Article: Personal safety; Parking ramp officials say that safety compliance is decent, but an attack Sunday showed that no system is foolproof. Taking ramp security to higher level.(NEWS)

After two women were sexually assaulted and killed and several others attacked in parking ramps in the Twin Cities in 1988, ramp safety standards and security measures were forever changed.

- St. Paul passed an ordinance requiring certain safety measures, and Minneapolis residents, city officials and business owners came up with an extensive list of recommended changes.

- In 1989, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that ramp owners must take reasonable steps to deter criminal activity, although the court didn't detail the steps.

- A state task force appointed by Gov. Rudy Perpich urged cities to adopt ordinances for ramp safety, to conduct ...

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