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Bloomington council reviews sidewalk committee’s role, funding and pedestrian-safety options
Summary
At a July 23 deliberation session the Bloomington Common Council reviewed whether the council’s sidewalk committee should continue, debated broadening its purpose to cover pedestrian infrastructure and safety, and heard staff and a resident urge more use of tools such as pedestrian hybrid (Hawk) signals and MPO leverage.
Bloomington Common Council members on July 23 debated whether to keep the council’s sidewalk committee in its current form, how the committee’s annual allocation should be used, and whether to rebrand it to emphasize broader pedestrian infrastructure and safety.
Council President Strasburg opened the deliberation by laying out three guiding questions for the council: “Should it exist? What is its purpose? And what should it fund?” Staff and council members described how the committee’s pot of money is drawn from the city’s Alternative Transportation Fund (ATF) and is a relatively small, flexible source intended to reduce reliance on automobiles and improve pedestrian access.
“Last year, parking permits generated about $410,000 in revenue,” President Strasburg said, reading controller-provided figures. He said of that amount roughly $269,000 supported parking operations, $200,000 went to engineering and the sidewalk committee received $500,000 this year —…
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