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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #188746

Trails:

Other: A few weeks ago, I noticed that there were some limestone slabs put on the rail trail entrance near Gordon Pike to keep away the cars that I had seen driving back there. Then I went on a run with my dad back there and we noticed that all of the tents seemed to be gone. I was excited that it seemed like that area was being cleaned up, however people are back to living on the newer trail that runs parallel to the rail trail. There have been only two incidents where I have tried to run on the rail trail and turned around both times because I felt unsafe. Both times, I heard someone yelling sounding agitated from the encampment on the trail. I would love to run on the Rail Trail because it is a beautiful trail and perfectly shaded for hot summer runs, but I just don't feel safe. I realize that this is a bigger issue to solve, but it is just frustrating to me that I cannot utilize that trail, even if I am with someone else, because I just don't feel safe. It is disappointing that Bloomington has beautiful parks and trails that people don't want to use because they feel unsafe.

Assigned to
Tim Street

History

6/6/2024 16:08:09 Closed by Tim Street

Thanks for the report. I have passed this and other reports on to BPD and the Office of the Mayor so actions can be coordinated. The camps are not on Parks property but I understand their impact to the experience of using the trail and am sorry that you have had times where you feel unable to use it. It is our goal to make sure our parks are safe and accessible to all. If you ever notice an emergency situation, please call BPD immediately. We will continue to work with BPD and administration on solutions. I'm going to close this report but please feel free to submit additional reports if there is more information, or call the Office of the Mayor directly.

Sent notification to Tim Street
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=188746 Closed by Tim Street Thanks for the report. I have passed this and other reports on to BPD and the Office of the Mayor so actions can be coordinated. The camps are not on Parks property but I understand their impact to the experience of using the trail and am sorry that you have had times where you feel unable to use it. It is our goal to make sure our parks are safe and accessible to all. If you ever notice an emergency situation, please call BPD immediately. We will continue to work with BPD and administration on solutions. I'm going to close this report but please feel free to submit additional reports if there is more information, or call the Office of the Mayor directly.

6/3/2024 17:19:36 Anonymous assigned this case to Tim Street

Sent notification to Tim Street
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=188746 Anonymous assigned this case to Tim Street You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

6/3/2024 17:19:36 Opened by Anonymous

3009 S Rogers St, Bloomington, IN 47403, USA

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47403
Latitude39.132736206055
Longitude-86.535850524902
TownshipPerry

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