Community resilience and environmental equity is a pressing challenge in north Sacramento. Changes in the climate are resulting in higher average daily temperatures, and the lack of tree cover and wide swaths of impervious surfaces in north Sacramento are creating dangerous heat islands in these vulnerable neighborhoods. Recognizing the challenges communities face during environmental and economic emergencies, the Greater Sacramento Urban League is stepping into the gap to bring resilience and other resources to north Sacramento and to the Del Paso Heights neighborhood specifically. The Greater Sacramento Urban League (GSUL) is leveraging land it owns to envision a resilience hub at the corner of Marysville Boulevard and Grand Avenue. The hub, called Grand Gathering, is designed to feature both open space and commercial opportunities for community members. Envisioned with community use and gathering in mind, the open space is designed to provide shade and help mitigate storm water runoff. In the commercial spaces, a commercial kitchen and maker space are planned, with the intention that community members use these spaces and resources to launch, support, and elevate their entrepreneurial pursuits.
Community resilience and environmental equity is a pressing challenge in north Sacramento. Changes in the climate are resulting in higher average daily temperatures, and the lack of tree cover and wide swaths of impervious surfaces in north Sacramento are creating dangerous heat islands in these vulnerable neighborhoods. Recognizing the challenges communities face during environmental and economic emergencies, the Greater Sacramento Urban League is stepping into the gap to bring resilience and other resources to north Sacramento and to the Del Paso Heights neighborhood specifically. The Greater Sacramento Urban League (GSUL) is leveraging land it owns to envision a resilience hub at the corner of Marysville Boulevard and Grand Avenue. The hub, called Grand Gathering, is designed to feature both open space and commercial opportunities for community members. Envisioned with community use and gathering in mind, the open space is designed to provide shade and help mitigate storm water runoff. In the commercial spaces, a commercial kitchen and maker space are planned, with the intention that community members use these spaces and resources to launch, support, and elevate their entrepreneurial pursuits.
