IDOT requests feedback regarding state’s transportation system

Posted on December 5, 2019
Veterans Parkway
A stretch of Veterans Parkway was recently resurfaced by IDOT. (WJBC file photo)

 

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – Illinois residents have the chance to give their feedback regarding the state’s transportation system.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has put out its annual Illinois Traveler Opinion Survey.  Conducted since 2001, the survey asks several questions on a wide range of topics.

“What we’re looking for is a variety of information like road conditions, driving behaviors, commuting habits, and thoughts on what IDOT is doing right and what can be improved,” said spokesperson Guy Tridgell.

Tridgell said even if you don’t drive, the transportation system affects everyone in the state.

“For instance, there are items like groceries that get into your house that were somehow delivered to the grocery store.  They didn’t just magically appear, they relied on the transportation system,” he said.

The survey is open until Dec. 31 and takes about 10 to 15 minutes.

The survey can be here.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year.  It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city.   Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…