Here’s the latest on Normal’s street plans UPDATE

My sources tell me Bryan will not have bike lanes.  Cars and bikes are expected to “coexist”.  The purpose of the narrowing is to slow down cars to match the speed of bikes.  The bike master plan for Normal is extensive and expensive.  Cottage is expected to become a 2 lanes road with bike lanes […]

Mark Peterson doesn’t like transparency

by:  Diane Benjamin Remember this email?  Remember how the City of Bloomington tried to hide it from a Freedom of Information Act request?  Remember how I filed a complaint with the International City Managers Association since they “claim” to have a code of ethics?  They still haven’t made a determination on my complaint.  Ethics in […]

Normal must be desperate for money!

by:  Diane Benjamin I have a friend who works auto claims for one of the big local insurance companies.  He’s been very busy since snow-mageddon hit last weekend.   One of the standard questions he asks is “Did you get a ticket?”.  Even processing Chicago claims, nobody reported getting a ticket.  The police realized the […]