Page last updated January 20, 2021
How did the City of Bloomington keep a Farmers' Market alive during a pandemic?
What happened when the City of Bloomington gave $15K to our youth in grades 8-12 to benefit youth in the City?
How do you use a piece of a tire to make it easier to repair a water main break?
Explore these and other stories of innovation successes at the links below!
Pandemic-related Innovations
COB Supports Resident-Driven Efforts: Bloomington Mask Drive
Economic & Sustainable Development: Expanded Outdoor Seating
Economic & Sustainable Development: Parklets
Economic & Sustainable Development: Pick Up/Drop Off Zones
Office of the Mayor, Office of Innovation: Employee Pulse Surveys during Coronavirus Pandemic
Office of the Mayor, Office of Innovation: Interdepartmental Jobs Board
Office of the Mayor: City Hall Reopening
Office of the Mayor: COVID-19 Task Force for Economic Stabilization and Recovery
Office of the Mayor: COVID-19 Task Force for Social Services
Office of the Mayor: Recover Forward Bloomington
Office of the Mayor: Video Messages to Employees
Office of the Mayor: Weekly Coronavirus Press Conferences
Parks and Recreation, Office of Innovation: Farmers Market in the Time of COVID
Public Works: Bollard Housing Lifting Tool
Public Works: Bollard Housing Rack
Public Works: Bollard Sleeve Filler Tool
Utilities: Early Detection of COVID-19 Using Wastewater Testing
Utilities: Pivoting to Emergency Sanitizer Generation
City Operations Innovations
Community and Family Resources: Youth Participatory Budget
Controller's Office: National Government Purchasing Cooperative
Economic and Sustainable Development: CDFI-Friendly Bloomington
Economic and Sustainable Development, Office of Innovation: Pathway to Starting a Business
Fire Department, IT Services: Device Magic Automated Document Workflows
Fire Department: Exhaust Removal System
Fire Department: Gear Drying Rack
Fire Department: In-Mask Thermal Imaging Units
Fire Department: Locution Station Alerting System
Fire Department: Quick Response Vehicle Storage
Fire Department, IU, Netage: Real-time Service Information
Fire Department: Rumbler Siren
Fire Department: Smoke Signals Fire Prevention
Housing & Neighborhood Development: Inspections with iPads
Information and Technology Services: Animal Shelter Twitter Bot
Information and Technology Services: inRoads
Information and Technology Services: uReport Interface Re-design
Office of the Mayor: Staying Connected as a Team
Public Works, Controller's Office: Blanket Service Contracts
Public Works, Parks, Utilities: Coordinating Maintenance Efforts through Brighten B-town
Utilities: Advanced Metering Initiative “Smart” Water Meters
Utilities: Functional Water Cart
Utilities: Residential Stormwater Grants Program
Utilities: Using Visual Data Analysis to Understand Water Main Breaks