Bloomington Indiana

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

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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.

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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.

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Bloomington City Council Agenda June 12, 2024

https://bsquarebulletin.com/bloomington-city-council-agenda-june-12-2024/

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Column: Farting around Kirkwood Avenue, the right hand of Kurt Vonnegut, fighting robots over donuts

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/06/09/column-farting-around-kirkwood-avenue-the-right-hand-of-kurt-vonnegut-fighting-robots-over-donuts/

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New jail location: Monroe County OKs Phase 2 enviro study, hears opposition from Ellettsville

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/06/08/new-jail-location-monroe-county-oks-phase-2-enviro-study-hears-opposition-from-ellettsville/

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Bloomington city council adopts letter to capital improvement board on convention center project

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/06/07/bloomington-city-council-adopts-letter-to-capital-improvement-board-on-convention-center-project/

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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."

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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

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/06/06/2024-election-notebook-june-20-school-board-candidate-filing-deadline/

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Bloomington city council OKs uniform 3-minute time at public mic, adopts policy to remove rule breakers

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/06/05/bloomington-city-council-oks-uniform-3-minute-time-at-public-mic-adopts-policy-to-remove-rule-breakers/

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Bloomington city council letter looms, CIB wraps up convention center construction manager interviews

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/06/04/bloomington-city-council-letter-looms-cib-wraps-up-convention-center-construction-manager-interviews/

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Solar panel design work OK’d for The Forge, recertification from state for Bloomington’s technology park

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/06/03/solar-panel-design-work-okd-for-the-forge-recertification-from-state-for-bloomingtons-technology-park/

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Monroe County jail notebook: 1 year of data shows releases at all times of day, night

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/06/02/monroe-county-jail-notebook-1-year-of-data-shows-releases-at-all-times-of-day-night/

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Bloomington City Council Agenda June 5, 2024
https://bsquarebulletin.com/bloomington-city-council-agenda-june-5-2024/

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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.

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https://bloomingtonian.com/2024/05/31/attorney-general-todd-rokita-tells-monroe-county-to-rescind-sanctuary-city-policies/

Scooter data notebook: Bloomington ride numbers show downturn, one vendor leaves

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/06/01/scooter-data-notebook-bloomington-ride-numbers-show-downturn-one-vendor-leaves/

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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

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Over protest from many employees, Monroe County to change health clinic vendor by Aug. 1

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/05/30/over-protest-from-many-employees-monroe-county-to-change-health-clinic-vendor-by-aug-1/

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Column: Besides loyalty, what budget outcomes does Bloomington’s city council want to buy?

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/05/29/column-besides-loyalty-what-budget-outcomes-does-bloomingtons-city-council-want-to-buy/

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Bloomington quietly puts up plans for protected bike lanes on Indiana Avenue

#cycling @bloomington_in

https://bloomington.in.gov/engineering/projects/indiana

Backlash on Monroe County’s pending decision to change providers of employee health clinic

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/05/28/backlash-on-monroe-countys-pending-decision-to-change-providers-of-employee-health-clinic/

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2–2 deadlock on duplex for Bloomington’s board of zoning appeals

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/05/27/2-2-deadlock-on-duplex-for-bloomingtons-board-of-zoning-appeals/

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9 flagpoles now legit for Elks after action by Bloomington board of zoning appeals

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/05/26/9-flagpoles-now-legit-for-elks-after-action-by-bloomington-board-of-zoning-appeals/

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#Flag #Variance #BloomingtonIN #BZA

Bloomington budget notebook: Outcome-based budgeting, city council salaries

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/05/25/bloomington-budget-notebook-outcome-based-budgeting-city-council-salaries/

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Linda Thompson’s 2 decades of service honored by Bloomington’s environmental commission

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/05/24/linda-thompsons-2-decades-of-service-honored-by-bloomington-environmental-commission/

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