Programs

Dozens of schools in the Sacramento area participated in International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012. International Walk to School Day is a truly global event, with people in over 40 countries participating by walking and biking to school on the same day. The event has greatly increased worldwide awareness of the […]

PROJECT DEADLINE IS EXTENDED TO JANUARY 31, 2013! Citrus Heights K-8 Students! Enter your chance to win a prize by submitting a video about walking or biking to school in Citrus Heights. The video should be fun, encouraging, and should promote walking or biking to school. Please read all rules and regulations below; the contest

On Friday, September 14, 2012, People Reaching Out and WALKSacramento conducted a pedestrian count and traffic observation of the Fruitridge Road and 58th Street intersection.  This intersection  has been a focus of WALKSacramento’s work in the past year in partnership with the community to support pedestrian safety improvements in the area.  This area is one

On Tuesday, July 18, WALKSacramento staff led students on a walk audit around Sutter Middle School as part of the Sacramento City Unified School District’s Summer of Service program.  The students had been hearing from transportation planners and engineers as part of their class work, but WALKSacramento knows there’s nothing more educational than a good

The hard work and dedication of parent volunteers at Howe Avenue Elementary has paid off in a big way: Caltrans recently announced the approved project list for their latest round of Safe Routes to School grants and Sacramento County has been awarded $448,000 for construction of sidewalks on the west side of Howe Avenue between