199 [S3E46] Councilmember Sydney Zulich (D-6) on Ongoing Improvements to Downtown Bloomington

05/19/25 • 38 min

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City councilmember Sydney Zulich (D-6) returns to the show to talk about:

downtown beautification, including planters and the new art going up at last on traffic control boxes;
some of the logic behind this year's Kirkwood closures;
Bloomington Transit's summer experiment with a new downtown shuttle; and
the breaking of ground on the convention center expansion.

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City councilmember Sydney Zulich (D-6) returns to the show to talk about:

downtown beautification, including planters and the new art going up at last on traffic control boxes;
some of the logic behind this year's Kirkwood closures;
Bloomington Transit's summer experiment with a new downtown shuttle; and
the breaking of ground on the convention center expansion.

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198 [S3E45]: New Services Galore from Bloomington Transit

There's bus service to Ivy Tech and Cook at long last. A dozen new fully-electric buses in the fleet. And, this summer at long last, the first experiments with a free downtown circulator. John Connell, General Manager, returns for a 2025 update with Shelley Strimaitis, BT's Planning & Special Projects Manager, to discuss many improvements coming or already implemented: the new #13 route, the new downtown shuttle-bus route, an update on the Green Line (the name of BT's "bus rapid transit" initiative), and more.

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200 [S3E47]: Erin Reynolds and Katie Hopkins on the Status of Children and Youth

Children have very real-world needs, and sometimes face problems that adults would have trouble dealing with. That's why the city's Commission on the Status of Children and Youth exists. The commission advocates for local youth, collects data on their needs, and debates how to solve persistent problems that those under 18 are having in our community.

Erin Reynolds is the chair of the commission; Katie Hopkins is the fomer chair and the current secretary of the commission. They talk about how they try to help all the other organizations, including the city itself, coordinate to better serve children, and to define and address issues like literacy rates, chronic absenteeism in school, digital equity, and, yes, the mental health needs of children. They also promote the SWAGGER Awards, recognizing children in the community who go above and beyond.

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