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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #182191

Sidewalk & Curb Complaints:

Other: Ever since the city installed curb bump-outs for on-street parking some years ago, drivers have been blowing out tires and ruining wheel hubs at the southeast corner of Maxwell Lane and South Fess, usually as they are driving south on Fess and turning east onto Maxwell. I know this issue has come up before, and various solutions have been tried, but something more substantive needs to happen -- either reduce the projection of the curb or get rid of the bump-out altogether. I would estimate 15-20 drivers a year hit this curb. Yesterday, it happened twice. One driver was lucky and just blew out a tire. The second had to call a tow truck, which we see over and over again. Each driver thinks he/she is the only one to do this, so they don't think to tell the city. Please do something to fix this problem. It's costing people time and money on a regular basis. Thanks!

Assigned to
Kyle Baugh

History

10/10/2023 16:57:03 Closed by Kyle Baugh

Hello Anne, thank you for this report. I spoke with staff about this issue and investigated the area in question. I noted that the yellow curb paint was faded and the edge of the curbs were not as visible as they could be. I have reached out to the street department to request that the curbs be re-painted and delineators be added to the edges of the curbs to make the edge of curb more visible. Staff also would like to keep the current design as is to help reduce vehicular speeds and increase visibility to pedestrians. The concern about the design has been noted and will be considered for future improvements although none are currently planned.

Sent notification to Kyle Baugh, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=182191 Closed by Kyle Baugh Hello Anne, thank you for this report. I spoke with staff about this issue and investigated the area in question. I noted that the yellow curb paint was faded and the edge of the curbs were not as visible as they could be. I have reached out to the street department to request that the curbs be re-painted and delineators be added to the edges of the curbs to make the edge of curb more visible. Staff also would like to keep the current design as is to help reduce vehicular speeds and increase visibility to pedestrians. The concern about the design has been noted and will be considered for future improvements although none are currently planned.

9/1/2023 07:58:52 Neil Kopper assigned this case to Kyle Baugh

Kyle, sorry to assign you another old report that requires evaluation. Please take a look and then let's discuss.

Sent notification to Kyle Baugh, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=182191 Neil Kopper assigned this case to Kyle Baugh You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Kyle, sorry to assign you another old report that requires evaluation. Please take a look and then let's discuss.

12/7/2022 13:25:08 Andrew Cibor assigned this case to Neil Kopper

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=182191 Andrew Cibor assigned this case to Neil Kopper You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

12/2/2022 15:52:11 Elizabeth Carter assigned this case to Andrew Cibor

Not sure if this should go to Engineering or Streets. Please send onto Streets if it's not Engineering. Thank you.

Sent notification to Andrew Cibor, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=182191 Elizabeth Carter assigned this case to Andrew Cibor You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Not sure if this should go to Engineering or Streets. Please send onto Streets if it's not Engineering. Thank you.

12/2/2022 13:29:05 Anonymous assigned this case to Elizabeth Carter

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=182191 Anonymous assigned this case to Elizabeth Carter You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

12/2/2022 13:29:05 Opened by Anonymous

710 E Maxwell LN

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47401
Latitude39.157539367676
Longitude-86.525268554688
Neighborhood AssociationElm Heights
TownshipPerry

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