Just wanted to say that I saw a worker/or volunteer(?) the other day on the Griffy Trail raking leaves off the trail. It was much appreciated and I appreciate the work being done! Makes walking the trail much easier!
Guardrail over B-line at 10th and N. Monroe has been left damaged after auto accident for 2 years. Abandoned bikes, grocery carts, bags of trash and camps are all collecting above trail. Cars speed up the road and it’s just a matter of time before another accident and the car goes onto the trail and injures somebody. Please fix the rail and cleanup. This has been reported and ignored ever since the accident. The debris left from the accident was cleared and cleaned by the neighborhood community. A sincere effort from the appropriate city departments to resolve this issue would be appreciated. We’re doing our part please do yours.
Huge thank you for the fix and needed improvement reported in case #181846. It has worked well during the last rains. Also, there is now less chance of frozen puddles creating slip and falls. Other trail neighbors, some elderly, are also appreciative!
NO CAMERAS AT TRAILHEAD. About a month and a half ago my friend and I parked at the Clear Creek Trailhead on Tapp Rd. We went running on a Sunday afternoon and when we got back she noticed her drivers side window was broken in and her purse was stolen out of her car. We reported it to the police at the time. Since then a group of us haven't used that trail for fear that our cars will be broken into, too. I am wondering if cameras could be installed at all the trailhead parking lots? Thanks.
A tree is across the Rail Trail at the south end near the roundabout.
Car broken into in Clear Creek Trail at Church Lane on Sunday, 3/26 at 2:15 pm. Two thieves, a man and a woman, smashed our drivers door window in the crowded lot, with people coming and going constantly. The sheriff told us this happens constantly in this lot. The escalation of crime in this lot needs deterrence. Why not put up cameras in the lot? Before someone is hurt, I believe cameras would deter these bold thefts before they escalate into robberies or worse.
Please review this article: https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/2023/03/30/falling-tree-kills-2-indianapolis-kids-parents-take-action/70055144007/ in today's HT regarding trees, limbs, etc., on trails. Although I'm so pleased with the work done on the Clear Creek and Limestone Trails during the year, during my bike ride yesterday, I noticed several vines, etc., that looked like they were about to fall off a tree. Not sure how you handle maintenance, but wanted to make you aware. If your staff takes a slow ride along the trail as they do from Country Club, they'll see what I'm sharing. Thank you.
A large, broken branch is hanging over the Clear Creek Trail. It's only held up by a few smaller branches and looks like it could fall pretty easily. Since it's such a large branch, I'm concerned that somebody could get hurt. Location is on Clear Creek Trail, north of the That Road Trailhead, about 100 feet north of the "From Tapp Round-About 1 mile marking sign that faces northbound.(or about 100 feet north of the last house that's on Dove Dr., on the right of the trail if you're going northbound)
Latimer trail has a fallen tree across trail, in south west area
Leaf blowing riding-mower abuse. The riding mower, attached with a leaf blower, driven by a city employee, Wednesday April 26 at 12:30pm, was being used to abuse the soil and surrounding greenspace. The shoulder of the west spur trail, at the southern end of the Switchyard Trail, was being subjected to harsh blower force and hostile behaviour. This force and speed created a billowing soil-cloud that rose 50ft above the trail and continued to float towards the creek 300 ft in an east direction. This environmental abuse was viewed from the Bloomington Rail Trail parking lot and witnessed by two city employees and five volunteers. From this vantage point we were able to see the leaf blower mechanism had a diameter of 12-18". The speed and noise of the mower drew our attention. The previous day, I had conducted a survey and recorded invasive plants along this portion of the trail. This slender strip of greenspace did not have leaves to be cleared from the trail, nor did it need to be mown. In addition, I observed the ground cover habitat being used by a pileated woodpecker as it foraged for food. Treating habitat in this way destroys important food sources, is a breathing health-hazard, is abusive, and demonstrates hostile behaviour.