News Releases

The City of Bloomington Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Commission (BPSC) is seeking ideas that incorporate bicycle and pedestrian mobility into local events, programs, or other community activities.  Local-Motion grants of up to $2,000 per project will be awarded to proposals for initiatives that celebrate and promote Bloomington’s walk- and bike-friendly culture and infrastructure and advance active mobility accessibility.  The BPSC will make their announcement of the Local-Motion Grant award announcement near the beginning of November. 

The Switchyard Park dog park opens Aug. 28 at 5:30 p.m.

Mayor John Hamilton is today issuing an emergency executive order limiting the size of private gatherings within city boundaries to protect the health and safety of the community upon the return of the Indiana University student population.

n keeping with current public health regulations, the City of Bloomington continues to advance Infrastructure projects enhancing safety, transportation, economic vitality, environmental sustainability, and quality of life for all.  Updates about a selection of current projects and programs follow:

The City of Bloomington has upgraded its Open Finance financial transparency portal, to provide greater access to the City’s financial information.  Updated daily, the interactive website provides user-friendly visualizations of the City of Bloomington's expenditure, revenue, and payroll information for the current fiscal year, as well as a historical view of previous years.  The portal can be used to search details and chart the history of municipal expenses and revenues by category, department, function, fund, and vendor. 

The City of Bloomington today is releasing two organizational assessment reports of its public safety departments. Mayor John Hamilton last year directed that independent, third-party assessments of the Bloomington Fire Department (BFD) and the Bloomington Police Department (BPD) be undertaken, in order to review operations and inform budgetary and organizational decision-making for each department.  

In keeping with current public health regulations, the City of Bloomington continues to advance Infrastructure projects enhancing safety, transportation, economic vitality, environmental sustainability, and quality of life for all.  Updates about a selection of current projects and programs follow:

Watch the mail for a postcard invitation to take a community interest survey about Bloomington parks.

The City of Bloomington has published the results of a survey assessing how residents use internet services as the first step in the development of Mayor John Hamilton’s Digital Equity Strategic Plan.

The City of Bloomington today released a study assessing the city’s housing needs and recommending strategies to provide safe, affordable housing for all residents. 

A Bloomington Transit (BT) driver has received a positive test result of a COVID-19 viral test. The employee began experiencing symptoms on Wednesday, July 29 and received a positive result on Saturday, August 1.