One in five Edina drivers is distracted, potentially endangering pedestrians, a traffic study found.
City staff undertook the study after complaints about safety in the Galleria area, on W. 70th Street between France and York avenues.
Two separate studies found that between 15 percent and 22 percent of the drivers were distracted, most commonly by cellphone use, eating and using the radio.
The city plans to increase police traffic patrols in the area and re-mark pedestrian crossings with a new, more durable marking material.
JOHN REINAN
SAVAGE
Search for missing man is nearing a month
A search group is asking for more volunteers to help look for Martise Windom, 39, who has been missing since Nov. 7.
Searchers continued efforts through the Thanksgiving holiday and numbers have averaged in the 40s, said Beth Wilson, a member of the volunteer search group United Legacy.
The search continued through the weekend, with volunteers meeting each morning at Savage Sports Center, 13450 Dakota Av. Windom is black, 6 feet 2 and 240 pounds.
Foul play is not suspected. Police Chief Rodney Seuer said Friday that no new information was available.
Stephen Montemayor