Joe has three vehicles that he either does not drive or does not run on the public parking street. He has said that he moves them around periodically so they are not towed. Others that live on the street cannot park because he takes up atleast 4 parking spaces with his junk and vehicles.
In light of the exchanges on the issue of these cars being parked within 20' of the crosswalk at the intersection of S Henderson and E Wylie, I wanted to post a picture that really emphasized the distance. This is a car parked on the road shoulder (in the right of way) and it is clearly parked within 20' of the crosswalk, which is pictured. I don't know if this car being parked *perpendicular to the right of way* is any kind of additional violation. Since it's also sticking out into the city-improved section of the right of way, whatever regulation applies to cars parked in private drives but sticking substantially out into the city-improved section (the street) seems like it could apply, but I can't really speak to that.
Now they've added a large white SUV DOUBLE PARKED on the West end of this shoulder parking area. Since my compact sedan barely fit through, I'm going to say it's not leaving the 12 ft of Lane we're told is required. I also believe that double parking other cars in the right of way is it violation, but I'm sure that gets tricky since technically those cars aren't supposed to be parked on the self-improved shoulder to begin with (though I appreciate that the city is not enforcing that since it would make vast swaths of Bloomington inaccessible all together).
Photo in support of ticket #213812
I respectfully request a dismissal of citation #26204900517. I paid for 1 hour and 10 minutes of parking at 11:48 AM. My paid time was valid until 12:58 PM. However, the citation was issued at 11:56 AM, only eight minutes after I arrived and well before my paid time expired. This clearly indicates that the meter did not register the coins correctly. I kindly request verification of the meter’s transaction records for space 609B, as well as any available camera footage for that area, which will confirm that I paid for my parking time. I also have a disability parking placard. Although Bloomington requires payment at metered spaces, I always pay to comply with the rules. In this case, I paid correctly and still received a citation while my paid time was active. For these reasons, I respectfully request that this citation be reviewed and Thank you for your attention.
The Parking Kiosk that is behind the Uptown Cafe, across from the church, is completely unreadable in bright sunlight. I parked and attempted to use the kiosk Friday September 3rd 2026. One could not read the screen on the kiosk unit at all. It rendered it unusable. Sunglasses or no sunglasses the screen seemed was total obscured and completely useless. I had to move my car. Please investigate. I wish the regular meters would be reinstalled. Easier for elderly residents to use, but I feel more and more our electronic navigation issues are of little concern by the city. Thank you Kim