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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: The BUZZ May 31
Description
Learn more about how the City is considering lowering speed limits to keep neighborhoods safe, plus June means the start of some beloved outdoor music festivals from Bloomington Parks and Recreation.
A
Thank
you
welcome
to
Bloomington
today,
I'm
Emily
Chaplin
thanks
for
joining
us.
First,
we
bring
you
the
Buzz
for
the
week
of
May
31st
through
June
6th
in
an
effort
to
keep
neighborhoods
safe.
The
city
is
considering
recommendations
to
lower
speed
limits.
The
proposal
is
to
lower
the
speed
limit
from
30
miles
per
hour
to
25
miles
per
hour
on
neighborhood
streets
staff
is
also
studying.
Potential
speed,
limit
changes
for
larger
city-owned
corridors,
including
Lindell
Avenue,
American,
Boulevard
and
others.
B
We've
been
doing
neighborhood
and
Outreach
engagement,
I'm,
trying
to
find
different
things
and
we're
hearing
a
lot
of
different
opinions.
Some
people
say
leave
it
as
it
is.
Some
people
say:
oh
you're,
not
going
far
enough.
You
need
to
go
further
and
lower
them,
so
we've
been
looking
at
both
sides
of
the
issue
and
trying
to
determine
what
is
appropriate
for
Bloomington
and
the
characteristic
of
our
roads.
B
We
know
that
if
we
just
lower
the
speed
limit
from
30
to
25
or
to
20
and
the
road
is
a
44
foot
wide
Street
in
Bloomington,
that's
straight
with
no
cars
parked
on
it.
There's
no
reason
that
anyone
is
going
to
go
that
slow,
that's
not
the
characteristic
of
the
road.
It's
not
how
it
feels
when
you
drive
you're
going
to
want
to
feel
like
you're
going
to
want
to
drive
faster.
So
we
have
to
look
at
all
those
factors.
There's.
C
A
lot
of
research
that
has
to
go
into
determining
the
correct
speed
limit
drivers,
expectations
about
the
road,
the
configuration
of
the
road,
the
safety
of
other
users
along
the
roadway
non-motorized
users,
pedestrians,
cyclists.
The
overall
purpose
of
the
roadway
system
is
the
safe
and
efficient
movement
of
people
and
goods
throughout
the
economy
and
determining
the
right
speed
limit
is
really
a
crucial
factor
in
all
of
that.
The.
A
City
has
been
Gathering
feedback
through
online
surveys
and
a
virtual
open
house
in
March.
The
plan
is
to
continue
seeking
feedback
both
online
and
in
person
before
making
final
recommendations
to
the
city
council
later
this
summer,
for
more
information
or
to
join
the
conversation
visit
blm.mn.
Let's
talk
Bloomington
residents
are
invited
to
participate
in
the
National
Community
survey.
A
The
poll
is
designed
to
gather
Community
input
on
how
the
city
is
serving
its
residents,
it's
administered
by
the
national
Research
Center
at
polko,
and
includes
questions
about
the
quality
of
life
in
the
community
as
well
as
satisfaction
with
local
government
services.
The
survey
is
open
through
June
8th,
just
visit
the
link
on
your
screen
to
take
it
a
random
sample
version
of
the
survey
is
also
underway.
If
you
receive
an
invitation
in
the
mail,
you
should
complete
that
version,
rather
than
the
open
participation
survey
looking
to
enjoy
some
outdoor
music
during
Minnesota's
warmest
months.
A
That
is
the
buzz
on
Bloomington
today
for
the
week
of
May
31st
through
June
6th.
If
you
would
like
to
watch
other
stories
from
the
show
go
to
this
week's
playlist,
learn
more
about
a
monthly
open
house
hosted
by
the
city
for
Bloomington
entrepreneurs,
plus
a
look
at
the
latest
Inez
Greenberg
Gallery
exhibit
presented
by
Artistry
thanks
for
watching.