Biking & Walking
121 N Pete Ellis Dr, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA
- Case Date:
- 11/6/2023
There are some new safety concerns since the "Relato" building opened next to the multi-use path between Pete Ellis and the bypass on 7th Street.
First, there's a conflict point where the garage exits to 7th street. Cars are already pulling quickly across the path towards the street, while bike traffic doesn't necessarily slow for the blind corner of the garage exit either.
I've included a photo of a location where this is handled better. This is from the new development on the old K-Mart lot which also has a garage that immediately crosses a bike path. At that location, green boxes with white chevrons appear where the bike and car traffic cross, indicating to both parties that it's a conflict point.
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The second safety concern is where the multi-use path takes right-angle turn around the corner of the Relato. This used to be an empty field with great sight lines and now those sight lines are blocked.
At this corner I have already seen what could have been a couple near collisions due to the shortened sight lines.
A treatment that could help here would be what was done at the right angle turn going into the bypass underpass tunnel-- Add a solid center line going around the corner to indicate that parties in both directions should stay in their lane going around the corner. I feel that treatment has made the underpass corner safer and I think it would help signal safer behavior here, too.
Thanks!
- Case Date:
- 2/6/2025
There are many abandoned cars parked in the city right of way.
- Case Date:
- 2/6/2025
There are many abandoned cars parked in the city right of way.
Parking on Unimproved Surface
121 W Allen St
- Case Date:
- 2/6/2025
There are many abandoned cars parked in the city right of way.
Parking on Unimproved Surface
121 W Allen St
- Case Date:
- 2/6/2025
There are many abandoned cars parked in the city right of way.
Parking on Unimproved Surface
121 W Allen St
- Case Date:
- 2/6/2025
There are many abandoned cars parked in the city right of way.
- Case Date:
- 6/28/2025
Auto Heaven truck sits on side of W. Allen on West side of closed Bridge. Someone lit it on fire and it is scorched trash now. Please have owner tow it away. This is a pedestrian walkway!
- Case Date:
- 7/15/2025
Auto Heaven (junkyard) is parking junk cars on both the South and North sides of Allen St. Several are on the first block west of Walnut Street, which is not his property.
Can you please get him to move these? The unhoused have access to them and sleep in them. It's not safe for them and it's a serious eyesore for pedestrians and bikers.
The owner of Auto Heaven should be storing these junk cars behind his fences where they are out of sight and cannot be accessed by the unhoused.
Abandoned Vehicle
121 W Allen St
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2025
These vehicles are abandoned. Or someone has claimed the street as their private junkyard with abandoned vehicles. Can these vehicles be removed? If they are allowed to stay, could you share information about why? I appreciate your time, thank you!
- Case Date:
- 5/30/2024