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Council approves $500,000 pedestrian‑safety allocation, including North Jefferson sidewalk completion
Summary
Bloomington Common Council voted to approve the Pedestrian Safety Committee's funding recommendations for 2026, allocating the council's $500,000 Alternative Transportation Fund to projects including completion of the North Jefferson sidewalk and flexible funding for coordinated public‑works opportunities.
The Bloomington Common Council unanimously approved the 2026 funding recommendations from the Pedestrian Safety Committee, authorizing use of the council’s $500,000 Alternative Transportation Fund (ATF) to finish the North Jefferson sidewalk project, provide right‑of‑way acquisition and design funds for Safe Streets projects and keep a flexible allocation for change orders and coordination with public‑works street repaving.
Councilmember Rosenberger, who chaired the committee, described the committee’s approach to balancing pre‑committed projects (for example North Jefferson) with a flexible pool to allow staff to insert safety improvements—bump‑outs, bike lanes and curb work—during repaving projects. The council agreed to a mid‑year report from planning staff to track projects funded with the flexible allocation.
The clerk conducted a roll call on the recommendation and the chair announced, "Those recommendations carry." The committee’s work was commended by several councilmembers during the discussion.
