Bloomington Indiana
- Wouldn't it be nice if the process for safety improvements was as simple as the process for street maintenance?
Wouldn't it be nice if the process for safety improvements was as simple as the process for street maintenance?
Compare them: http://blog.benfulton.net/2024/06/wouldnt-it-be-nice-if-process-for.html
- Indiana Avenue redesign
Indiana Avenue redesign
So I did go to the Indiana Avenue public meeting, but they didn't have any concrete plans to share. They did have a cool model to play with, though 😀
I'm always there to tell them to build more bike infrastructure, but there's a dull sameness to these meetings. A lot of people on bikes agreeing with me and a few people to complain about losing parking and bikers not stopping for stop signs.
- Bike/Ped Commission meeting tonight
Bike/Ped Commission meeting tonight
Zooming into the meeting, mostly to hear about Indiana Avenue. First up, though, is a review of the ADA Transition Plan. Comments seem mostly positive, commissioners are worried about several engineering issues rather than planning.
Public Comment: Eric Ost thinks we aren't doing enough due diligence on prioritizing projects. Thinks we spend too much on cycling and not enough on ADA.
- Bloomington City Council Agenda June 12, 2024
Bloomington City Council Agenda June 12, 2024
https://bsquarebulletin.com/bloomington-city-council-agenda-june-12-2024/
- Column: Farting around Kirkwood Avenue, the right hand of Kurt Vonnegut, fighting robots over donuts
Column: Farting around Kirkwood Avenue, the right hand of Kurt Vonnegut, fighting robots over donuts
- New jail location: Monroe County OKs Phase 2 enviro study, hears opposition from Ellettsville
New jail location: Monroe County OKs Phase 2 enviro study, hears opposition from Ellettsville
- Bloomington city council adopts letter to capital improvement board on convention center project
Bloomington city council adopts letter to capital improvement board on convention center project
- Washington and Bloomington Work With Lime on Mobility
Washington and Bloomington Work With Lime on Mobility
"The Mobility Insights Competition was designed to select two communities to better understand their biking issues, including equity and safety...Bloomington’s application charted a plan to use shared micromobility data to help with the city’s first Safe Streets for All Action Plan."
@bloomington\_in #UrbanPlanning #bikeshare
https://www.govtech.com/transportation/washington-d-c-bloomington-ind-work-with-lime-on-mobility
- 2024 election notebook: June 20 school board candidate filing deadline
2024 election notebook: June 20 school board candidate filing deadline
- Bloomington city council OKs uniform 3-minute time at public mic, adopts policy to remove rule breakers
Bloomington city council OKs uniform 3-minute time at public mic, adopts policy to remove rule breakers
- Bloomington city council letter looms, CIB wraps up convention center construction manager interviews
Bloomington city council letter looms, CIB wraps up convention center construction manager interviews
- Solar panel design work OK’d for The Forge, recertification from state for Bloomington’s technology park
Solar panel design work OK’d for The Forge, recertification from state for Bloomington’s technology park
- Monroe County jail notebook: 1 year of data shows releases at all times of day, night
Monroe County jail notebook: 1 year of data shows releases at all times of day, night
- Attorney General Todd Rokita Tells Monroe County to Rescind ‘Sanctuary City’ Policies
Attorney General Todd Rokita Tells Monroe County to Rescind ‘Sanctuary City’ Policies
"Attorney General Todd Rokita has issued a threat to local officials in Monroe County, home to the city of Bloomington, along with several other Indiana localities: rescind “sanctuary city” policies or face legal action starting July 1."
Todd Rokita is an awful person.
- Scooter data notebook: Bloomington ride numbers show downturn, one vendor leaves
Scooter data notebook: Bloomington ride numbers show downturn, one vendor leaves
\#Scooter #SharedScooter #BloomingtonIN #Lime #Bird #VeoRide #Budget
- Monroe County prosecutor declines to prosecute Dunn Meadow arrestees:
Monroe County prosecutor declines to prosecute Dunn Meadow arrestees: https://bloomdocs.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/2024-05-31-Monroe-County-Prosecutor-Dunn-Meadown-Declines-to-Press-Charges.pdf
- Over protest from many employees, Monroe County to change health clinic vendor by Aug. 1
Over protest from many employees, Monroe County to change health clinic vendor by Aug. 1
- Column: Besides loyalty, what budget outcomes does Bloomington’s city council want to buy?
Column: Besides loyalty, what budget outcomes does Bloomington’s city council want to buy?
