Case Date:

5/26/2026

The Bloomington Police need to start patrolling the trails (and all of town) for illegal electric motorcycle operation. At 8:35pm on 5/26/2026 I observed an illegal electric motorcycle narrowly miss hitting a pedestrian. The illegal electric motorcycle was traveling south bound on the B-Line from Kirkwood with two people on it at a high rate of speed. The motorcycle has no pedals. It is not a bicycle. The motorcycle did not slow down or stop before crossing 4th Street. A lady was walking from west to east on the sidewalk along the south side of 4th Street. The electric motorcycle was quickly approaching the pedestrian and the lady saw it just in time and was able to stop walking and narrowly miss being hit and severely injured. The illegal motorcycle did not try to avoid the collision. These illegal electric motorcycles cannot use the trail. The operators need to be issued tickets with fines and the motorcycles impounded and not returned. These motorcycles are operating recklessly and dangerously on trails, sidewalks, and streets. Please start removing these from our town before someone is seriously injured or killed by these motorcycles on our trails and sidewalks.

Case Date:

5/26/2026

The honeysuckle on the west side of the street is blocking visibility right exactly on the curve of Martha Street so any cars going in either direction will not see a car coming in the other direction until about point of impact. This honeysuckle was cut down at when the city put in the new sewage line right at that corner and I asked the people working on the sewage line to dig up that honeysuckle so that it wouldn't block this ability but now that tree has grown has been growing since 2019 and is now overwhelming the corner no visibility very dangerous hazard and it looks like this tree is exactly on the easement and not on the property of either neighbors there.

Case Date:

5/26/2026

The honeysuckle on the west side of the street is blocking visibility right exactly on the curve of Martha Street so any cars going in either direction will not see a car coming in the other direction until about point of impact. This honeysuckle was cut down at when the city put in the new sewage line right at that corner and I asked the people working on the sewage line to dig up that honeysuckle so that it wouldn't block this ability but now that tree has grown has been growing since 2019 and is now overwhelming the corner no visibility very dangerous hazard and it looks like this tree is exactly on the easement and not on the property of either neighbors there.

Case Date:

5/26/2026

The stop sign is not visible when approaching from southbound. A stop warning sign and/or tree trimming would help.

Case Date:

5/26/2026

Potholes at the pull off to the parking lot but identified as the city's side.

Case Date:

5/26/2026

Many potholes have been created and are getting bigger everyday, and going east on the same road, on the next block, they did a very wonky job at sealing a hole, and now it is worse than before.

Case Date:

5/26/2026

Big pothole by the stop sign

Case Date:

5/26/2026

Several potholes at Kirkwood & Elm.

Case Date:

5/26/2026

Graffiti on playground equipment

Case Date:

5/26/2026

This is just one location that I've noticed in the last 24 hours. But the hemlock has started to bloom and I'm seeing it everywhere. I had a friend who picked it thinking it was Queen Anne's lace who ended up in the hospital so I think it may be time for another PSA about the plant as it is starting to really take hold in town! (I notified the real estate agent who was selling the house for the other place I saw it on 4th street. I also saw it on University drive on my way to work this morning but didn't get the address as I was on my bike but it was on University between Lincoln and Henderson on the south side of the street.) Thanks all!