As part of the annual pavement management program (PMP), Engineering staff will be holding neighborhood open houses for residents to bring up any traffic or pedestrian concerns on streets that have been identified as likely candidates for an overlay or reconstruction project in the coming year.

Open houses aim to gather information the city could try to address within the PMP project.

The public is invited to a meeting to discuss traffic issues on your roadway or within your neighborhood.

• 2nd Avenue – 88th St. to 86th St.
• Pillsbury Avenue – 90th St. to 92nd St.
• Blaisdell Avenue – 90th St. to 92nd St.
• Grand Avenue – 93rd St. to 90th St.
• 93rd St. – Lyndale Ave. to Grand Ave.
• Pleasant Avenue – 95th St. to Old Shakopee Rd

If you have a conflict with this date/time or if there is inclement weather, the alternate meeting date and location is:

June 24, 2025, 4pm to 6pm at the Bloomington Public Works Building, Training Room, 1700 W 98th Street

Additional Links

To learn more about Traffic Engineering and The Local Street Traffic Calming Program visit: Traffic Engineering(External link)

To learn more about the Pavement Management Program (PMP) visit: Pavement Management Program (PMP) |

As part of the annual pavement management program (PMP), Engineering staff will be holding neighborhood open houses for residents to bring up any traffic or pedestrian concerns on streets that have been identified as likely candidates for an overlay or reconstruction project in the coming year.

Open houses aim to gather information the city could try to address within the PMP project.

The public is invited to a meeting to discuss traffic issues on your roadway or within your neighborhood.

Streets included in this meeting are: 

• 5th Avenue – 81st St to 86th St.
• Stevens Avenue – 89th St to 90th St.
• 89th Street (2 segments) – Nicollet Ave. to Stevens Ave. and 2nd Ave to 3rd Ave
• 87th Street – Old Shakopee Rd. to Longfellow Ave.
• River Ridge Road and River Ridge Circle – River Ridge Cir to Skyline Dr. 

If you have a conflict with this date/time or if there is inclement weather, the alternate meeting date and location is:

June 24, 2025, 4pm to 6pm at the Bloomington Public Works Building, Training Room, 1700 W 98th Street

Additional Links

To learn more about Traffic Engineering and The Local Street Traffic Calming Program visit: Traffic Engineering(External link)

To learn more about the Pavement Management Program (PMP) visit: Pavement Management Program (PMP) |

The Public Open House on Tuesday, May 20 2025 at Brookside Park was canceled due to bad weather. The alternate meeting date and location is: June 24, 2025, 4pm to 6pm at the Bloomington Public Works Building, Training Room, 1700 W 98th Street

As part of the annual pavement management program (PMP), Engineering staff will be holding neighborhood open houses for residents to bring up any traffic or pedestrian concerns on streets that have been identified as likely candidates for an overlay or reconstruction project in the coming year.

Open houses aim to gather information the city could try to address within the PMP project.

The public is invited to a meeting to discuss traffic issues on your roadway or within your neighborhood.

Streets included in this meeting are: 

• Johnson Road – Heritage Hills Dr. to Kell Ave.
• Drew Avenue/101 ½ Street & Drew Circle
• Beard Avenue and Beard Curve – 102nd St. to 100th St.
• 100th Street – Chowen Ave. to Beard Ave
• Chowen Avenue – Drew Ave. to 100th St.

Links

To learn more about Traffic Engineering and The Local Street Traffic Calming Program visit: Traffic Engineering(External link)

To learn more about the Pavement Management Program (PMP) visit: Pavement Management Program (PMP) |

Bloomington Public Health serves the communities of Bloomington, Edina and Richfield. 

Stop by the Bloomington Public Health table at the National Senior Health and Fitness Day Resource Fair hosted by the Southdale YMCA. You will meet Public Health staff and learn more about services available through Bloomington Public Health, get free resources, and stay up to date on public health information. The events are free and open to all. Please bring a photo ID.

The Bloomington Fire and Police departments will participate in a Memorial Day parade organized by Everett McClay VFW Post 1296 and American Legion Post 550. 

The parade will begin at the Ziegler Construction parking lot (901 W. 94th St.) and end at Bloomington Cemetery (10340 Lyndale Ave. S.). 

