Trailnet

The connector's first phase will rework 1.4 miles of road between Vandeventer Avenue and Tower Grove Park, repaving Tower Grove Avenue and installing new protected bike lanes and pedestrian paths.

The initiative followed the deadliest year for pedestrians on St. Louis-area streets.

A new crash report found that pedestrian deaths are on the rise in St. Louis and St. Louis County.

Too many pedestrians are dying on St. Louis roadways. A new report calls attention to traffic violence solutions.

Thirteen people were killed and more than 1,200 were injured in traffic crashes in St. Louis in the first three months of 2023, according to Trailnet, a pedestrian and bike advocacy group.

Twenty-seven people have died in car crashes this year, along with four pedestrians. Drivers have injured another 134 pedestrians and four cyclists.

Missouri lacks basic traffic safety laws and proper infrastructure to protect people who walk, wheel and bike.

Bike and pedestrian advocates say the projects, which total more than $22 million, are a sign the city is beginning to take non-motorized transportation more seriously.

St. Louis Public Radio's Jonathan Ahl talks with Emma Klues of Great Rivers Greenway and Trailnet's Kevin Hahn about some of their go-to trails. Listeners share their suggestions, too.

Trailnet wants to build a network of bicycle and walking trails that would connect St. Louis' north side and south side neighborhoods to an east-west…