Family BBQ & Bike Rodeo Cycling Fun at Concord International Elementary
concord international elementary holds a successful family bbq & bike rodeo as a part of its 2009-2011 safe routes to school grant programming. On Friday, May 6th, from 5:30 to
The Dangers of Walking
“Dangerous by Design” has just released its 2nd study on the perils pedestrians face simply by being pedestrians. We’re familiar with the benefits of walking. On a personal level, it
Transportation transformation
Thanks to The Regence Foundation, Feet First is now able to fund many walking programs in southeast Seattle! The Regence foundation has just awarded Feet First a comparably large grant!
Walk & Talk: Capitol Hill
Feet First’s quarterly Walk & Talk, this time around Capitol Hill, will be held today! Get involved in your community and a gentle work-out! Seattle City Councilmember Sally Clark, Sound
Weekly Walk Around the News
Feet First’s look at pedestrian news for the week of May 20, 2011. Weekly Walk Around the News Posted by Derrick Van Kirk May 20, 2011 Local Landscape architect James Corner of
Multi-Use Path Between S. Atlantic St and S. Royal Brougham Wy Closed Temporarily
Starting at 5 a.m. Monday, May 23, WSDOT is temporarily closing the Alaskan Way S. multi-use path between S. Atlantic Street and S. Royal Brougham Way in seattle. All bicycle
Sidewalks rock (or how to make them do so!)
San Francisco is one of the most walkable cities in the US. So it’s no surprise, then, that it’s easy to find highly developed tool kits in this city for
The downside of sidewalks
While more sidewalks tends to correlate to less car trips, it also can add to the toxins and pollutants found in drinking water from storm water runoff. Fortunately, solutions are
Weekly Walk Around the News
Feet First’s look at pedestrian news for the week of May 13, 2011. Weekly Walk Around the News Posted by Derrick Van Kirk May 13, 2011 Local The City of
Sidewalks in Seattle
The sidewalk has the power to both transform health and relationships! Recently, Seattle was the only city in Washington State to receive a walk-friendly award. The Emerald City’s efforts toward
Cutting more than Cost: Mayors on Transportation
A transportation survey revealed that the majority of mayors in the 176 surveyed cities are just as concerned as WSDOT with budgets. In fact, they even cite that as the
South Portal Design Approved
WSDOT approves deeply flawed designed plan for the south portal of the viaduct in downtown Seattle, citing cost as the major concern. Despite the many flaws pointed out by the