A brief memorial service will be held at the cemetery at the end of the parade including a performance by the Bloomington Chorale. A second ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at Dawn Valley Memorial Park, 9940 Bush Lake Road. Mayor Busse will deliver remarks at both ceremonies. Veterans and their families are invited to attend a free luncheon at Post 1296, 311 W. 84th St .following the Dawn Valley ceremony.

Also participating in the parade: Kennedy High School marching band, Kennedy swim team, Bloomington-Richfield dance team, Eleve Dance Performance Art Center, Bloomington Traveling Baseball, Jefferson Boys Traveling Basketball Association, Bloomington United Soccer, American Legion baseball team, Bloomington Lions Club, Bloomington Knights of Columbus, American Legion Riders, Bloomington Super Cars, Bloomington Fire Department, Bloomington Police Department, Richfield Fire Department, Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Minneapolis Naval Reserve Center, Rise Up Nutrition and Presbyterian Homes. 

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As a Bloomington resident, your insight is essential to help answer this important question:  

How can we build stronger, more trusted relationships between the City and the communities we serve—especially those who are often underrepresented or harder to reach? 

Join us for a collaborative, uplifting conversations using Appreciative Inquiry—a method that focuses on strengths, connection, and bold ideas.

To help plan for food and set-up, please register by June 27th. 

REGISTER HERE

Questions:
Amanda Crombie, Community Outreach & Engagement Coordinator
acrombie@bloomingtonmn.gov

Bloomington Public Health serves the communities of Bloomington, Edina and Richfield. 

Stop by to meet Public Health staff and learn more about the Infant Health Initiative, other services available at Bloomington Public Health, get free resources, and stay up to date on public health information.

Give blood. Save lives.

• 1 donation can potentially save up to 3 lives.
• Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. 
• A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.
• The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.

Choose your donation time

Advance registration is required for this event. 

Ways to register

1. Go to the event registration page.
2. Find the drive you are looking for, organized by date, and click "See Times." 
3. Click "Give Blood" next to your chosen time slot.
4. Sign-in or create an account to finish scheduling your appointment.

2. Use the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App

3. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS

What to do before, during and after your donation

• Get a good night's sleep before the day you are donating.
• Eat a healthy meal before your donation.
• Drink an extra 16 oz. of water or nonalcoholic fluids before the donation.
• Remember to bring your donor card, driver's license or two other forms of ID to your donation appointment.

​For more tips, visit the American Red Cross blood donation page.

Safety Precautions

Please DO NOT come to the blood drive if you have symptoms of illness or are not feeling well.

The Red Cross and the City are taking several precautions to help ensure a safe environment for donors, volunteers and Red Cross staff. 

These precautions include:

• Blood drive will be by appointment only; no walk-ins will be allowed.
• Blood donors and Red Cross staff and volunteers will be asked to enter and leave from the east entrance of the building, near Rehearsal Hall.
• All Red Cross staff participate in standard health assessments prior to each blood drive. 
• Masks are welcome, but not required at Bloomington Civic Plaza.
• All donors will be temperature-screened before entering the blood drive.
• Blood donors will be asked to use hand sanitizer before and during the donation process.
• Staff wear gloves throughout the donation process, changing gloves between every donor.
• Donor beds will be sanitized between every donor.
• Social distancing practices will be maintained between donors including donor beds, as well as waiting and refreshment areas.

Questions about donating?

Bloomington Public Health serves the communities of Bloomington, Edina and Richfield. 

The Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program provides nutrition education, breast/chestfeeding counseling and support, and food benefits for eligible people who are pregnant, postpartum or have children up to five years of age.

Services will be provided in the Bloomington Public Health Mobile Health Hub - look for our colorful trailer in the Edina Community Center parking lot! Appointments required - To schedule an appointment, contact 952-563-8993.

WIC services on the Mobile Health Hub is at this location typically on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May through August.

Bloomington Public Health serves the communities of Bloomington, Edina and Richfield.

Connect with Bloomington Public Health along with many other vendors from within the metro area at this free health and wellness fair at the Edina Senior Center. Health information and services available to the community will be provided. Open house-style event.