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Sidewalk committee recommends $500,000 alternative-transportation allocation, sets $60,000 for North Jefferson sidewalk
Summary
Bloomington’s Sidewalk Committee voted 4–0 to recommend that the full Common Council approve a $500,000 alternative transportation allocation for 2026, including $60,000 toward North Jefferson Street sidewalk work and a broad line-item for Safe Streets priority projects; the committee also approved a prioritized project list and limited chair authority for minor reallocations.
The Bloomington City Sidewalk Committee voted unanimously Dec. 9 to recommend that the Common Council approve a $500,000 allocation from the alternative transportation fund for 2026, with $60,000 earmarked for the North Jefferson Street sidewalk and the remainder directed to a broad “Safe Streets priority projects” line item.
Hank Duncan, the city’s Safe Streets program manager, told the committee the 2025 program previously allocated about $300,000 for repaving‑coordination projects (bump‑outs and crosswalk improvements on East 2nd Street at Dunn, Grant and Lincoln) and that one pedestrian refuge island on East Rogers Road had already been…
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