Case Date:

9/14/2023

To Whom It May Concern, this is more of a recommendation than an problem. The pedestrian/bike crossing light on Allen St across Walnut is generally pretty good. Currently, there is a button to activate the lights on the sidewalks and wanted to suggest installing an additional button curbside for bikers. As it's currently constructed the median has two cut-outs so bicyclists can stay in the road (which is where we should be), but activating the light requires we ride up on the sidewalk. Most bikers, myself included, just keep an eye on the road to cross once traffic passes rather than hop the curb to activate the crossing light. The problem arises when a driver decides to yield; it's a nice gesture, but with two lanes of traffic in both directions it isn't safe to cross unless drivers in both lanes decide to yield and it's difficult to see over the stopped car to make sure the second lane is clear. I tend to wave the driver who has yielded to indicate they should just keep going, Bloomington drivers being Bloomington drivers they defer to being polite. A button positioned for bicyclists would make it clearer to both drivers and cyclists when it is safe to cross. This crossing point gets a fair amount of pedestrian and cycle traffic, but I don't think it is enough for a button to disrupt car flow on Walnut.

Case Date:

9/1/2024

Blue vehicle is always parked on the lawn at this house.

Case Date:

8/14/2020

Bushes are blocking the sidewalk on E Wylie St at S Washington.

Case Date:

5/6/2024

Case Date:

3/12/2025

This appears to be a contravention of the City Ordinance (20.04.(B).I. Did the owner(s) ask permission to expand the parking area? Google Maps overhead view shows that there used to be much more grass there.

Case Date:

7/4/2018

low hanging tree branches and bushes blocking sidewalk. one branch looks dangerous.

Case Date:

12/18/2022

Silver Acura is parked on the lawn at 1317 South Palmer Avenue. There are 5 cars currently at this property.

Case Date:

1/12/2023

A red Mercedes is frequently parking in the backyard on the grass. Yard is getting torn up and muddy.

Case Date:

9/6/2018

bush growth blocking sidewalk

Case Date:

8/25/2019

I have lived on South Park Avenue for over a year and have found that the brush and foliage at 1200 South Park Ave (at the corner of South Park Ave and Grimes) is becoming a hazard for those turning out of South Park onto Grimes. The foliage has become so overgrown that it is very difficult to see the traffic coming from the left when you are stopped at the intersection and about to turn onto Grimes. You have to edge out quite far without being able to see the oncoming traffic. It is also very difficult to see South Park Ave. (and any potential cars turning out of the street) when you are traveling East along Grimes. The inhabitants of the home are not known within the neighborhood and so no one feels comfortable asking the owners/tenants to trim their trees and foliage. I am concerned that as the foliage continues to grow unabated that there could be a serious accident at this intersection. Not only is this a concern for those of us who live on South Park Ave., but for those who drive down our road each day to pickup and drop off their children at Templeton Elementary.