B-Line Trail Project Timeline

2008

Phase I construction (.61 miles from Second Street to just west of Rogers Street) begins. Remaining Federal Highway Administration grant funds and the City's 20 percent match will be used to pay for construction of Phase I.

2007

Summer - Local trail design forwarded to Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) for review. INDOT bids and contracts for trail construction.

2006

Finalize trail design details.
B-Line Trail project committee and City officials hold public presentation of the design of Phase I of the B-Line Trail (.61 miles from Second St. to Rogers) on August 23 from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. and from 4 - 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
April - Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan announces the greenway corridor will be named the "B-Line Trail" at his City Vision speech.
January - The City, along with a 20-member citizen steering committee, initiates design discussions for the first phase of the trail.

2005

December - After several years of extensive negotiations with CSX officials, the City of Bloomington uses $3.225 million in Federal Highway Administration grant funds to acquire the 3.1 mile rail corridor.
August - Bloomington City Council unanimously approves resolution supporting city plan to use grant funds to purchase CSX rail corridor and two parcels of property near Grimes Lane.

2003

City retains Ratio Architects to create master plan for use of the CSX rail corridor.
CSX officials contact City of Bloomington officials to initiate purchase negotiations.
CSX initiates federal rail abandonment process.
December - City purchases 12 acres of Indiana Rail Road Corridor between Country Club Drive and Rogers Street
November - Public Presentation of McDoel Switchyard and CSX Rail Corridor Master Plan
November - Citizen Steering Committee Meeting
October - Citizen Steering Committee Meeting
September - Public Open House & Citizen Steering Committee Meeting
October - Clear Creek Trail Phase II from That Road to Church Lane (.7 miles) connects Clear Creek Trail (now 2.5 miles) to Rail Trail (2 miles from Clear Creek at Church Lane to Country Club Road). Rail Trail stops at Country Club Road where future Greenway Corridor Project will begin

2002

October - Jackson Creek connecting path from Olcott Park to Sherwood Oaks Park opened
August - City receives $500,000 grant from Department of Transportation for Jackson Creek Trail
March - Delegation of Bloomington officials traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with Indiana congressmen about funding for the urban rail project

2001

City of Bloomington expresses interest in obtaining the abandoned CSX rail corridor with the intention of constructing a linear park and bicycle/pedestrian trail.
During the administration of Mayor John Fernandez the City obtains a $5.4 million Transportation Enhancement (TE) Grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation. The grant provides funds for the eventual purchase of the CSX rail corridor, the Master Planning process for the corridor and for the construction of the first phase of the trail.
Indiana Development Finance Authority provided $50,000 for a brownfields assessment
November - Bloomington cited by Runners World as one of the best places to stay, run, and race
October - City Council approves ten-year Alternative Transportation and Greenways System Plan
May - Clear Creek Trail (Phase I), 1.7 mile multi-use trail opens

2000

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