Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, Berkeley Path Wanderers Association is going strong, and it’s not too late to make a gift to BPWA—our fiscal year ends in February! We use your donations to directly improve paths; one way is by purchasing and installing handrails. Over the past year we’ve put handrails on Acacia, Atlas (shown above), Lower Stephenson, Middle Glendale, and Upper Halkin paths. Berkeley’s paths require dozens more handrails, which cost $15,000 to $25,000 each.
Many repairs and improvements are needed to maintain our paths. The board worked with the City of Berkeley to estimate that it will cost nearly $5 million to do the work required: repair crumbling, 100+-year-old, concrete steps; construct new concrete paths on public rights-of-way; and install much-needed handrails, lighting, signage, and pedestrian safety improvements.
