Bloomington to install traffic separation on east 3rd Street to protect bicycle lanes
Traffic separation barriers will be installed between the bicycle lane and the motor vehicle travel lanes on E 3rd St between Indiana Ave and Eagleson Ave (formerly Jordan Ave). This improvement uses two types of low-cost barrier curbs with delineator posts.
According to a press release from the City of Bloomington, there have been numerous concerns over the years about vehicles stopping and parking inside the existing bicycle lane, presenting safety concerns for cyclists, motor vehicles, and buses traveling along the corridor. A protected bike lane will create a physical barrier between cyclists and vehicular traffic – deterring undesired use.
Installation will occur the week of March 11th, the week Indiana University and the Monroe County Community School Corporation are on spring break.
Ivy Tech Foundation Annual Day of Giving Scheduled for April 23
For a student attending college, a day can mean everything. In fact, a day can change the life of someone building their future. At 12:01 a.m. ET on April 23, the Ivy Tech Foundation will kick off Ivy Tech Day, the College’s second annual day of giving, to help Ivy Tech Community College’s more than 190,000 students prepare for graduation day — and a better every day after.
For 24 hours, alumni, faculty, staff, donors, community leaders and all who care about breaking down barriers to higher education can contribute to Ivy Tech’s mission of preparing Hoosiers for today’s — and tomorrow’s — workforce.
Ivy Tech Day aims to generate resources and create opportunities while reuniting and reconnecting alumni and friends of Ivy Tech with the important work happening at Indiana’s largest postsecondary institution and engine of workforce development.
Ivy Tech contributes nearly $4 billion annually to Indiana’s economy, including a net impact of $3.6 billion from alumni working across the state. More than 40,000 degrees, certificates and certifications are awarded annually, and 93 percent of graduates stay in Indiana to pursue their careers. More than 40 percent of Ivy Tech students are the first in their families to attend college, and 25 percent are students of color.
Anyone interested in contributing to Ivy Tech Day can do so at ivytech.edu/giveday starting at 12:01 a.m. ET on April 23.
Human trafficking alert: Indiana Child ID Kit Program to protect kids
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced all Indiana kindergarten – 5th grade students will receive a child ID kit this fall.
On average, 1,000 children go missing across the United States every day. When a child goes missing, time is of the essence. Child ID kits give parents a tool to provide detailed information, a photograph, fingerprint, and DNA to law enforcement quickly. Completed kits are kept in a safe place at home, out of a database, so parents are prepared if the unthinkable happens.
Kits will be distributed by Superintendents and School Resource Officers to all k-5 schools across the state. The Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police will also distribute kits to local law enforcement. The Attorney General’s Office brought together this coalition – Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police, NOBLE, Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, and the NFL Alumni Association – with public and private funding from the General Assembly and American Electric Power to make these kits available to all K-5 families free of charge in the 2024 school year.
This Week in Hoosier History
1888 – The Ball Brothers began glass production in Muncie. The company had relocated to Indiana to take advantage of the abundant natural gas in the area. The firm became famous for their glass canning jars.
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