Join WALKSacramento and partners in an innovative and exciting event to build a community plan for walking, bicycling and overall neighborhood development in the Building Healthy Communities (BHC) area in South Sacramento, from August 11 – 17, 2014. Go here for more information and a cool interactive online tool to indicate where you find challenges and opportunities. […]
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Pedestrians Dying at Disproportionate Rates In America’s Poorer Neighborhoods A recent article published by Governing magazine states that poorer areas have approximately double the fatality rates of wealthier communities. Governing analyzed accident location coordinates for the more than 22,000 pedestrians killed nationwide between 2008 and 2012. The data call attention to the aspects of low-income neighborhoods that put residents
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Emily Alice Gerhart has worked at WALKSacramento for the past year, but has recently begun working full-time as a project assistant at our organization. Emily Alice is a recent graduate of UC Davis, with a Bachelor of Science in Community & Regional Development and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. She began working at WALKSacramento
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The Pedestrians Count conference, here in Sacramento from May 14 – 16, 2014, is your opportunity to come together with pedestrian advocates from around California to help build our statewide walking movement! The conference will provide inspiring news on our current successes in bringing more walkable communities, and what more needs to be done. Perhaps
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We are amazed and grateful at your generous gift of $10,000. We received your donation yesterday. It puts wind under our wings and makes us want to work just that much harder. In the coming year, we are expanding our focus on improving public health by creating safe, walkable places throughout the Sacramento region and
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