LOCAL TRANSPORTATION NEWS
This page of news articles related to local transportation will be updated regularly.
2021
Bloomington Transit to Resume Charging Standard Fare July 1 – Indiana Public Media, June 29, 2021
City of Bloomington Begins Construction on Two-Way Protected Bike Lane – Indiana Public Media, June 4, 2021
Plans for Transit in Bloomington: Protected Bike Lanes and Bus Route Changes – April 1, 2021
2020
Ridership at 20 percent of normal, Bloomington buses continue fare free into 2021 – B Square Beacon, Dec. 16, 2020
Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Bloomington's first protected bike lane – The Bloomingtonian, Nov. 10, 2020
Bloomington public buses roll fare-free through COVID-19 towards fall, with Uber as backup plan – B Square Beacon, July 25, 2020
New 7th Street bike land project will begin in 2021 – Indiana Public Media, June 18, 2020
Third scooter company now operating in Bloomington – Indiana Public Media, June 17, 2020
Bloomington Transit delays route changes, ups precautions amid COVID-19 pandemic – Indiana Public Media, March 16, 2020
Transit board tees up March 17 vote on new routes for fall, including one that could go outside Bloomington – B Square Beacon, Feb. 19, 2020
Bloomington Chamber Urges City Council to Aid Public Transit Expansion – Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce press release, Jan. 31, 2020
2019
Bloomington Transit wants more feedback on new routes with eye towards adjustments to proposed plan at Jan. 21 board meeting – B Square Beacon, Dec. 22, 2019
Bloomington Transit drafts changing bus routes, gathers public feedback – Indiana Daily Student, Dec. 12, 2019
IU Student Government shares scooter safety update with trustees – Indiana Daily Student, Dec. 6, 2019
Bloomington Transit Study: Bus System Needs to Be More Convenient – Indiana Public Media, Oct. 18, 2019
Bloomington City Council approves funds for additional hybrid bus – Indiana Daily Student, Aug. 28, 2019
$900K worth of awards for Bloomington Transit buses to get first reading in front of city council – B Square Beacon, Aug. 13, 2019
2021
Bloomington Transit to Resume Charging Standard Fare July 1 – Indiana Public Media, June 29, 2021
City of Bloomington Begins Construction on Two-Way Protected Bike Lane – Indiana Public Media, June 4, 2021
Plans for Transit in Bloomington: Protected Bike Lanes and Bus Route Changes – April 1, 2021
2020
Ridership at 20 percent of normal, Bloomington buses continue fare free into 2021 – B Square Beacon, Dec. 16, 2020
Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Bloomington's first protected bike lane – The Bloomingtonian, Nov. 10, 2020
Bloomington public buses roll fare-free through COVID-19 towards fall, with Uber as backup plan – B Square Beacon, July 25, 2020
New 7th Street bike land project will begin in 2021 – Indiana Public Media, June 18, 2020
Third scooter company now operating in Bloomington – Indiana Public Media, June 17, 2020
Bloomington Transit delays route changes, ups precautions amid COVID-19 pandemic – Indiana Public Media, March 16, 2020
Transit board tees up March 17 vote on new routes for fall, including one that could go outside Bloomington – B Square Beacon, Feb. 19, 2020
Bloomington Chamber Urges City Council to Aid Public Transit Expansion – Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce press release, Jan. 31, 2020
2019
Bloomington Transit wants more feedback on new routes with eye towards adjustments to proposed plan at Jan. 21 board meeting – B Square Beacon, Dec. 22, 2019
Bloomington Transit drafts changing bus routes, gathers public feedback – Indiana Daily Student, Dec. 12, 2019
IU Student Government shares scooter safety update with trustees – Indiana Daily Student, Dec. 6, 2019
Bloomington Transit Study: Bus System Needs to Be More Convenient – Indiana Public Media, Oct. 18, 2019
Bloomington City Council approves funds for additional hybrid bus – Indiana Daily Student, Aug. 28, 2019
$900K worth of awards for Bloomington Transit buses to get first reading in front of city council – B Square Beacon, Aug. 13, 2019