Connect Transit

Connect Transit has scheduled four public engagement sessions to get feedback on proposed service changes planned for later this summer.

Brady Lange had been serving as active director since December, following David Braun’s resignation.

The Bloomington City Council unanimously approved a $370.5 million fiscal year 2027 budget Monday night, the largest in the city's history.

City Manager Jeff Jurgens shared the newest images of the Connect Transit transfer center that is set to break ground at the end of 2026 or early 2027. The design is 60% complete.

Connect Transit announced their fare collection system will go contactless this summer. Community members can provide feedback at engagement sessions on March 5, 6 and 12.

Winter weather complicates an already scarce parking situation in Downtown Bloomington. The Market Street parking deck has closed. And the Front and Center block has yet to finish demolition and become surface parking. That’s likely to become available sometime next spring.

The Downtown Bloomington post office has abruptly closed three weeks ahead of schedule, leaving downtown merchants and residents without access to its facility ahead of the postal service’s busiest week of the year.

“We are less looking for … a community hub. We are more sticking to the knitting and providing top-notch transportation services at that nice location right in the buckle,” said Connect Transit board chair Julie Hile.

Brightpoint's Bloomington Crisis Nursery is working to fill its pantry through the annual Stuff the Bus event, which runs through Saturday. The event focuses on collecting food donations and supplies for children up to 6 years old.

Connect Transit had already secured $18 million in state and federal funding for the center, but its costs have risen over time, leaving transit officials to pursue additional revenue or consider scaling back the project.