- Bloomington quietly puts up plans for protected bike lanes on Indiana Avenue
Bloomington quietly puts up plans for protected bike lanes on Indiana Avenue
- Backlash on Monroe County’s pending decision to change providers of employee health clinic
Backlash on Monroe County’s pending decision to change providers of employee health clinic
\#BloomingtonIN #MonroeCounty #Health #Clinic #Physician #Nurse
- 2–2 deadlock on duplex for Bloomington’s board of zoning appeals
2–2 deadlock on duplex for Bloomington’s board of zoning appeals
\#BloomingtonIN #Zoning #Duplex #BoardofZoningAppeals #BZA #ConditionalUse #AllowedUse
- 9 flagpoles now legit for Elks after action by Bloomington board of zoning appeals
9 flagpoles now legit for Elks after action by Bloomington board of zoning appeals
- Bloomington budget notebook: Outcome-based budgeting, city council salaries
Bloomington budget notebook: Outcome-based budgeting, city council salaries
- Linda Thompson’s 2 decades of service honored by Bloomington’s environmental commission
Linda Thompson’s 2 decades of service honored by Bloomington’s environmental commission
- Bangkok Thai has some fine hot chiles tonight! 😓🔥🔥🔥
Bangkok Thai has some fine hot chiles tonight! 😓🔥🔥🔥
- Bloomington Transit to launch new micro-transit service with slogan: 'BLink and you'll be there!'
Bloomington Transit to launch new micro-transit service with slogan: 'BLink and you'll be there!'
\#BloomingtonIn #Transit #MicroTransit #Uber #Lyft #OnDemand #BLink #BT
- Monroe Convention Center expansion notebook: Interviews for construction manager set for June 4
Monroe Convention Center expansion notebook: Interviews for construction manager set for June 4
- April 2024 food inspection reports for Monroe County released by health department
April 2024 food inspection reports for Monroe County released by health department
- U.S. Dept. of Energy tied to lease OK’d by Bloomington for parking garage office space
U.S. Dept. of Energy tied to lease OK’d by Bloomington for parking garage office space
\#BloomingtonIN #Parking #Office #DepartmentOfEnergy #Improvement
- 150-bed hotel deal moves ahead in Bloomington’s Trades District with OK from redevelopment group
150-bed hotel deal moves ahead in Bloomington’s Trades District with OK from redevelopment group
- Photos: Harrodsburg Heritage Days 2024 parade, pedal tractor pull
Photos: Harrodsburg Heritage Days 2024 parade, pedal tractor pull
\#Parade #Tractor #TractorPull #Harrodsburg #Indiana #HeritageDays #MonroeCountyFireProtectionDistrict
- Convention center notebook: Bloomington releases past appraisal figures for north property
Convention center notebook: Bloomington releases past appraisal figures for north property
\#BloomingtonIN #OpenGovernment #Appraisal #RealEstate #ConventionCenter
- Stop signs at intersections on Bloomington's 7th Street: Dunn for now
Stop signs at intersections on Bloomington's 7th Street: Dunn for now
- Monroe County nixes $30K MOU with Bloomington Economic Development Corporation, wants BEDC to be ‘better partner’
Monroe County nixes $30K MOU with Bloomington Economic Development Corporation, wants BEDC to be ‘better partner’
- No north option for convention center expansion: CIB won’t negotiate with Bloomington for land
No north option for convention center expansion: CIB won’t negotiate with Bloomington for land
\#CapitalImprovement #RDC #ConventionCenter #BloomingtonIN #MonroeCounty #CIB #Mayor #CityCouncil #CountyCouncil #CountyCommissioners
- Monroe County adds 4 jail guard positions, adds security duty, drops age from 21 to 18
Monroe County adds 4 jail guard positions, adds security duty, drops age from 21 to 18
- Discontinued: NHanced Semiconductors planned expansion on Bloomington’s west side
Discontinued: NHanced Semiconductors planned expansion on Bloomington’s west side
- Group home rezone request withdrawn before hearing by Bloomington plan commission
Group home rezone request withdrawn before hearing by Bloomington plan commission
- Bloomington City Council Agenda May 15, 2024
Bloomington City Council Agenda May 15, 2024
https://bsquarebulletin.com/bloomington-city-council-agenda-may-15-2024/
\#BloomingtonIN #CityCouncil #Agenda #StopSign #ReverseAngleBacking #Outcome #Budgeting #Rezone
