By: Diane Benjamin
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/illinois-dirtiest-cities-report-20795970.php
Did Bloomington make the list because of infrastructure and resident dissatisfaction? Note higher scores indicate dirtier conditions. Most of these reports cover Bloomington-Normal as one city. This story doesn’t say if both are considered.
I drove to the west side of Bloomington yesterday. The State part of West Market Street appears to be done. The roads getting to it, like Bloomington’s part of Market are atrocious. Try taking Morris to Market and turn left.
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Click this link for a list of the 10 best cities. None are in Illinois. One is in Indiana and two are in Iowa. https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/studies/dirtiest-cities-in-united-states/#least-dirty-cities
This link has the complete nationwide list of worst cities: Nine cities in Illinois rank as the dirtiest cities in the country, according to LawnStarter reports.
IDOT used “chip seal” on eastbound Empire between Towanda and Clinton to hold it together until complete resurfacing happens sometime in the next 2 years. The oil within the mixture proceeded to leak into the stormwater drains. I’m almost certain they will not repaint the crosswalks before school starts in 2 weeks. It took them 5 months (and a reminder from me) to repaint lines on Morrissey after the same procedure was done there
From wikileaks “It can keep good pavement in good condition by sealing out water, but provides no structural strength and will repair only minor cracks. While the small stones used as surface yield a relatively even surface without the edges of patches, it also results in a very rough surface that leads to louder rolling noise from automobile wheels.
Although chipseal is a cost-effective way to repair roads, it has drawbacks. Loose crushed stone may remain on the surface due to underapplication of bitumen or excess stone. If not removed, this can cause safety and environmental issues such as cracked windshields, chipped paint, crashes (especially for motorcyclists, bicyclists, and small trucks), and clogging of drainage systems.”
Well #1 that pavement by BHS is not good pavement. Minor cracks, lmao. Louder noise peasants, we got spiked pensions to pay for. Chipped paint, and cracked windshields, oh boo hoo, not our problem. Get off that motorcyle and buy a Koos bike. What drainage system?
Your city “leaders” couldn’t care less about you. They have Big Plans – and your plebeian infrastructure needs are not part of them.
In about a year you can leave dirty Bloomington and bike down to McLean on the $4M dollar trail addition. Yeah like that was needed.
I frequently go to the Funks Grove Cemetery and rarely do you see people on that trail past Shirley.
What do they think that will maintain itself? As you get closer to McLean past the maple sirup place the trail goes over to the side where the RR runs and they have to build all of that up. A big rain and all I can see is it washing down into the ditch.
I’m not sure who mows along the existing trail. I thought I saw the City of Bloomington mowing down to the Shirley Road one day. Beyond that I’m not sure who does. The county must be footing the bill for the porta pottys. I don’t really know.
Instead of property tax relief JB blows money away! Another one of those projects where 80% of the people pay for something used by less than 1%.
I think this was Feds
The best I can tell it was state money from IDOT. As I recall the first segment was Fed money from the Obama administration.
I suppose one could ride a horse on it or take your horse and buggy to McLean for shopping. Good grief what a waste of money!
https://illinois-department-of-transportation.prezly.com/idot-local-officials-community-partners-celebrate-start-of-construction-on-next-phase-of-route-66-trail
I was in our destination jewel today (aka Downtown Bloomington) and saw more vacant storefronts and inhaled a lovely sewage smell. Get that new transportation center up & running & bring on the tour buses!
People will flock there after the spend citizens into bankruptcy