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The district can reduce the number of students and pedestrians being hit by cars on or near campus, a district leader said, if it can learn from its Safe Routes to School assessments, increase the number of volunteer crossing guards, make pedestrian safety curriculum a standard for all teachers and continue community outreach and engagement.

Two Sacramento roads share a legacy of death. Only one is fixed.

The Sacramento Bee will bring together planning experts, elected officials and community leaders to discuss the region’s future at a live event Dec. 6.

Our list of Sacramento’s Top 20 Black Change Makers consists of individuals transforming communities through leadership, innovation, altruism and style.

The Franklin Boulevard Complete Street project may show why making Sacramento neighborhoods better for pedestrians is worth the investment.

More than 140 people have been killed by drivers who fled the scene in Sacramento County since 2018 and experts blame aging roadways that were designed without pedestrians or cyclists in mind.

Checking for obstacles to foot and bike traffic, a group conducted a walk audit of an area of downtown Galt on Sept. 10.