Sugar House resident aims to improve pedestrian crossing safety in the neighborhood

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4) — A resident in the Sugar House neighborhood is looking to improve the safety of pedestrians crossing at Westminister and 1300 East.

Meaghan Kelliher spent a lot of her summer pushing a stroller around with her baby when her attention was drawn to the intersection.

“I had a baby in January, so I spent a lot of time walking around this area with my stroller, and I realized this summer on a daily, sometimes even hourly basis, I was noticing these near misses between pedestrians and cyclists and cars.”

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She mentioned that because of the geographical limitations of the neighborhood, the intersection is not only the easiest to cross, but the recommended one…

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