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Take walking to another level. Our members understand that being a pedestrian is at the core of citizenship, health, and humanity.

Adding more more trips by foot equals a lot. How about these for starters: creates healthier communities, supports personal health, keeps more money in your pocket, generates vibrant local businesses, reduces crime, decreases congestion. Going Feet First really does add up.

Physical activity has been engineered out of daily life. People are walking less, driving more, using elevators, and working in sedentary jobs. The places where we live and work often do not encourage walking and physical activity.

As citizens, businesses and professionals, we all have an important role in making pedestrian projects a higher priority in design, policy, and funding. Let’s work together to redesign activity back into people's lives by planning environments where it is easy to be active on foot.

We are making it easier for you to get your city involved through our Feet First Agenda. We are asking cities who making steps in the right direction to become a Feet First Agenda City. Does your city make step up to the challenge?

We want to help you become more effective advocates.  Feet First conducts trainings, assists communities in obtaining funding, and supervises programs at the neighborhood, city and school level. Feet First will provide you free advocacy coaching on how you can influence development and decisions.

10 actions you can take now:

1. Take a look at our Feet First Agenda and get your city in step towards becoming a Feet First Agenda City.
   
2. Volunteer! Help Feet First by sharing your experience and knowledge. 
3. Find out how major capital projects affect walkability. Find out more about the viaduct and the comments from Washington Department of Transportation about walkablilty.  
4. Live in Seattle? Check out the priority pedestrian improvements for your neighborhood identified in the Pedestrian Master Plan. Now that you know what is prioritized, push to incorporate these projects into your Neighborhood Plan.
   
5. Become a Neighborhood Walking Ambassador.
6. Talk to Your Elected Representatives.  Make sure they understand the importance of walkable communities. Let them know that you want to see more money included for pedestrian projects. Invite them to take a walk with you. We will be happy to provide you with the necessary materials to support you. Contact us.
   
7. Voice your concerns about personal and environmental health at planning and design meetings. That means, you also need to be at the meetings!
   
8. Join us during Transportation Advocacy Day with the State Legislature during session. Contact us and we'll add you to the invite list.
   
9. Encourage a Walking Audit. Feet First prepares and facilitates walking audits as a tool for a community to improve safety and attractiveness for walking. These audits can be brief and simple, or can be extensively planned to include Department of Transportation or Public Works staff, Council Members, public safety, neighborhood representatives etc. 
10. Keep Learning. Attend our quarterly Walk & Talks.