Author: Feet First Director

In a letter to Mayor Durkan (link), Feet First has asked the City of Seattle to incorporate scooters into city streets and ensure that “sidewalks are not the prime battlefield for disruption.” Seattle is going through a dramatic change in the use of city streets. Transit use and population is rising, and that brings more […]

Feet First has been working to make Sound Transit’s Link Light Rail system more walkable for more than a decade. Our Sound Access for All (SAfA) campaign was a major part of the effort to build the Northgate bridge, connecting the Northgate station across I-5 to North Seattle College. As Sound Transit gears up for […]

Feet First is partnering with the Washington Dept. of Health to promote and expand Walk with Ease, a community-based walking program developed by the Arthritis Foundation. It is geared towards adults with arthritis or other chronic conditions who want to introduce walking into their lifestyle as a way to stay healthy and exercise in a […]

Feet First are proud to once again be the central Puget Sound organizers for Jane’s Walks! This walking series honors the memory and legacy of Jane Jacobs. Jane’s Walks happen the first weekend in May (this year May 4th and 5th). We are looking for walk leaders/organizers who would like to use this opportunity to […]

The current legislative session in Olympia features a bill (SB5378/HB1325) concerning autonomous delivery vehicles (robots), designed to bring goods (including to-go food orders) to your door. They are also referred to as Personal Delivery Devices (or PDDs). Amazon is currently testing this technology in Snohomish County. This bill would allow these vehicles to operate on […]

With roughly 650 stairways throughout the city, Seattle is a major stairway town! Out of their love for this unique legacy, Cathy and Jake Jaramillo wrote the pocket-friendly guide to the best of these stairways: “Seattle Stairway Walks: An Up-and-Down Guide to City Neighborhoods.” Join Jake and Cathy for this unique chance to learn about […]

Feet First is thrilled to announce the nominees we have put forward with the Transportation Investment Board (TIB) for Complete Streets funding in 2019, and thanks all the many cities around Washington that applied for our support and recommendation. The State of Washington’s Transportation Investment Board “funds high priority transportation projects in communities throughout the […]

On the evening of October 16, Feet First sponsored a Walk & Talk to tour potential future light rail stations in West Seattle. Sound Transit is currently evaluating and gathering public input on these potential station sites at West Seattle Junction, Avalon, and Delridge. Their final choices will have big implications for how West Seattle […]