Bloomington is home to a diverse community; some residents stay for a few years while attending Indiana University and some have been here for generations.
As part of our Inquire Indiana project, we want to explore the past, present and future of Bloomington with you with CityLimits.
Our community is changing, from closing businesses to traffic and road construction to affordable housing, and we see the impact of these changes all around us.
We want to know: What questions do you have about how the Bloomington of tomorrow will impact your work, your personal life, your community and your future?
Here’s how it works:You submit a question you’d like us to explore about how Bloomington has changed over the past few decades, what you want to see for the city in the future and how ties with IU continue to shape the community.
You might wonder: How much does it cost to live in Bloomington compared to the rest of Indiana? How much property does IU own within citylimits? Are apartments in Bloomington at capacity?
We’ll run regular voting rounds so you can weigh in on what you most want answered. If your question is picked, you could participate in the investigation.
So: What do you wonder about how Bloomington is changing and how it impacts your life?
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It's disheartening that only 9% of plastics actually get recycled. Or that a little food residue can spoil tons of plastic and fiber recycling. But Hoosiers can find encouragement in their own state if they know where to look.
This issue has been one of much debate the last two years as the city continues to propose changes to its local zoning districts under the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
In the 1950s, Second and Rogers was the type of neighborhood that no longer exists - a neighborhood where nobody locked their door, and kids spent every hour of sunlight in the park.
Proponents of the pause believe it is necessary to keep discussing the issue and be thorough rather than adopting it into law and being stuck with the possible consequences.
Bloomington residents find the city's many road projects make getting around town challenging. "Who instigated the project?" and "Why is it taking so long?" are two of the questions we answer in today's City's Limits.
The proposal is in response to the city removing tents from Seminary Park on multiple occassions this winter despite local organizations and public officials urging against it.
The proposed law would ban the city from removing homeless encampments, like the ones seen in Seminary Park this winter, unless sufficient housing options are available.
A listener suggests while there are more cases, there are relatively fewer deaths – and asks our City Limits Series, “Have doctors found more effective ways of treating patients?”
Historically, alleys provided rear access to a property. Back there, deliveries could be made, trash piled for collection, flotsam stored and transportation housed. For the most part, that’s still the case.
The weekend street closure stretches from Indiana Avenue all the way to Walnut Street and eliminates multiple parallel parking spots outside businesses.
As the pandemic continues and another stimulus package hasn’t been put in place since the extended CARES Act ended in July, one listener asks our City Limits Series, "What happens to quarantined people after unemployment benefits expire?"
We had more than one question to our City Limits: Coronavirus project about what the rules are on the B-Line Trail in light of tightened rules during the pandemic.
Healthcare workers are finding that guidance for routine COVID-19 testing varies between facilities and municipalities. And one major healthcare provider is questioning if routine testing has any benefit at all.
Experts are trying to figure out how unusually high water levels may be increasing shoreline erosion and dangerous algae at the reservoir that supplies drinking water to the City of Bloomington.
In February of 2019, Bloomington’s Barnes and Noble closed its doors for good and left the community with an immense need for more books.
Nancy Boerner, a retired collection development librarian and avid reader, had lost her favorite place to browse and find new books when Barnes and Noble closed. She then asked City Limits to find out if there were plans for Barnes and Noble to return and if there were any other bookstores planning on opening in the area.
