Other: Hello, I use the B-Line nearly everyday and have for the past year living while in Bloomington. I have noticed over the course of this summer parts of the line’s gravel running path have become overgrown with grass and tree branches, as well as having been filled by regular dirt. Many people who use the trail for this purpose, myself included, have resorted to running on the concrete. This is a high impact surface which causes pain in joints, especially in the feet and legs. Also, there are many bikers on the trail and the running path allows for myself and others to be out of the way. Resolving this problem will be very much beneficial to those in the community who use the B-Line trail for daily exercise. Thank you.
Thank you for the report, we have started filling the shoulders back in with 1/4 minus stone and will continue to do so where needed during these fall months
Thanks Josh - glad you enjoy the B-Line. We do try to keep up with the quarter minus gravel along the edges of the B-Line, and typically do some work to maintain it annually. You're right that there are lots of factors that contribute to its degradation - erosion, growth, and more. The earlier summer floods took a toll we're still catching up from. We do have plans to work on sections this fall.
