The most dangerous streets for pedestrians

MPR News Staff
A woman ties up balloons near accident scene.
A woman, who declined to identified, ties balloons to a sign post near the St. Paul intersection where a 15-year-old boy was hit by a school bus, on May 5, 2016.
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Eric Roper, reporter at the Star Tribune, spoke to host Tom Weber about his investigation into pedestrian safety.

According to Minnesota Department of Public Safety, between 2010 and 2014, there were 3,069 crashes with pedestrians in the Twin Cities and its suburbs. Ninety-two people were killed, and 28 drivers were charged.

Roper looked at some of the most dangerous streets to live on and how Minneapolis developers and city planning can help pedestrians.

Use the audio player above to hear Roper's conversation with Weber.

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