Monthly Archives: December 2008
“Alternative” transportation: a phrase that’s bad for you
What does that adjective mean, anyway…”alternative”? Because when I think about it, I just find it insulting. Bloomington created an Alternative Transportation & Greenways System Plan (the ATGSP, a mouthful of an acronym) a few years ago. It troubles itself only … Continue reading
Essay: 3.5 units per acre in Garden Hill
Last year, Garden Hill’s neighborhood association was born again. I watched it happen. Garden Hill is the neighborhood south of the Stadium and north of the tracks. At least, it used to be a “neighborhood”; for decades, it has been … Continue reading
Note: IU wants more right of way
Up for First Reading tomorrow: IU wants the city to vacate a block of Walnut Grove. (Remember, First Reading is a formality; the Council actually begins discussing this issue Dec. 10 at Committee of the Whole.) But I can tell … Continue reading