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Bloomington Transit mulls ending pandemic-based fare-free rides

Bloomington Transit mulls ending pandemic-based fare-free rides

At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Bloomington Transit (BT) board, the continuation of COVID-19 protocols, including fare-free, rear-door boarding for all bus passengers, was confirmed for another month. It could be the last time the board votes to approve the protocols, without a date for resumption

Kirkwood closures won’t include half block in front of CVS pandemic vaccination clinic

Kirkwood closures won’t include half block in front of CVS pandemic vaccination clinic

Starting Thursday next week, Kirkwood Avenue’s yellow bollards will reappear, blocking off isolated segments of the east-west downtown Bloomington street. That’s the result of action taken at the regular Tuesday meeting of the three-member Bloomington board of public works. Like similar decisions made last summer and

Racial, ethnic differences in Monroe County COVID-19 vaccination rates smaller when age considered

Racial, ethnic differences in Monroe County COVID-19 vaccination rates smaller when age considered

Based on the raw numbers, Monroe County, Indiana, shows an apparent racial and ethnic disparity in COVID-19 vaccination rates. That disparity starts to shrink, but not necessarily disappear, if the analysis accounts for differences in age distribution for different racial or ethnic groups in the county. Reacting to potential

Change is the order of the day at Bloomington RDC as Griffin resigns to become deputy mayor

Change is the order of the day at Bloomington RDC as Griffin resigns to become deputy mayor

The president of Bloomington’s redevelopment commission, Don Griffin, delivered an expected announcement at the group’s regular Monday night meeting: “At this time, I’d like to tender my resignation from the RDC, folks!” The announcement came early in the 15-minute meeting. So assistant city attorney Larry Allen

87-acre parcel rezone doesn’t get hoped-for negotiation at land use committee meeting, heads to Bloomington city council with zero votes in favor

87-acre parcel rezone doesn’t get hoped-for negotiation at land use committee meeting, heads to Bloomington city council with zero votes in favor

A requested rezone for 87 acres of land at the southern tip of Bloomington, next to I-69, will be considered by the city council this Wednesday (March 17). The requested rezone is based on the idea that it will improve the marketability of the land, which has sat undeveloped

County government preps for post-pandemic hybrid in-person, video-conference meetings

County government preps for post-pandemic hybrid in-person, video-conference meetings

At its regular meeting in the first week of March, Monroe county commissioners got an update from chief technology officer Eric Evans on upgrades to technical audio-visual features of the Nat U. Hill meeting room. In pre-pandemic times, it was the meeting place for the county commissioners, the

Local officials preach COVID-19 caution as numbers level off, milestones marked

Local officials preach COVID-19 caution as numbers level off, milestones marked

As the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the one-year mark, it’s been an occasion to mark milestones. At Friday’s weekly press conference of Bloomington area leaders, Indiana University’s director of media relations, Chuck Carney, added one of the achievements. “We’ve collected 193.1 gallons of