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<br />- <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />~e rec~nt and ~ra9i= serie~ of :rimes in b~ildir~s ~nd ~Arxi~g <br />ra:p$ h~ve caused deep p~~li~ ~or.cerr. 1~ ~ha ?win Cities .rea. <br />~~il~ so:e t~~es of c~i~e co~itted 0:1 ~e stree~ .ffect bot~ <br />sexes, vc:er. hav~ ~rtiC\:~Ar rear .~d c-1:Incern &bO\;~ ~l:ir <br />vulh~rablli~y to ~rso:'1el a~sc:~lt., rape and l'o.i!:ide J..n <br />1.U'Ipr~Ld ar.d hidd~ spaces s~c.~ es parkin9 r~S. <br /> <br />On ~ ~2, Governor ~dy Pi!rpic.~, alor.q with b~i.ness anc <br />'}ove:n=c1'lt leAders froa Kir:r.eapo!.is an:! St. Paul, ~lled for a <br />&l\4e Rit.bQn coJC:ission to ).ook int.o ~rkin9 rasp aafety. Tllc <br />coz=j,5sion vas char9ed. .it.') exaJrini.."1i the ph}'sic:.a.l ~ <br />~ratio~~l aspe~5 Dr parking raaps in the wetropoli~n &re~ to <br />ceter.ai.ne wh~t has; a."\d is beiru; done to ~rove &ecu=~ty, and <br />what can De done to be~ter &S$\1re sa:ety in C - f\ltu:~. <br /> <br />WhHe p4rkin~ ra1Dp s~fety is not .. ne-. problem, i~ is a growing <br />ene. Since the advan: of parking r-.zps i.., the 1.950'. aDd 6C' s . <br />~e..-e have been con.cerns 0'-'51' the securi ~ of ...rscns ...~ <br />pn>>perty. The probl~ bas grwn with the JllSUOpOli tan un. <br />The Tvb cities are nl) lonse~ sSU,U,- towns. they face problas <br />of other larIjJe. urban centers. Concerns for pe7:SoMl safet.y <br />ext.er.d N)'CM downto1ffl rbps to araas of hi9h parxin9 cSensi ty <br />SUCll .s ~"ie u~iver3it}'1 t:be airpc~, shoppiftC} ..115 and <br />hospitalE and to athey' areas s-w::.; &s bas stops. <br /> <br />Park~-2l9 ra::op Ow-ners .\:".4 optr.l.~ors h~ve raspc:mdec in v_:t'~ous ~-ays <br />~Q prDViiSe . safer e~vironae.nt for C'QS~..... 1ncl~~c~r: <br />n'c:hitectu-~ dHi9'f1 ~ -.i.aiJa1ze ark a.~ hid4en areas: use ct <br />tec:1mol.ogy such as clcsed circuit ~elevi.iol1 a.."'\d ala%1l SYS.tUls; <br />provision of ~on services; pd efforts ~o liBi t .~e.ss by <br />in't.r~ders. Tne corrwt concerns L'"l UJe CC'Dunl.ty ra1s6 ~e <br />issue of 1o;hat steps sh~ul:!. be 'tuen to assure .ccepta.ble levels <br />of &e<:\':ri ty in parti~ raJrops. now And f'or 1:.be :future. <br /> <br />'I'be pe%'c:aption an4 feu of ~ae is u ~rt;mt as 1:1:1. reality <br />of it. When 1:trutal cr1us occur and r.-;eive aedia atte.~tion. as <br />in 1:'ecct 2'fents" p@lic ~~ ;is u.-,de:rs~atlly hei9h~ened. <br />Uforts ~.1st ~ ..de ~o -eAse public fears and rtdu~ U1e <br />likdihood of a repu-:. 0: S".:~ tragedies. <br /> <br />Dur~nq dclibe:r.etioJ"',J; ~f t.~a ~issio."1, S~ nise:1 wn~ern5 <br />over the cT~im!,l justice s:fst.e: a.:-.d $ente."1ci~ q',Jicl~linu, <br />Sue"! qu&~tions 90 1:>e::'~"'d th-a ~ope of this r9port. Whil~ <br />aQi~':edlY o:"s.l3 a pie~ of ~l: pro1:1e:. the C03Cission foc\}.s~ <br />soltl:={ em p^:r'~_n::; rups. Th~ A.t:~orn~y ...ncr.:L; ~ i.~^ T;:.;::'~ ~:-' <br />Violence ~9ai"1st. Woa.a~ wi1.1 ~ looki.'"lCjJ into 1Jroad~ issues. <br /> <br />The 51ue ~n ~i$sion's ~rocass re$ult.ed in the aharinc ~f <br />~~ea$ ~nd inforaatjcn ~t.we.n'~ttropolita~~W3~niti.s O~ - <br />l.mprovl.nq ?4r>tinq r.u.p u.fet.y; t...~e. r~port does ~ot purport to ~ <br />6n 8X1'\austiv&> treaa...~t of the 1ss~e, 'rhe re(:os:a~dat.ioM put <br />forwa~ range frClO. pr~otL"'<; pergcnlal safe.ty ~=t;ion and <br />~lic B.wanmess of rup 5afet}' to )I\t....id~l review of the <br />safety f.atures ot .xi$tir~ a~d pla~~d ~rki~ ~A.p$. <br /> <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />