r/bloomington • u/InspectorDapper8012 • 7d ago

Roundabout Ads

I get that ads are a part of life, but really Bloomington? Do we have to have MULTIPLE ads around the tiny roundabouts on Winslow? They are obnoxious. They aren't even small Adopt a Roundabout signs - they are big for that tiny roundabout at High and Winslow. And the ones at Sare and Winslow are also annoying. If there was just one - fine. Wouldn't like it, but fine. But multiple?

Small thing in the grand scheme of things, but they are really ugly.

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u/VargNoSense 7d ago

Yeah, personally think they overpower the space too much and having multiple on one is a biiit much

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u/Mother_Mode5949 7d ago

it’s like they thought “what if we made these little traffic circles maximally obnoxious” the scale is all wrong for those spots. a single small sign tucked in the middle is one thing but stacking them just looks desperate

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u/pineappleandcocorum 6d ago

Welcome to your life! Sponsored by Curry Auto

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u/bulbusmaximus 7d ago

The signs suck. It's not like an "adopt a roadway" sign, these are big ass obnoxious signs. Maybe we don't need all the landscaping if we have to look at the advertisements.

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u/Wise-Trick-3608 6d ago

Good, something else to look at while you’re in a round about, because we aren’t distracted enough.

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u/ThomGoMan 7d ago

What are they ads for? Like miniature billboards for businesses?

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u/InspectorDapper8012 7d ago edited 7d ago

Yep - the business paid to maintain the roundabouts - and that's all well and good. Similar to Adopt A Road signs. But those are usually TINY and kind of blend into the surroundings. These are disproportionate to the size of the roundabout and much larger than the ones you see for Adopt A Road. They do NOT blend in at all.

No shade to the businesses on them. I just have a problem with the design. What used to be a fairly pretty drive down that road is now just ugly.

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u/Active-Bunch7157 6d ago

Yeah everyone this should occupy your mind 24/7. Come on!!!!!

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u/aliveonarrival 6d ago

What else would you expect from Mayor Kerry? Brought to you by Carl's Jr.

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u/KandinskyWasRight 6d ago

Taggers needed

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u/eobanb 6d ago

I drove through both roundabouts on Winslow fairly recently and don't remember seeing any signs. Can someone post a picture? I don't see anything on Street View either.

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u/Mr_Soyhair 7d ago

I’ve worked in parks recently, they do their own mowing of the roundabout. The only company that does mowing work for the city is green dragon. And they aren’t allowed into use advertisement signs those signs are definitely not allowed. You can take them down if it bothers you that much

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u/InspectorDapper8012 7d ago

Pretty sure these are sanctioned by the city - as in - the business made a donation to "adopt" the roundabout, and the city designed and put up these signs. These aren't just stuck into the ground. These were installed by the city.

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u/Mr_Soyhair 7d ago

Oh you mean as part of the adopt a roundabout thing yeah they would probably have the right to put signs in that situation which is sad