Bloomington doctor Mark Dayton killed when hit by a car while riding his bicycle"A preliminary police report indicates a 26-year-old Mitchell man driving a 2012 Chrysler 200 south on Ind. 37 drove through a red light at the busy intersection. The report said witnesses reported Dayton was riding west on Old Ind. 37 and had the green light as he was crossing the 4-lane highway."heraldtimesonline.com/story/ne@bloomington_in #cycling

 

Eight arrested for drugs at Seminary ParkOne was arrested for "Marijuana Possession" so I'm sure we will all sleep better tonight knowing that the person who smokes pot is off the streets!I do not understand Mayor Thomson's war on the homeless. She says, "we are intent on supporting prevention, treatment and recovery to address the root causes of these complex issues” but we only ever see arrests. It's not why we elected her.bsquarebulletin.com/eight-arre@bloomington_in #homeless

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@bloomington_in Somebody wants them to geofence them off the sidewalks. Yeah, GPS isn't precise enough for that.City is wanting to license a single vendor but that's not ready to go yet."We've had some issues with safety with the scooters." Not nearly as many as we've had with cars! 🤨 Now back to admin stuff. There are a couple of proposed stop signs at the very end of the meeting but I'm not sure I'll be able to hold out until then!

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    @bloomington_in The speeding person was concerned that Engineering wasn't enough, wants more Enforcement. (No word on Education, the third E.)Finally, a former member of the traffic commission hopes the commission will be involved more than the old commission was.Now a report on the Bird scooter license. Three vendors last year but only Bird is re-upping. Wish we could see the speakers!

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    @bloomington_in Now discussing a left turn lane going into Blue Ridge. Apparently the old traffic commission got disbanded and left the project in limbo 😂 I don't think it will help that much. It's turning south out of Blue Ridge that's dangerous. Still, if it slows people down that will be good.Some public comment. Someone wants more Blue Ridge traffic changes. Someone agrees with me about left turns 😀 and is worried about gameday traffic. Someone is concerned about speeding.

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    Transportation Commission now meetingSome administrative stuff - Barbara McKinney has resigned already - then going over 180-day orders that the city engineer has made. Apparently only one camera running; the engineer is talking but we can only see the commission.I think you should be able to agree with motions not only with "Aye" or "Yes" but also, "Yer rootin' tootin'!"Some confusion in how these 180-day orders become permanent, or cancelled.@bloomington_in #transportation

     

    Bloomington Transportation Commission now meeting for the first timeNothing surprising happening, mostly setting down rules and figuring out schedules and agendas.Still two vacancies on the commission, seven members have been named. Then they opened it up for public comment, and wow, three people got up to discuss the rules! And, unbelievable, somebody got up to discuss Hawthorne-Weatherstone 😂 We're going to be hearing about that for the next ten years.@bloomington_in #UrbanPlanning