Walk San Diego to Speak at East Couty Live Well Expo

Heads up Santee pedestrians- last year our city ranked at the very bottom of a Regional Walk Scorecard of San Diego County cities by WalkSanDiego, California’s largest walk advocacy group.

Jim Stone, Executive Director of Walk San Diego, will be speaking at the East County Live Well Expo on October 19.

From the Walk San Diego website:

The San Diego region ranks third in the nation (behind New York and Miami) in the percentage of traffic fatalities that are pedestrians (22.5% - double the national average of 11.4%). Sidewalks commonly abut a busy street, or there is no sidewalk at all. Intersections are too wide, or make no provision whatsoever for pedestrians. A generation ago, children walked to school; today this is rare, due largely to poor walking conditions. One result is a drastic reduction in physical activity and a burgeoning obesity epidemic and its associated diseases like diabetes and hypertension. See a slide show on how this problem arose and what we can do to fix it.

Also read: Santee Rated Least Walkable City in the County

This is just one event happening at the East County Live Well Expo on October 19. Hope to see you there!