BLOOMINGTON – In April of 2022, the Bloomington City Council voted unanimously to add nearly 80 “No Turn on Red” signs in the downtown and campus areas to increase safety.
Both the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Commission and the Traffic Commission endorsed the measure, which was taken to protect pedestrians and cyclists, the most vulnerable users of roads, in the areas of heaviest pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
New signs were installed at 78 intersections in 2022. This week, the vendor that installed the signs is installing some re-sized signs.
“The Department of Public Works concerns itself with the daily ability of Bloomington residents and visitors to move comfortably and safely throughout our City,” said Public Works Director Adam Wason. “We are grateful to Bloomington City Council for this decision and to the Public Works employees that maintain our streets, signs, and sidewalks every day.”
Under Indiana law, vehicles are allowed to make a right turn against a red traffic signal if the way is clear from oncoming traffic and there is no sign prohibiting it. Left on red is also allowed though only from a one-way street onto another one-way street.
“Bloomington’s downtown is a busy and bustling place that should welcome and keep safe people using all forms of mobility,” said Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton. “We have seen pedestrian loss of life in the past and that should never happen again. Asking traffic to fully stop and wait before turning is worth everyone’s time.”
Intersections that were amended with no turns on red include:
- Atwater Avenue & Eagelson Avenue from West to South
- Atwater Avenue & Woodlawn Avenue from West to South
- College Avenue & Eleventh Street from North to West
- College Avenue & First Street from North to West
- College Avenue & Fourth Street from North to West
- College Avenue & Kirkwood Avenue from North to West
- College Avenue & Second Street from North to West
- College Avenue & Seventh Street from North to West
- College Avenue & Sixth Street from North to West
- College Avenue & Tenth Street from from North to West
- College Avenue & Third Street from North to West
- Dunn Street & Third Street from North to West
- Eleventh Street & College Avenue from West to South
- First Street & College Avenue from West to South
- First Street & Walnut Street from East to North
- Fourth Street & College Avenue from West to South
- Fourth Street & Walnut Street from East to North
- Hawthorne Drive & Third Street from North to West
- Henderson Street & Atwater Avenue from South to East
- Indiana Avenue & Tenth Street from North to West
- Indiana Avenue & Tenth Street from South to East
- Indiana Avenue & Third Street from South to West
- Eagelson Avenue & Atwater Avenue from South to East
- Eagelson Avenue & Law Lane from North to West
- Eagelson Avenue & Law Lane from South to East
- Eagelson Avenue & Tenth Street from North to West
- Jordan Avenue & Tenth Street from South to East
- Kirkwood Avenue & College Avenue from West to South
- Kirkwood Avenue & Rogers Street from West to South
- Kirkwood Avenue & Rogers Street from East to North
- Law Lane & Eagelson Avenue from West to South
- Law Lane & Eagelson Avenue from East to North
- Lincoln Street & Third Street from South to East
- Madison Street & Third Street from North to West
- Madison Street & Third Street South East
- Rogers Street & Kirkwood Avenue from North to West
- Rogers Street & Kirkwood Avenue from South to East
- Rogers Street & Third Street from North to West
- Rogers Street & Third Street from South to East
- Second Street & College Avenue from West to South
- Second Street & Walnut Street from East to North
- Seventh Street & Walnut Street from East to North
- Sixth Street & Walnut Street from East to North
- Smith Avenue & Walnut Street from East to North
- Sunrise Drive & Tenth Street from South to East
- Tenth Street & College Avenue from West to South
- Tenth Street & Fee Lane from East to North
- Tenth Street & Indiana Avenue from East to North
- Tenth Street & Eagelson Avenue from West to South
- Tenth Street & Eagelson Avenue from East to North
- Tenth Street & Sunrise Drive from West to South
- Tenth Street & Union Street from West to South
- Tenth Street & Union Street from East to North
- Tenth Street & Walnut Street from East to North
- Tenth Street & Woodlawn Avenue from West to South
- Tenth Street & Woodlawn Avenue from East to North
- Third Street & Bryan Avenue from East to North
- Third Street & College Avenue from West to South
- Third Street & Atwater Avenue from West to South
- Third Street & High Street from West to South
- Third Street & Hawthorne Drive from East to North
- Third Street & Lincoln Street from East to North
- Third Street & Madison Street from West to South
- Third Street & Madison Street from East to North
- Third Street & Rogers Street from West to South
- Third Street & Rogers Street from East to North
- Third Street & Walnut Street from East to North
- Third Street & Washington Street from West to South
- Union Street & Tenth Street from North to West
- Union Street & Tenth Street from South to East
- Walnut Street & First Street from South to East
- Walnut Street & Fourth Street from South to East
- Walnut Street & Kirkwood Avenue from South to East
- Walnut Street & Second Street from South to East
- Walnut Street & Seventh Street from South to East
- Walnut Street & Sixth Street from South to East
- Walnut Street & Tenth Street from South to East
- Walnut Street & Third Street from South to East
- Washington Street & Third Street from North to West
- Woodlawn Avenue & Atwater Avenue from South to East
- Woodlawn Avenue & Tenth Street from North to West
- Woodlawn Avenue & Tenth Street from South to East
