- 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.
Biking & Walking
3193-3261 John Hinkle Pl, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA
- Case Date:
- 3/8/2022
Constant water obstacle blocking PollyGrimshaw multi-path. there is a water sewer grate nearby to channel water away.
- Case Date:
- 3/4/2022
We've had a request to please remove the old & broken "Banquets & Catering" sign from the landscaped portion of the parking lot of this City owned property. I have a picture if you need it. Just let me know. Thank you!
Fire Hazards
555 N Morton ST
- Case Date:
- 3/2/2022
Electrical outlet on the south side of Madison very near the 10th and Madison intersection in the Trades District. Hopefully the exposed wires aren’t live, but I didn’t want to touch them to find out…
Other
1002 S Hawthorne DR
- Case Date:
- 2/28/2022
City workers replaced the old electricity pole with a new one on 2/25/22. Now, some tree branches interact with the wires especially on both of the taped connections due to the new pole is much taller than the old one. It's potentially dangerous. Request to get that affected branch removed.
Other
E 1st St & S Walnut St, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 2/23/2022
Yellow plastic newspaper box being used for free items located in the public right of way.
Other
Bloomington, IN, USA
- Case Date:
- 2/23/2022
Jessica Morrow and Rosie McCoy had a man named Curtis steal my iphone xr and ive been unable to follow up with anything so when do my children Garrett Kirby and Jordan Tackett and I get to move to the house 514 W Kirkwood Ave. Bloomington IN 47403
Street Lights
W 11th St & N Adams St, Bloomington, IN 47404, USA
- Case Date:
- 2/22/2022
A street light is needed at this intersection for pedestrian safety.
- Case Date:
- 2/21/2022
i am robyn griffith i have no phone it was stolen so how is the city of bloomington going to safely move me and my kids Jordan Tackett and Garrett Kirby to 514 W Kirkwood Ave ive contacted the united states marine corp and marshall securities and bpd
- Case Date:
- 2/4/2022
S MILL STONE CT AND S MILL STONE WAY, ROADS WERE BAD AS OF 2:30PM (Friday, 04 Feb 22). REQUESTING FOR SNOW PLOWING ON STREETS/ROADS AT THE EARLIEST BEFORE IT GETS ICY FOR COMMUTE. THANK YOU.