Biking & Walking
523 E Grimes LN
- Case Date:
- 9/9/2022
This grate is directly in the lane a cyclist would use to travel west on Grimes between Henderson and Dunn Street. Last night a cyclist crashed his well-lit bicycle after encountering this grate in the dark road and with a short, barely visible, unmarked curb next to the depressed grate, he crashed his bike and was transported to the hospital by ambulance with severe injuries. The grate should be in the curb OR marked OR raised to the level of the road to improve the safety of cyclists. All cyclists swerve around this grate during the day, and it's a greater hazard at night.
- Case Date:
- 9/9/2022
Impervious surfaces covering too much of the property! There are terrible problems
with run off due to paving, and this property is adding significantly to the problem.
City Construction Projects
1206 S Woodlawn AVE
- Case Date:
- 9/10/2022
I am requesting that a speed bump and a flashing speed indicator be installed in a location along W Woodlawn Ave, somewhere between S Weatherstone Ln and E Wilson St. The speed limit on S Woodlawn Ave is 25 MPH, but the average vehicle's speed in front of my approximate address is closer to 45 MPH, with many vehicles regularly reaching speeds over 60 MPH and even 80 MPH at least daily. The reason why the speed limit is 25 MPH on S Woodlawn Ave is because of its proximity to Indiana University foot and bike commuters, Bryan Park, the Bryan Park Pool, a bus stop, and Union Elementary School. In addition to these elements, S Woodlawn Ave is also hilly which contributes to dangers associated with limited lines of sight between vehicles and pedestrians. Being a thoroughfare between Hillside Ave and streets north of it, traffic naturally flows faster than 25 MPH especially with the only stop sign between 1st St and Hillside Ave being at Sheridan Ave. Drivers frequently “floor” their vehicles through S Woodlawn Ave, and the police speed enforcement seems to never pull anyone over for speeding. For the above reasons, the current traffic pattern on S Woodlawn Ave is incompatible with its intended use. Installing a speed bump and a flashing speed indicator (for both northbound and southbound traffic) will hopefully greatly reduce thoroughfare excessive speeds. I am worried that this is a formula for someone to get hurt and it is only a matter of time unless the City does something about this. Please at least conduct a traffic study. Thank you for receiving my note, and I will be following up on this.
Sidewalk Requests
2106 E 2nd ST
- Case Date:
- 9/11/2022
This path just west of Rogers Elementary is not a safe nor accessible route to school.
Temporary Signage w/o permit
2199 E Moores PIKE
- Case Date:
- 9/13/2022
College Movers along with many other derivatives of that name, all owned and operated Braden Trimpe of Bloomington. Apparently, he believes he can put his signs everywhere. This is on Moores and Hillside. Please begin citing these abusers.
Sidewalk & Curb Complaints
3218 E Moores PIKE
- Case Date:
- 9/14/2022
Sidewalk has a layer of mud and gravel from improper drainage/run off, opposite driveway for 3218 e Moores
Sidewalk & Curb Complaints
700 S Park AVE
- Case Date:
- 9/18/2022
I don’t know if this is the right place to report this, but this seems like it might be a problem. The owner has covered the entire yard and the tree plot with gravel. It looks like they’ve done some additional planting lately, but the gravel is eventually going to stop the water from getting to both their new plants and to the street trees. I don’t think this is OK/legal. It looks like a student rental.
Parking on Unimproved Surface
1530 S College AVE
- Case Date:
- 9/23/2022
Likely someone living in this rv as well violation of should go to planning for enforcement.
Traffic Suggestions
1209 S Palmer AVE
- Case Date:
- 9/26/2022
I have lived on this street (S Palmer Avenue between Hillside and Grimes) for going on nine years now, and myself and my neighbors are concerned with the speed many non-residential drivers use on this span of Palmer. The majority of drivers maintain a speed far too fast down our street. This is especially troubling because half of our street has not sidewalks and many Bryan Park residents use the street as a walking path. I would like to request either a speed-monitoring study or the installation of traffic-slowing measures on this stretch of Palmer.
City Construction Projects
1004 W 1st ST
- Case Date:
- 10/10/2022
The contractor that did the construction in the basement did it without permits, it also violates the fire code. This facility treats disabled individuals struggling with mental health and addiction.