Deadly crossing by Ted Drewes gets safety improvements — 3 years later

Safety improvements near Ted Drewes on Chippewa Street are done — nearly three years after first being proposed.

Those improvements include a crosswalk with a traffic signal, barriers separating customers from the street, lighting, bump-outs and moving the parking lot entrance. They also include a camera that’s tied into St. Louis’ Real-Time Crime Center, which is a police office that monitors video feeds throughout the city.

Some customers eating at Ted Drewes on Wednesday afternoon said they didn’t know changes had been made, but Katie Schneier grew up nearby and said she’s happy with the changes…

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