Case Date:

1/19/2016

This is a photo looking south on Dunn from Cottage Grove. I've walked to and from class several days now and there are always cars parked on both sides of the street here. One side of the street (the far side in this photo) has clear No Parking signage. With cars parked on both sides, I don't think fire trucks could make it through here if needed. This appears to be a regular problem area that Parking should check daily if not more frequently.

Case Date:

3/9/2018

White car is parked on the north side of the street. There is parking only on the south side due to the narrowness of Smith. This is illegal parking and this auto has parked this way often. I am going to start reporting it because it creates a narrowing problem for the street.

Case Date:

8/12/2019

Hi - On July 26, 2019 I tried using the Park Mobile app and got a message “Your account is suspended”. Apparently my credit card had expired so I deleted the card and added back a valid card, but still got the message. I gave up on the app and paid $1 into the meter. Yet, I was still charged the $1.50 by Park Mobile so apparently the app started a session for me without notifying me. Interestingly I never had to cancel the parking session (since I didn't know I had one). I submitted a trouble ticket to Park Mobile (also July 26), and finally today (approx 6 weeks later), finally got a response from them that they have no responsibility for refunds. It's only $1.50 for me, but I'm sure other Bloomington citizens are getting charged for an error in the app. I'd personally also like my $1.50 refunded please. Also, the current approach for requiring the user to manually stop the parking or get charged for 12 hours feels like a bit of a revenue scam. Not sure if that's Bloomington policy or Park Mobile, but I'd like to see it changed to allow the user to pre-set the timeframes. I've used Park Mobile in other cities and you can pre-set how many hours you would like to park and then update as you go if needed.

Case Date:

12/13/2016

Case Date:

8/16/2020

Parked cars are blocking the sidewalk.

Case Date:

1/17/2020

Across from the B-Line Heights Apartments the city has constructed a new parking lot. There is a generator powering lights for said parking lot. This generator has made it hard for the residents of the B-Line Heights Apartments to sleep at night. I myself am in a corner unit directly across from the generator and have hardly gotten any sleep in the last two weeks. I am disabled and stay at home the majority of my time so during the day I am not given much relief either except for the few mere moments when the generator is turned off. I hate to be a bother and I understand that there is probably not anything that can be done about this, but in the off chance that it could be addressed I would forever be grateful. Maybe it could possibly be moved to a different corner of the parking lot?

Case Date:

11/29/2015

Jeep parked in bike lane south of 619 n Washington

Case Date:

4/17/2019

I just paid on line a bill for a parking citation I have never seen. I just received Notice of Overdue Citation. It would seem fair to receive and see the Citation before I am unable to appeal or threats of being sent to a collection agency. At this point It seems I have to trust the citation is real and not something made up by a local government. Was the violation in a no parking zone, was the meter not fed, was the meter broken or not accepting payments. Seems as if the rate for the violation is steep depending on the circumstance which I do not know. Policing for profit may be the way Bloomington pays for city services. Lastly, the comment I will likely make about your city when asked will not involve my student's education and life experiences when schooling in your city but rather the gouging and threatening over a citation that was unknown to me.

Case Date:

11/2/2023

Scooter, blocking the sidewalk

Case Date:

6/19/2018

This parking meter took 2 quarters in an attempt to pay for parking between Kirkwood and 6th on the east side of Walnut. The meter never registered any time after both quarters were inserted. Do these meters accept cash or just credit cards or parking apps that charge an extra fee?