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Implications to the Future Vision <br />Concern over safety is one of the leading reasons people decide not to walk or bike. <br />This analysis indicates that in some parts of Ramsey County the safety risk is real. <br />Corridors with high levels of crash activity act as barriers to increased walking and <br />local jurisdictions should explore investments to improve pedestrian conditions in <br />these areas. <br />In some cases, such as University Avenue or Snelling Avenue, the high -crash corridor <br />is a commercial corridor. These areas see high levels of pedestrian activity, and the <br />traffic environment should be improved to reflect a pedestrian -priority. This may <br />include lower design speeds, enhanced marked crossings and improved signal timing <br />at intersections. <br />Analysis Details and Data <br />Crash data comes from MnDOT, including crashes from 2004-2014. <br />A detailed analysis of all pedestrian crashes in Ramsey County is available from <br />MnDOT in the report Pedestrian Safety: An Exploratory Analysis Minnesota and <br />Ramsey County Preliminary Findings (2009 - 2014).9 <br />:Rod,,. <br />'Y_AVENUE:WEST <br />NCOLN <br />)DRICH•AVENUE <br />M.3Bin,5GJ�j <br />U h1U111 <br />• CASEAVEN <br />SAINT GG <br />PAU L'' <br />��■■■ :o 1. �1 <br />Crashes involving pedestrians occur most frequently on streets with high <br />volumes of cars and higher levels of pedestrian activity, such as in downtown <br />St. Paul. For the full map, see page 2B-39. <br />2B-20 I SYSTEM ANALYSIS <br />