Bloomington Indiana: A Sustainable Living Community

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Bloomington’s Monroe County Courthouse.
Bloomington’s Monroe County Courthouse.
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A view of downtown Bloomington from Indiana University.
A view of downtown Bloomington from Indiana University.

A great place to live you’ve never heard of is Bloomington Indiana, a sustainable living community. Bloomington features great outdoor recreation, backyard wildlife and music situated in the heart of the Midwest.

Bloomington Indiana: A Sustainable Living Community

Bloomington residents describe their hometown with words such as “homey,” “affordable” and “politically active.” Developer Matt Press, who went away for college but ultimately returned, says, “This town spoke to me. I can think of few other places that combine culture, nature and community the way Bloomington does.”

You can feel what he’s talking about as you walk through the 100-vendor farmers market that sits in the shadow of the Monroe County Courthouse that towers over the town square.

There’s civic energy here — an unusually strong sense of pride and participation that asserted itself several decades ago when the downtown area had numerous vacancies and buildings were in disrepair. City leaders wanted to create a place where their children would stay and live — a place that would attract sustainable, job-producing businesses. Since then, the city has refurbished or constructed about 200 buildings, breathing new life into the city’s core.

  • Published on Aug 1, 2007
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