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BLOOMINGTON - Mayor John Hamilton, the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission (RDC), and the City of Bloomington Capital Improvements, Inc. (CBCI) invite community members to attend a groundbreaking for infrastructure that will serve the Hopewell neighborhood. This investment will set the stage fo .
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IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Photo by Haley Brown
by JANET MANDELSTAM
Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton calls the City’s plan to redevelop the current site of Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital “a once- in-a-century opportunity for our community to re-imagine our future.”
The City recently revealed the master plan for redevelopment of the site when the hospital relocates from West 2nd Street to its new facility on Bloomington’s east side later this year.
Deputy Mayor Mick Renneisen, who led the master planning team, says the plan was “consensus driven,” with public input and community engagement at the forefront.
The plan envisions the 24-acre site as “a unique new hub in the daily life of Bloomingtonians” with an emphasis on “diversity, sustainability, and people-first design.” Here are five key elements of the plan: