Case Date:

2/2/2024

Homeless sleeping on the sidewalk

Case Date:

2/7/2024

Homeless sleeping on bench.

Case Date:

6/14/2024

Homeless sleeping on the square and have been for several weeks

Case Date:

9/13/2022

Thanks for fixing what I reported uReport Case #181345 Thanks fixing this.  I was walking with friends this morning (9/13l and one pointed to straw-coveres filled (and seeded, I assume) area and asked when did that get fixed!

Case Date:

9/13/2022

A question for information that can't find on the City website. Probably my lack of skill searching. Who are the current CAPS commissioners? And, specifically, when was Jason Michálek appointed? Thanks in advance.

Case Date:

2/23/2023

In front of my house is this wooden structure holding a bunch of mailboxes. The structure is leaning over and the mailboxes aren't in the best condition. Who is responsible for this structure of assorted mailboxes? Can it either be fixed or even better, can the mailboxes go in front of the houses that they belong to and not mine?

Case Date:

9/8/2022

Greetings. In my experience, as well as observations, it does not appear that there is much, if any, enforcement of the Hands-Free Driving state law that went into effect in 2019 in the City of Bloomington. There also doesn't seem to be much accountability to that law as in my experience, the person who rear-ended me told the BPD officer she hit me because she was looking at her phone, but following too close was on the citation and not distracted driving. Why is that? I was told that he didn't want to put more than one reason down. Well, why not distracted driving as that is what she admitted to? Also, there doesn't seem to be any sort of a public safety education campaign in any way... I could imagine that the social media accounts would be a great place for a weekly, bi-weekly, or even monthly Public Safety Announcement (PSA) for some friendly reinforcement, reminders, remedial lessons, etc. about the laws that provide structure around driving a couple ton heavy potentially lethal machine around these safe and civil streets. I think Bloomington motorists need a few reminders on some general laws about operating a motor vehicle, especially the hands-free driving state law. Can someone please speak a bit to this concern of mine? Much obliged for your time.

Case Date:

3/9/2022

In response to uReport case# 178546, thank you for the information as well as the contact information for IU in the case of future questions. It is good to learn that IU has made some solid changes in the ten years since the issue was thrust onto them by student activists. Reducing the use of coal-powered electricity to less than 15% and intermittent use is positive, but I think that that number should really be zero in this year of 2022. I hope that they are still encouraged by the city to completely eliminate coal and supplement their power with sustainable sources such as solar. There has been little action to address the climate crisis by the Indiana General Assembly, and Indiana has a very poor reputation on air quality as one of the worst states in the U.S. for carbon pollution. The latest United Nations climate report states that the climate crisis has reached code red for humanity. Therefore, in 2022 it is hard to swallow that there is still a coal burning power plant in the middle of a dense city on the grounds of an institution of higher education surrounded by throngs of young people with brains that are still developing. We should not be okay with anything other than zero percent. I am not sure what else the railroad line in Bloomington is used for but I know it carries coal. Perhaps, if that need went away and the rail line ever became unused, then it could be converted into a trail that all of the community could use for non-fossil fuel burning purposes. The City of Chicago did that about ten years ago with a dormant elevated rail line and it was transformative for those neighborhoods. Lastly, I leave you all with a line from the Great Law of the Haudenosaunee, the founding document of the Iroquois Confederacy, the oldest living participatory democracy on Earth. "In every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." I do not seek a reply. Thank you for your time.

Case Date:

10/10/2021

One side of the metal grate on the sidewalk is bent and is a serious tripping hazard

Case Date:

6/13/2024

Invasives in the right of way, the north property line, and along the creek including privet, poison ivy, burning bush, & multiflora rose.