Introduction to the City of Bloomington Traffic Commission Meeting I attended the City of Bloomington Traffic Commission meeting on March 22, 2023 at 4:30 to learn more about how matters such as traffic safety and efficiency are handled in my community. The main point of today’s meeting was to discuss both the positive and negative… Read more »
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Scooting Towards Progress: Inside the Bloomington City Council’s Discussions on Improving Scooter Parking
Introduction The community meeting I had the opportunity of attending was a common city council meeting for the city of Bloomington. While the meeting was open to any public discussion from residents, the city had planned topics of the merging of the utilities and public department office proposal and parking enforcement of public scooter-sharing services…. Read more »
From Two Wheels to Town Halls: Scooter-ing Through Bloomington’s Local Government
What was discussed during the meeting? The meeting that I attended was a general city council meeting that was held on March 8th. I have never been to a city council meeting, so it was an experience that I found very interesting. For the meeting, there were 3 major agenda items; there was a report… Read more »
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Commission
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Commission Time 3/20/2023 5:30-7:00pm The point of the meeting Reporting the issues of walking, bicycling, and running events in a safe manner. Developing safety programs for pedestrians, bicyclists, and runners (7-Line Project and All-Way Stop Control Installation) Who was at the meeting Demographic Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Commission from Planning and Transportation Department… Read more »
Problematic Traffic Commissioners, Kirkwood Outdoor Dining and Traffic Code Amendments
City of Bloomington Common Council Meeting – 03/01/23 I attended a regular Bloomington City Council meeting virtually on March 1st, 2023. This meeting had three main agenda items, reports, legislation and public comment. I will give more context for each of these items later but for now these were the main substantive issues on the… Read more »
Breaking Away: Taking a Step Towards a New City
Summary I attended a community meeting on March 6th, 2023, at 4:00 PM on zoom. It was a meeting where the Plat committee met to go over any items they have on their agenda and to consider any petitions that were filed. At this meeting, first they went over any meeting minutes that needed to… Read more »
A Look into Bloomington’s Local Governance
What was discussed at the March 8th Council meeting? Bloomington’s regularly scheduled council meetings occur on the first three Wednesdays of every month, and the one I attended on March 8th covered a few different topics relating to the city. Following roll call and the agenda overview, the meeting began with the city’s utilities director,… Read more »
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