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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Submission Received #211166

Biking & Walking:

Other: The HAWK crossing on S Walnut St between Switchyard & the B Link has some serious safety issues due to drivers not stopping for the flashing red light. I have witnessed even BPD officers blow through this. If our own cops can't figure out how it's supposed to work, I have no confidence in regular drivers. I have nearly been hit at this intersection multiple times due to drivers either not stopping for the flashing red or blowing through the solid red entirely. This corridor is in the highest priority tier on the city's safe streets map so I am hoping Planning or Engineering can look at ways to improve this intersection. Even just increasing the solid red timer would help in the short term, but this HAWK crossing doesn't seem to work well in general compared to the ones on Country Club or the new one on the rail trail on S Rogers.

Assigned to
John Garzee

History

6/24/2026 17:44:58 Closed by John Garzee

Thank you for reaching out and for sharing this concern. I understand why this feels unsafe, especially with this crossing serving people walking and biking between Switchyard Park and the B-Link. We will note your concerns and take a closer look at this location to see what may be improved. That could include reviewing the HAWK timing, driver compliance, visibility, and whether any short-term adjustments or supporting measures would help. This corridor is also a high-priority safety corridor for the City, so we want to make sure concerns like this are tracked and considered as we continue working on safety improvements. I cannot promise a specific change yet, but we appreciate you reporting this and will look into what options may be available here. Thank you, John

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=211166 Closed by John Garzee Thank you for reaching out and for sharing this concern. I understand why this feels unsafe, especially with this crossing serving people walking and biking between Switchyard Park and the B-Link. We will note your concerns and take a closer look at this location to see what may be improved. That could include reviewing the HAWK timing, driver compliance, visibility, and whether any short-term adjustments or supporting measures would help. This corridor is also a high-priority safety corridor for the City, so we want to make sure concerns like this are tracked and considered as we continue working on safety improvements. I cannot promise a specific change yet, but we appreciate you reporting this and will look into what options may be available here. Thank you, John

6/1/2026 10:36:30 David Brantez assigned this case to John Garzee

Hi John, Could you take a look at this HAWK signal question? I can write something for Traffic Considerations if needed. This is good for us to know ahead of the S Walnut (Allen to Country Club) corridor study that should be done around sept 2027.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=211166 David Brantez assigned this case to John Garzee You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Hi John, Could you take a look at this HAWK signal question? I can write something for Traffic Considerations if needed. This is good for us to know ahead of the S Walnut (Allen to Country Club) corridor study that should be done around sept 2027.

5/30/2026 23:03:20 Anonymous assigned this case to David Brantez

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=211166 Anonymous assigned this case to David Brantez You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

5/30/2026 23:03:20 Opened by Anonymous

1715 U S Walnut ST

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47401
Latitude39.148242950439
Longitude-86.533042907715
TownshipPerry

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