A homeless person has set up camp next to railway tracks just north of the Park Ridge neighborhood park. It is disguised as a pile of sticks. His 2 bikes are easily noticeable next to the Grimshaw Trail. One can follow his tracks to the campsite as he has survived the cold of the last 2 weeks.
Trash receptacles left streetside for three weeks.
Trash receptacles left streetside for three weeks.
I had to dismount my bike to safely cross Indiana on the 7-line due to the amount of snow and ice in front of the 7-line at this intersection.
Turn lanes to turn left to Johnson Avenue and Culver's need to be cleaned out. This is leading to dangerous conditions of being in the middle or blocking the left lane of traffic.
The sidewalk out front is not visible due to the snow and is caked in ice.
The sidewalk running the entire length of meadow park apartments on smith road is unshoveled. There is no sidewalk on the southbound side of the road making this entire stretch impassable to pedestrians
Smith rd under the train tracks teaming unshoveled. Pedestrians are forced To walk in the street to access the bus stop
I would like to express some disappointment in the overall process for the Kirkwood closures. I made the mistake of watching 2/4's city council meeting and was surprised at the level of outrage that some individuals had due to the city recognizing that what exists currently is insufficient and a drain of city resources. I can certainly appreciate why businesses on/right around Kirkwood would want to give their business an essentially free boost of revenue but missing from this equation is how it impacts non-Kirkwood businesses. It seems all is framed to help these bars and restaurants out but it seems if you go down there when the Kirkwood is open that they're already doing just fine. Further, the city did mention that there is approximately $80k in lost revenue, plus the staff drain...if we do end up closing it, maybe we should consider permit fees high enough to recoup these costs instead of giving them this PUBLIC space for the current nominal amount. Mostly I just want to state that while I look forward to a thoughtful Kirkwood redesign in the future that does expand options for businesses, residents, and visitors alike, Bloomington is much, much, much more than Kirkwood! I would love to see us start celebrating and investing into those areas with the same energy that we put into Kirkwood- even if they don't have the KCA behind them!!