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Engineers outlined the pros and cons of three proposed sites for a bus transfer center in downtown Bloomington on Wednesday.
The Connect Transit Board of Trustees held a special meeting to review the sites which the agency identified in January following a study done by the Bloomington-based Farnsworth Group.
Connect Transit plans to build the $18 million center site to serve 10 daily bus routes and 1,800 daily boardings.
Chad Frankenberger, senior project manager for Farnsworth Group, called the former Pantagraph building a “wonderfully iconic building,” noting it’s the largest property of the three proposed sites, covering two city blocks.
Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com
Feb 2, 2021 3:08 PM
The Connect Transit Board of Trustees is seeking community input as the final three potential sites have been announced for the new downtown Bloomington transfer center. The Connect Transit Board believes it to be important for members of the Bloomington-Normal community to have the opportunity to provide input into this very important process. The survey features each location and conceptual designs for each location.
The Connect Transit Board is offering to the public the opportunity to share feedback about each of the three potential locations to help the Board develop a complete and accurate understanding of the community’s ideas for the new transfer site.
The Normal Town Council met remotely, Tuesday, January 19.
A project that will create an affordable senior housing development in a renovated building near Fairview Park moved forward Monday, with the Normal Town Council’s support.
During the virtual meeting, the council unanimously approved the amended site plan for 901-905 N. Main St., at what’s known as the old Fairview building.
Also Monday, the council accepted an amended plan for a local church to install ground-mounted solar panels; authorized spending $930,000 on a Towanda Avenue bridge project; agreed to refinance some of the town s general obligation bonds; and heard a report on Connect Transit’s search for a new general manager.
Bloomington City Council meets remotely Jan. 11, 2021.
The Bloomington City Council on Monday overwhelmingly voted to join the Welcoming Network, a nonprofit group that prides itself on creating inclusive environments for immigrants through community engagement, job training and other initiatives.
The 7-0 vote, in favor of the membership in the Welcoming America Initiative, means Bloomington can actively promote “breaking barriers between the immigrant community and the rest of the population,” said Ward 2 council member Donna Boelen, who drafted the proposal.
Council members Jenn Carrillo, of Ward 6, and Jeff Crabill, of Ward 8, who have opposed joining Welcoming America saying it fails to protect the city’s immigrants from an overbearing federal system, were absent from Monday night’s meeting.