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 been a week since Thanksgiving and the holiday shopping season is officially in full force. But if you’re shopping around Bloomington, you’re bound to pass some some empty storefronts. Why?
We reached out to Bloomington resident Rhonda Baird, who’s been active in the local environmental activism scene, about what she does to be environmentally friendly in her everyday life.
To help tackle what can be done to fight climate change, Indiana University climate activists and environmentalists share the efforts they make in their lives.
As someone who has lived or worked in Bloomington for the last 50 years, Kevin Burdeshaw has seen the city change a lot. And he isn’t loving what he’s seeing.
The answer has little to do with water and everything to do with the politics of alcohol regulations. To answer this question fully, we took a look at how Indiana liquor laws have evolved.
We reached out to stakeholders in the project to see how the planning process is coming along, and how all this will impact the two single family neighborhoods closest to the site.
City Limits: Climate Change will be offering suggestions for what you can do to address climate change, and we're looking for your help! We'll share your ideas during a week of coverage in November.
Bloomington resident Kaylie Scherer asked City Limits to find out what she can do to keep electric scooters from being parked on her private property, and if it is possible to have them impounded.
Bloomington’s Unified Development Ordinance has left residents with a lot of questions, both about the city and how it’s planned. In this City Limits story, we find out: how fast is Bloomington really growing?
Last summer the final public input session for the property gave city residents a chance to hear ideas and give feedback. But since then, not much has happened with the site.
Steve Cotter is the natural resources manager with the Bloomington Department of Parks and Recreation. He says various parks in Bloomington have experienced issues with beavers in the past, like Miller-Showers and Twin Lakes Sports Park.
At Indiana’s most recent legislative session, 10 different bills were introduced that proposed decriminalizing or lessening penalties for marijuana possession, none of which advanced.
IU covers nearly three square miles inside the city of Bloomington and doesn’t pay property taxes on it. This is an issue discussed in many cities that are home to major universities.
“Where is the school system looking to do more with this bunch that does not go to college?” Bloomington resident and father of four Joe Morris asked City Limits.
China stopped taking the world's mixed paper and plastic in 2018. This caused a huge drop in the value for recyclable materials. A resident asked us to look into the status of recycling locally.
The answer to this question may be impossible to determine in anything less than a doctoral dissertation. But there are signs that Bloomington could have a legitimate claim to the distinction of Per Capita Capital of Orchestras.
According to IU’s most recent sustainability report, there are four solar power systems installed on rooftops across the campus. Bloomington has 31 municipal buildings with solar installations.
This week on City Limits, we answer Bloomington resident Sally Sturgeon's questions about Switchyard Apartments, the $1.39 million complex being built next to Switchyard Park.
As part of our City Limits series, we explore another question from a resident who wants to know what the definition of affordable housing is in the context of Bloomington.
A lot of cleanup has been completed, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues to list three toxic waste sites in Monroe County on the Superfund National Priorities List.
As part of our City Limits Project, you can submit a question and we'll look for the answer. This week we've looked into what the rules are for animal companions in public.
As Bloomington works to revise its Unified Development Ordinance, residents have raised concerns that some of its changes may negatively impact traditional single-family neighborhoods.
As part of our City Limits series we answer another question from one of our viewers who is curious about connectivity and the history of Bloomington's sidewalks.
