My fiancée and I went on an amazing road trip at the end of the summer, and now I am just finding time (by avoiding other pressing matters) to write about my experiences in some new urban environments. During my August trip, I visited Saint Louis, Kansas City, Topeka, Omaha, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee. I hopeContinueContinue reading “Musings from a Midwest Road Trip: Public Markets”
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Front N Center Charrette Process
This past Wednesday, July 9th, a group of sixteen volunteers worked to vision what could replace the buildings on the former Front N Center lots. Last year, the public was notified about the demolition of these long vacant buildings downtown due to long-term owner neglect. We wrote about our response here. Strong Towns Blono cameContinueContinue reading “Front N Center Charrette Process”
When the Wrecking Ball Comes…
On Monday, several proposals will be brought before the Bloomington City Council to deliberate the futures of several landmark parcels in downtown. The Front N Center building, the adjacent DUI Countermeasures building, and the former Elks building across Madison Street will be slated for demolition due to horrible mismanagement by the out of town HuffContinueContinue reading “When the Wrecking Ball Comes…”
Downtown Tax Analysis: It’s All About Value Per Acre
After several meetings of the Downtown Survey Committee, we’re ready to share some preliminary findings using publicly available data and our open source GIS software. The Downtown Survey was voted as one of our priority campaigns for 2024, so much of our efforts this summer was in collecting available data, sending in Freedom of InformationContinueContinue reading “Downtown Tax Analysis: It’s All About Value Per Acre”
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