benfulton

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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/

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by benfulton@hoosier.social to c/bloomington_in@midwest.social
 

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

[–] benfulton@hoosier.social 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@markstos @bloomington_in So I suppose bike route algorithms recommend the bypass generally? I wouldn't. Between the debris thrown up on the path by speeding cars, and just generally the amount of carbon monoxide you suck in, I'll take my ebike quite a bit farther to avoid it.

#BikeTooter #ebike

 

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

[–] benfulton@hoosier.social 1 points 2 months ago

@markstos @bloomington_in Maybe because it is high car ownership and car density? πŸ™‚ Past Griffy there is the dog park and the north end of Cascades, so it really finishes out the circuit I think. Also at the 2500 block of Walnut there is an area designated as an "Urban Village Center", so maybe they'll do something with that as well.

 

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

[–] benfulton@hoosier.social 1 points 2 months ago

@KrissyKat @bloomington_in Yep, that thread has it right AFAIK. A big area in the middle of campus was fenced off, I need to swing by and see if it's been opened back up now.

 

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

 

Indiana Avenue design update

Looks like it will be one-way with a two-way protected bike lane. I submitted some comments:

"I'm not sure it was a good idea to make concessions to the firefighters and remove the bike lane barriers. Generally less than 5% of all fire runs are actual fires; mostly medical emergencies and false alarms that don't require using a 40-foot truck to respond. They might consider purchasing some smaller vehicles for these runs."

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

@bloomington_in

[–] benfulton@hoosier.social 1 points 2 months ago

@failedLyndonLaRouchite @bloomington_in Listening in on the meeting about this...it has the feeling that they will be going all night 😬 A presentation from a homeowner followed by commission discussion and we're 45 minutes in. There are going to be public comments for hours.

[–] benfulton@hoosier.social 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

@failedLyndonLaRouchite @bloomington_in This particular kerfuffle is about tearing down some single-family houses and replacing them with apartment buildings.

 

YIMBYana Press Release: Opposition to Green Acres Conservation District Proposal

"The group is concerned that the proposal will limit new infill housing in Green Acres, a neighborhood close to Indiana University’s campus, thereby increasing housing costs and reducing availability. This could force students and other residents to seek housing further from campus, exacerbating affordability and accessibility issues"

@bloomington_in #Housing #UrbanPlanning

https://bloomingtonian.com/2024/08/08/yimbyana-press-release-opposition-to-green-acres-conservation-district-proposal/

[–] benfulton@hoosier.social 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

@bloomington_in My recommendation is that they replace LOS all through the document with "Cars Go Fast Level".

For example, SR 45 and Airport Road could say, "Based on the capacity analysis results, the intersection operates at Cars Go Fast Level B during the PM peak hour in 2019"

[–] benfulton@hoosier.social 1 points 3 months ago

@Kashmir There are plenty of racks downtown, I think, though not so many on the east and west sides. Are you looking for a locker instead of a rack specifically?

[–] benfulton@hoosier.social 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@FlyingSquid Watched the first season but the awkwardness was beyond me. As a gen-xer I prefer ironic detachment πŸ˜ƒ

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