Case Date:

11/29/2017

Hello, I'm a part-time employee (SPEA fellow) at the City, in the Dept. of Planning & Transportation, and I have a few concerns about the part-time parking spots at Showers. First, is the part-time spots are incredibly far away from the main entrance to City Hall, adjacent to the Showers Red lot (in fact, as far away as you can possibly get while still staying in the Showers parking lot). Now, this isn't a problem for an able-bodied person like myself, but I had a friend who worked as an intern for the Controller's office this summer who has knee problems, making this walk excruciating for him. So bad was it that he usually parked at a meter, for an entire four hour shift, which meant that he essentially had to pay $4 to come to work everyday. My other issue with the part-time parking spaces is the incredible lack of them: there are only 5. Very rarely are less than 5 part-time workers working at one time, so it's really a crap shoot when I come to work (MWF) as to whether I can actually find a space. Many times I've also had to park at a meter. And today (11/29) the PT employee parking signs that designate which spaces are available to PT employees were removed, so some employees at the business end of Showers were parked in what should be PT spots, so there were even less spaces available than usual. I understand wanting to encourage walking/biking and public transit, but this isn't feasible for everyone, because rent is astronomical near Showers, especially to PT workers who don't get paid very much. I live pretty far out, so walking/biking is pretty much impossible, and public transit is highly inconvenient. I just wish the City was a little more inclusive of its part-time workers (especially those with disabilities), and the fact that only 5 parking spaces are available to us (a 5 minute walk from the entrance to City Hall, no doubt) is really disappointing and, in fact, a little insulting. I hope, in the renovation of parking happening in the FT section of the lot, that the City will consider adding some more PT spaces.

Case Date:

2/4/2018

Abandoned vehicle in neighborhood parking. Vehicle appears to have a flat tire and has not moved for 6 months. Taking of neighborhood parking space. Leaves and brush are gathering around the tires. Car is parked on 3rd & Madison near High Speed. See image attached.

Case Date:

6/12/2013

You of course have parking problems galore near campus and older part of town. Why not institute policy of granting residential-area by-the-day parking permits for persons with valid handicapped designation? Say, for 8 am-4 in residential areas zoned restrictively? I was not legally able to park in and stroll my old neighborhood--tho' fortunately found the garage on Atwater. Had never expected to have pulmonary problems. Even area residents complain about campus parking. Can't you remove evening quotas for special events?

Case Date:

8/19/2013

I was shocked to see that parking meters were installed at the center of Bloomington, IN and I was used to having 2 hour parking. I feel that this will be hitting the people that can least afford it--the students and their families that come to Bloomington. I used to come to Bloomington to visit the bookstores in the past but I don't know if I will be coming back in the near future--it took my money and the meters only used my Dad's credit card. Thank you for this attention.

Case Date:

9/21/2013

taken in my bedroom

Case Date:

12/12/2013

hi, yesterday in front of a golden stitch on kirkwood I put .50 in the meter and the meter did not register it. First I put in .25 and it did not work so I added another .25 but nothing. There wasn't an error screen either. Last week when I tried to use the parking meter by card the buttons were frozen. Just wanted you to know your meter took my money but did not give me any time to park there. Thanks

Case Date:

9/30/2014

Meter post vandalized; E6TH404B meter stolen.

Case Date:

10/31/2014

Since you have implemented meters, I have only gone downtown a few times a year. It'd be nice if you posted signs where parking is free. To figure out where there is free parking in this town is almost impossible. Why not parking holidays during the summer for residents?

Case Date:

11/22/2014

Meter 76125 by the courthouse did not credit my 2 quarters, only my dimes. Please fix!

Case Date:

12/20/2014

Black porche suv parked illegally in a handicap space on south side of Joyce Kareoke bar in public lot behind Uptown Cafe