Over the years, a lot of crimes have occurred in the dirt alleys that run behind people's homes, but those pathways now have a new look, turning blight into beauty.
The problems were so bad that 20 years ago, the City of Sacramento blocked them off with iron gates.
But now there's a new effort to revitalize five of these alleys and turn them into pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly pathways.
"My hope is that people from outside the area come to visit Dixieanne who have never been here before because of the artwork," Harris said.
"Stopping to talk to each other, that's something that wasn't there beforehand, so it has definitely made it so that it's a more walkable community," she said.
Tracy said she would now like to see this type of alley transformation spread across the city "because we're not the only undeserved community in Sacramento."
"Is it going to solve everything? No, but I'm excited to see the benefits that will come from this," Tracy said.
Money for the Dixieanne Alley project comes from a Caltrans Clean California grant.
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