Bloomington's municipal budget determines how your tax dollars are allocated across city services. New this year, the budget be on a two year cycle. This means that what the city council decides this year will determine spending for the next two years (2027 and 2028).
Budget engagment has already begun, and will continue through the rest of the year. Here's the timeline:
Priority corridors identified in Bloomington's Active Transportation Action Plan. With your help, we can make a safe, connected network of walking and biking routes a reality.
Submit a comment online and learn about the budget on Let's Talk Bloomington.
Send your feedback before August 17, 2026 to make sure it is presented to City Council at its first budget study session.
(Dear Councilmember/Mayor [Name], if sending an email)
I support continued investment in building more infrastructure for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users in Bloomington.
Giving residents transportation choices broadly supports Bloomington's goals. It will promote economic prosperity and support our neighborhood commercial centers. It will help create an environment for healthier residents, improve safety on our streets, and help us tackle the climate crisis. It will create equitable access to our schools, workplaces, and parks. Most importantly, it will allow us to contribute to Bloomington's mission of cultivating an enduring and remarkable community where people want to be.
The city needs to rapidly build out a network of safe, all ages and abilities bike routes that get people to their destinations efficiently and safely. Studies like the Bloomington Ferry Road Vision and American Boulevard Transit Study should be funded and realized, and so should smaller, incremental quick-build improvements, especially through the existing PMP process. The city should pursue grants to this end, and work with partners like Metro Transit to further expand service in our community.
This work should be done in conjunction with land use that supports a variety of housing types, walkability, mixed-use development, and alternative transportation use. High-quality public art, green spaces, and street trees should be funded across the city.
(Thank you for your consideration and time,)
([Your Name], if sending an email)
Email City Council.
See the sample letter above for reference. Find your city council members here—each resident is reprsented by the mayor, two at-large councilmembers, and one district councilmember.
Attend an in-person meeting.
City Council meetings are listed above and are held at 6:30 PM Monday evenings at Bloomington Civic Plaza. Additionally, you can speak to city staff at an information table on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the Bloomington Farmers Market at Civic Plaza.
Supporting walking, biking, and transit for everyone. Including kids! (City of Bloomington)
