Bloomington Peace Choir performing at the library for Martin Luther King Jr. Day @bloomington_in
Apparently Bloomington Transit's Blink service is just a passthru to Uber, except with a much more limited service area
The idea was to provide an on-demand ride service for limited locations where the buses don't run. It's supposed to cost $2, but if I select one of these options, it will tell me that the cost is actually $10 or so, whatever Uber is charging.
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 Homeowner wants the path to stop before it gets to their house. (Whatevs)
Question about a flasher at Hunter. It's being considered.
Question about budgets. Does it include storm water upgrades? Total just over $5M.
More storm water questions. This seems to be a serious homeowner worry.
Question about narrowing lanes. Will be slightly narrower. Questioner comments that people will have to slow down (Hopefully!) Something about bus passing?
@bloomington_in Second Street light needs replacing. Some rage about driving being less convenient.
Second to Hunter: raised median to cross High at Hunter.
Question about construction, side street access. Each segment to be about a month. Question about detours. Side streets will be open and repaved.
Question about trees. Many to be removed but policy is to replace them.
Question about connecting at Maxwell instead of Hunter. ( I don't see much gain there). Idea is to get to 3rd Street.
Question about the lane restriping: assurance that all three lanes will be the same size.
Moore's to Covenanter: culvert is an issue. Question from a homeowner about extra water on his property.
Covenanter to Maxwell: Retaining wall. Stacked stone walls may need replacing. Homeowner complains about that, wanting to keep them. Suggestion that the path not be as wide. Everyone trying to ask questions.
Maxwell to 2nd. Crosswalks to the school, maybe a flasher.
@bloomington_in Project will start in 2026. Will end a couple of blocks short of 3rd now, but Hunter Street is meant to be a bike path anyway.
Some wonky stuff about culverts and tree lawns. No slides, maybe due to the room, but some posters of the map.
Arden to Moore's Pike, should replace the sidewalk easily and get by the cemetery wall. Smaller turn lanes at Moore's Pike.
Question about why not go to the West side of the street. Answer: couldn't touch historic properties.
@redfox Love them. Forces cars to slow down to a less than killing speed instead of a stop sign or light that can be blown through at 50 MPH. #CarsRuinEverything
@redfox @ilinamorato Any chance you could take the red line instead of driving? It might be cheaper and less frustrating.
@FlyingSquid Watched the first season but the awkwardness was beyond me. As a gen-xer I prefer ironic detachment 😃
Mayor leaves. Hopi Stosberg points out that stop signs aren't really traffic calming.
Somebody said that we don't need traffic calming, we need traffic control. An ebiker agrees that stop signs are easy to blow through, I think.
Okay, people are continuing to talk even though we're way over the meeting time. I think I'll stop here!
@bloomington_in Question about the existing path south of Arden. Someone yells Apples and Oranges! Someone else endorses it hugely and is looking forward to the new path. Questioner wants some better visualizations.
Question about preserving the character of the neighborhood. They own several properties 🤨
Another question about making the path narrower. Eight feet is adequate! (Groans from the audience). Was there a pedestrian traffic study? City doesn't do that.