YBOR CITY, Fla. - People are asking the city to consider ways to improve safety in Ybor City, specifically on 7th Avenue, where people congregate at night.

What they're saying:

Some want to see retractable barriers at intersections to stop traffic on the weekends.

"Why wouldn't you do that here?" Tampa resident Alexandra Lydic questioned.

"We need more police," Vic Sheeran, a longtime Ybor City resident, said.

This all started Saturday night when Taylor Aguilera, a pedestrian safety advocate, stood before the vigil crowd and multiple city councilors, asking what the elected officials there were doing to stop another tragedy from happening .

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