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Dave Askins

Dave Askins

Bloomington, Indiana

Dave Askins is editor and publisher of The B Square Bulletin. A Hoosier native with a background in math and linguistics, he previously co-founded the Ann Arbor Chronicle with his wife, Mary Morgan.

Final climate action plan accepted by Bloomington city council, an evolution from draft

Final climate action plan accepted by Bloomington city council, an evolution from draft

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, Bloomington’s city council voted unanimously to accept the city’s climate action plan. Presenting the plan to the council was Lauren Travis, the city’s assistant director for sustainability. The plan is an advisory document intended to guide city activities and funding priorities,

COVID-19: State tells locals to take walk-ins for shots, Assembly Hall to absorb IU Health vax clinic

COVID-19: State tells locals to take walk-ins for shots, Assembly Hall to absorb IU Health vax clinic

The pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in the earliest phases of the rollout was availability of vaccine. Now, hesitancy to get vaccinated could start to become a limiting factor in the rate of vaccination uptake. That has led Indiana’s state department of health to tell local clinics to start offering

UDO action highlights: No notices for by-right ADUs, no reduction in parking max for medical clinics

UDO action highlights: No notices for by-right ADUs, no reduction in parking max for medical clinics

After setting a stop time of 10:30 p.m. for its meeting on Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council managed to grind through eight ordinances that change the city’s basic law on land use, which is the unified development ordinance (UDO). Wednesday’s meeting ended just as the

Bloomington budget advance session swapped out for talk about American Rescue Plan, same time as separate county meeting

Bloomington budget advance session swapped out for talk about American Rescue Plan, same time as separate county meeting

Historically, April’s annual “budget advance” for Bloomington’s city council has been an occasion when councilmembers sketch out their aspirations for the next budget year. The idea is to try to influence the mayor’s budget proposal, which is presented in August. This year’s budget advance was set

Monroe County OKs start of right-of-way acquisition for 2023 Fullerton Pike roundabout construction

Monroe County OKs start of right-of-way acquisition for 2023 Fullerton Pike roundabout construction

In fall 2023, Monroe County expects to start construction on two new roundabouts. One is at the intersection of Fullerton Pike and Rockport Road. The other is at the intersection of Clearview Drive and Gordon Pike, across from Batchelor Middle School. The project also includes road improvements like raised medians,

$3K incentive for new Bloomington bus drivers, as ridership creeps upward from pandemic lows

$3K incentive for new Bloomington bus drivers, as ridership creeps upward from pandemic lows

Bloomington’s public bus system is about 10 drivers short of the number needed to ramp service back up to meet the needs of Indiana University students and affiliates in a post-COVID-19 climate. “For us to be able to restore the full level of service to the IU campus, we

Potential affordable housing encore for Kohr hospital building takes another step

Potential affordable housing encore for Kohr hospital building takes another step

At its regular Monday meeting, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission voted to greenlight the formalization of a deal with a potential affordable housing developer for the Kohr Administration Center building, which is a part of the IU Health hospital on 2nd Street. The potential developer is a group represented by Brinshore