benfulton

I reported IU blocking sidewalks with their traffic signs

City says they will request IU not do that. We'll see if it does any good. Mostly they've stopped storing gameday traffic cones and gates on the sidewalks so I do have some hope.

@bloomington_in #IndianaUniversity #accessibility

Another new tech park coming to Ellettsville

"A tech park has been proposed in Ellettsville that would include manufacturing, retail, and office space, as well as homes and apartments...would cover about 242 acres north of State Road 46 and south of West Chafin Chapel Road."

This seems like a lot of unnecessary sprawl. And, "A traffic study supports the need for traffic lights and for SR 46 to be expanded to a five-lane road" - Yuck!

@bloomington_in #UrbanPlanning

The Bloomington city council seems dysfunctional as all get-out. I wonder what's going on over there.

"I write to you today challenged by the pattern which seems to be common practice within our legislative branch of government, and which is in direct conflict with one of the values I would like to believe we all share: transparent and open government."

#BloomingtonINCouncil @bloomington_in

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/11/09/bloomington-mayor-rebukes-city-council-for-lack-of-public-deliberations-on-hpc-appointment/

Beautiful new bike rack at Academy Sports!

#biketooter @bloomington_in

https://bikerackmap.com/rlms/entry/405/

Model train layout for 1940's Monon

Lafayette to Greencastle to Bloomington. The good old days!

@bloomington_in #trains

https://www.trains.com/mrr/how-to/track-plan-database/the-s-scale-chicago-indianapolis-louisville-layout/

Washington Street traffic calming

Bloomington's Washington Street is getting some speed humps and some twiddling of the parking. I suggested they might consider a parking-protected bike lane, but I suspect restriping is out-of-scope here.

Leave your feedback here:

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

@bloomington_in #cycling

How cities can use shared micromobility data for transportation planning and policy

This study, focused on Bloomington and Washington, D.C, gleaned insights on micromobility from Lime trip data. (Bloomington's response was to summarily throw Lime out on their micromobile ear, for some reason. I do not understand this.)

"About a quarter of street segments have bike infrastructure, yet these lanes account for nearly 60% of
Lime trips."

@bloomington_in #cycling

https://bikeleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/League-of-American-Bicyclists-Mobility-Insights-Competition-2024-Report-3.pdf

Advertisements on the outside of city buses?

A lot of interest in this article about whether buses should have full-wrapped ads. There's no bus that comes within a mile of my house, so I'm not too concerned one way or the other.

@bloomington_in #bus

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/09/19/whose-bus-is-that-bloomington-transit-mulls-ads/

Fullerton Pike construction almost complete

"This third phase spans 1.25 miles of road construction from Rockport Road to the roundabout on South Rogers Street. Ultimately, it will form a new connection to I-69 in the southwest part of the county."

Cost was projected to be about $15 million dollars back in 2019. I wonder how well they kept it under budget?

https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/fullerton-pike-connection-approaches-completion.php

@bloomington_in

N Dunn St Multiuse Path

Oh, this will make my commute way easier! A few years from construction though.

"This project has been prioritized by the Metropolitan Planning Organization to receive federal funding supporting construction of a multiuse path on North Dunn Street from the Indiana 45 Bypass to East Clover Lane. As funding allows, the project may include additional multiuse path construction north of these limits."

@bloomington_in #MUP

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

A new little farmstand near my house.

Drop by! Payment is on the honor system.

@bloomington_in

Prebys Amphitheatre available again

This is a small event space they set up next to the President's house in 2015, but it's been unavailable since Pamela Whitten moved in. No one knows why.

@bloomington_in #IndianaUniversity

https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/prebys-amphitheatre-available-again.php