The Brief
- About 30 residents, activists and local leaders gathered Saturday to remember five people killed along MLK Street South over the past five years.
- Two of those deaths happened this year, including the recent death of 47-year-old Kendra Dillard.
- The MLK South Safe Streets Coalition wants the city to invest in more pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A group of St. Petersburg residents is calling for changes along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street South after a series of deadly crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists.
Remembering those lost
What we know:
The MLK South Safe Streets Coalition formed last year to bring attention to what members describe as a growing safety problem along the southern portion of the road.
The group began Saturday’s gathering by remembering the five people who have died along MLK South over the past five years.…