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Bloomington council approves revised downtown streetscape after debate over removing flex lane
Summary
After hours of public comment and council debate, Bloomington approved a revised downtown streetscape plan that removes the previously proposed flex lane in favor of painted delivery zones and retained parking; the measure passed with two recorded nays.
Bloomington’s City Council on April 27 approved a revised downtown streetscape plan that removes the previously proposed flex lane and replaces it with a mix of painted delivery zones and adjacent parking, a move supporters called a compromise and opponents said sacrificed multimodal safety.
Mayor Dan Brady and city staff presented the redesign as an effort to balance downtown business needs and multimodal access. Deputy City Manager Billy Tais said the painted delivery zones are deliberately reconfigurable: “This is paint ... we can realign delivery spaces based on downtown needs.” He described…
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