasper, Indiana, who led local organizing against the Mid-States Corridor and helped promote Jasper's Strongest Town Contest win, with experience in civic engagement and grassroots campaigning.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 20min
What Jasper Teaches Us About Beating Mega Projects
Mark Nowotarski, a civic advocate from Jasper, Indiana who led local organizing against the Mid‑States Corridor. He recounts six years of grassroots resistance to a proposed 54‑mile, $3.4 billion highway. Short scenes cover yard signs, town halls, polling, local impacts on roads and emergency access, and how persistence and alliances shifted power against a mega-project.


