I have reported scooters at the NW corner of 11th and rogers on monday and tuesday (see #166882). They left yesterday afternoon, then they came back before this morning. 2x bird.
I parked my car downtown on Sixth Street today near the library, then realized I couldn’t open my door because scooters were parked too close. I moved to another space and starting walking to the library, when I saw a woman get out of her car and move scooters out of her reserved parking space in the lot at Sixth and Lincoln. The scooters are a nuisance, and they look junky. Whatever good they may bring to Bloomington is far outweighed by the numerous injuries and a downtown with scooters blocking sidewalks, entrances and parking spaces. They should have been banned shortly after these companies dropped hundreds of them on our sidewalks without even the courtesy of an advance warning.
To: Office of the Mayor These scooters (see image) are parked in spaces where my residents need to park for several days now. I already moved them closer to the street several times. This location does not have a walkway (307 19th Street), they should not be parked in private property. I called the police, but they have suggested to open a complaint in your office. Is there something that can be done about this? Thank you in advanced for your help. Almendra Minnaar Property Manager Distinct Management 812-339-0951
They fly across the street, at night, through the crosswalk, no lights, no warning, wearing black. This has happened in front of me three times in the last 6 weeks. I am an extremely safe driver--I actually go the speed limit. I stop feet before the stop line. I look both ways multiple times, even with a green light, yet I almost hit three of them. I hate them, they make the city look cheap. I am from Seattle and have seen how bad that city and the cities surrounding it about 30 miles have gone down in the last 6 years. Bloomington is well on its way to being like those cities, somewhere people will not want to send their kids to college. Scooters is just one more reason to avoid Bloomington. I have a teenage son, 9th grade, and are making college plans, but I don't really want him at IU due to the downtown problems with the homeless and panhandlers, etc.--it's not safe. We are looking at other colleges.
When scooters are parked against the curb, motorists cannot exit their vehicles. The vehicle door opens into the scooters.
Three scooters at the curb on 6th Street across from Poplars Garage. Tuesday 8:10 am. Could be the car parked after the Limes were staged. Could be there was no passenger whom the scooters would have blocked from getting out. But scooters curbside always potentially block passengers from getting out.
There are 12 scooters in the library courtyard around the bear statues. Please have these removed. We don’t want them here.
Berniece Snyder in the Fire Department came to me on 4/1 to report a scooter in a tree. It was off Lincoln Street between 6th & 7th street.
714 (?) S Park Ave a bit before 9 am on Wednesday 3 April
I reported a scooter parked here on S Park Ave---714, I think--two days ago. Here is another this morning.