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Planning department requests two new planners, emphasizes housing attainability and corridor studies
Summary
The Department of Planning and Transportation proposed two full-time positions for 2026 to increase long-range and alternative-transportation capacity and previewed corridor studies, a renewed Safe Routes to School program and UDO amendments tied to housing attainability.
David Bridal, director of Bloomington’s Department of Planning and Transportation, presented the 2026 departmental budget proposal on Sept. 3 and said the department is seeking two new full-time positions for planning services: a second long-range planner and an alternative-transportation coordinator (to be titled Safe Streets program manager for some duties).
Bridal described the department’s two divisions (development services and planning services), current staffing levels, and the budget drivers. He said personnel costs rose primarily due to citywide salary adjustments and the proposed two new FTEs. Bridal said the department will also commission an external audit of the development review process and continue Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) maintenance;…
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