@Legit_Spaghetti @bloomington_in And it's better than "Bicyclist dies in accident" which is the sort of thing we used to see.
@bloomington_in Somebody wants them to geofence them off the sidewalks. Yeah, GPS isn't precise enough for that.
City is wanting to license a single vendor but that's not ready to go yet.
"We've had some issues with safety with the scooters." Not nearly as many as we've had with cars! 🤨
Now back to admin stuff. There are a couple of proposed stop signs at the very end of the meeting but I'm not sure I'll be able to hold out until then!
@bloomington_in The speeding person was concerned that Engineering wasn't enough, wants more Enforcement. (No word on Education, the third E.)
Finally, a former member of the traffic commission hopes the commission will be involved more than the old commission was.
Now a report on the Bird scooter license. Three vendors last year but only Bird is re-upping.
Wish we could see the speakers!
Now discussing a left turn lane going into Blue Ridge. Apparently the old traffic commission got disbanded and left the project in limbo 😂
I don't think it will help that much. It's turning south *out* of Blue Ridge that's dangerous. Still, if it slows people down that will be good.
Some public comment. Someone wants more Blue Ridge traffic changes. Someone agrees with me about left turns 😀 and is worried about gameday traffic. Someone is concerned about speeding.
Introducing THREE 🆕 display monitors at the Downtown Transit Center!
Oh, cool. I need to go down and have a look at this.
Live tracking information for BT fixed-route buses is now visible both inside and outside the building.
https://bsky.app/profile/bloomingtontransit.bsky.social/post/3lu6r6oc57c2i
Transportation Commission inaugural meeting cancelled
Bloomington's Bike/Ped commission got shut down after they voted against adding stop signs all along a major bike route. It was supposed to be replaced with a new Transportation Commission, which has two members and seven vacancies and has never met.
Does Transportation here mean "cars" as it does in "INDOT"? It still remains to be seen.
New bike lane barriers on 3rd Street
Now we're getting somewhere! I really love these little barriers - they keep cars from encroaching on the bike lane and I'm sure they're very cheap (I still wouldn't let a six-year-old bike on 3rd Street though).
Also I went by Longview this afternoon and they're making good progress on a multi-use path there as well. Very exciting!
@bloomington_in Got to say, Mayor Thomson is a master of the art of politispeak.
“I recognize the urgency many are feeling. Though our authority is limited in this space, our commitment to supporting our community within the bounds of the law remains constant.”
(Which is definitely preferable to listening to Senator Jim Banks calling his constituents "clowns", so there's that)
@Emmeline @bloomington_in Don't give them ideas! I suspect that the goal is to make it so unusable that they can rip out the bike lanes without anyone complaining :)
@bloomington_in Neighborhood sounds a bit like a low-flying plane is constantly nearby now. I wonder how many people are running generators?
Fortunately Kirkwood will be closed to car traffic for the summer soon. It has all the same stop signs, but a much wider car-free area and not nearly as much of a climb. Kirkwood will be a much better east-west route for biking than the 7-Line will be.
@KrissyKat @bloomington_in My guess is they're the only ones that could afford the bribes.
@KrissyKat @bloomington_in I only know what I read in the papers. The council refused to consider the mayor's pick for the historic preservation commission, and the deputy mayor accused the council of trying to raise the salary of the spouse of one of the members.
@markstos @bloomington_in So I suppose bike route algorithms recommend the bypass generally? I wouldn't. Between the debris thrown up on the path by speeding cars, and just generally the amount of carbon monoxide you suck in, I'll take my ebike quite a bit farther to avoid it.
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