The intersection of the alley at between Wilson and Driscoll on the east side of Dunn street and Driscoll street has poor visibility and many cars rush through the alley and cause crashes on Driscoll. We need a stop sign on the alley to prevent these accidents.
There is a ton of trash in the drive way that has been there for months.
There is excessive plant growth practically covering the house.
Excessive tree and bush growth in the back yard has expanded to the street. Cars eastbound must cross over in to the other lane.
5th Street between Jefferson and Union streets is beyond the repair of simply fixing pot holes. Some of the damage on the street is due to property owners fixing their sewer lines and then not repaving the street.
I was looking at a map of Cascades (Lower) today, as I am attending a gathering at Sycamore tomorrow. I also saw, to my extreme dismay, that the south entrance to the lower park is all pedestrian and bicycle! I am supposed to be attending a reserved gathering in Waterfall Shelter in week and a half. My right side is about 80% paralyzed. I can neither walk that far nor use a wheelchair to get there. I HOPE that this doing-away with the road is not permanent. This city is increasingly putting lots of money behind bike trails while doing darned near NOTHING for the physically disabled. I remind you that we too are taxpayers, as I have been here for nearly 50 years. I should be able to attend my paying group's function at Waterfall, as I have in years past.
There is a bus stop at south clarizz blvd and woods at Latimer, however there is no street light near the bus stop. It is very unsafe and difficult to access the bus stop after 9 pm or after 5 pm in the winters. And since it’s a busy street it is often dangerous to cross the road to get to the apartments nearby. The turn for E stratum way and s clarizz blvd also needs a street light! As a woman I feel quite unsafe trying to get to my apartment later in the evenings
News just broke about the redevelopment of yet another downtown property, this time on Kirkwood. Proposals for changing the cultural feel, look, and integrity of our beloved town should require better public notice of being on an agenda for vote. This occurs not just for the planning commission, but other city meetings as well. Turning our town into a cityscape of 3+ stories everywhere is not the “Bloomington feel” that is supposed to be at the heart of every project, and it is not what alumni and townies for decades have fallen in love with and raised their families here for. Do better with actually listening to residents’ thoughts as a whole for the town, not just the elite your admin has chosen to sit on a council/commission (especially those made up of “representatives” who live in $500k+ properties and do not have a pulse for the majority of permanent residents that live and work in this town). When one thinks of Bloomington, the residents can assure you it is not being surrounded by brick, large buildings, and lack of flora when walking or driving through any part of town. However, this is what this administration is turning Bloomington into - large, brick (purdue-eque), concrete and blacktop filled spaces with a lack of culture and quirky original Bloomington feel. A shame that I would need to relocate from my hometown and family to better embody this original appeal of Bloomington.
To whoever does street signs - residents had to request a stop sign last year when the new road was put in near Autumn Ridge neighborhood at N Love Ln and W Harvest Ln…. They still have not attached street name signs atop this Stop Sign. Please get this to the correct area to do so to increase safety and direction for deliveries.