BC Walks will present a special community presentation on making our communities more walkable.

The presentation will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13 at the Clayton Avenue School, Vestal. The event is free and will feature Charles Gandy, a national authority on walkable communities and Peter Moe, Deputy Director of the National Center for Bicycling and Walking.

They will discuss the benefits of walkable communities and provide guidance on making communities more walkable. The presentation is made possible by the Binghamton Metropolitan Transportation Study.

BC Walks is a United Health Services’ health initiative to promote increased physical activity and reduce the burden of overweight, heart disease and diabetes. It is an intensive, eight week, campaign aimed at communicating a simple but important health message: that regular walking can provide energy, help people feel better and improve overall health. BC Walks is also presented by the Broome County Health Department and the New York State Department of Health.