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Peggy Welch emails us from the House floor with an update on the just-passed state budget; Indiana University trustee Philip Eskew Jr. is re-elected to a second term by IU alumni; Indian Creek Firefighters are surprised to learn of a public meeting organized by the township trustee after the outsourcing of fire protection services to a Greene County squad; Ivy Tech Bloomington goes smoke-free effective August 4; a Bloomington expert on Central American politics says the coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Sunday is quite different from those of the past in that the U.S. government is NOT supporting it; a senior citizen version of the Amber Alert program goes into effect tomorrow thanks in part to local lawmaker Vi Simpson.
FEATURE
The era of transportation projects aimed only at maximizing car travel is being replaced by the broader goal of achieving livable cities: economically efficient, socially sound, and environmentally sustainable. Dr. Vukan Vuchic is a Professor of Transportation Engineering at University of Pennsylvania, specializing in city planning. Vuchic was a recent speaker in an ongoing series of local events organized by the advocacy group Bloomington Transportation Options for People, working to bring about a more sustainable culture through support of alternatives to auto transport. Vuchic talks about the role of mass transit as part of the alternative transportation systems necessary to create more livable and sustainable cities in this WFHB radio exclusive.
FIREHOUSE FEEDBACK
Criminal justice reform activist Marc Haggerty has a problem with the way local police deal with the mentally ill.