Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Commission Accepting Resident Proposals for Traffic Calming Projects

Bloomington, Ind.–The City of Bloomington Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Commission (BPSC) is seeking proposals for resident-led projects to install traffic-calming devices on neighborhood and residential streets. 

Funding will be awarded through the Traffic Calming and Greenways (TCGP) Program to manage motor vehicle traffic through the installation of speed cushions and speed humps (in rare instances other devices may be considered). 

Prospective applicants must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) on or before Friday, February 25. Submission information is available at bloomington.in.gov/tcgp.  

Letters of intent must include contact information for a minimum of two project co-organizers living in separate dwellings. Upon receipt of a complete LOI, City staff will schedule a call or video conference with the submitter to discuss application requirements, address questions and concerns, and provide a link to the application materials. TCGP applications will be ranked for funding on the basis of the incidence of crashes, speeding and other dangerous motorist behavior in the area, as well as information indicating the vulnerability of the area’s users--whether school children, seniors, or people with disabilities, among other categories.   

This is the second year for the resident-led traffic calming program. In 2021, $43,600 was awarded for traffic calming devices on 12th Street (Lindbergh to Monroe) and 13th Street (Illinois to Summit) in the Crestmont area. Learn more about the project at bloomington.in.gov/engineering/projects/crestmont. The resident-led funding application process was created as a result of the new Traffic Calming and Greenways Program policy, approved by the Bloomington City Council in October 2020.

For additional information, contact Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Mallory Rickbeil at rickbeilm@bloomington.in.gov.