Feet First is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving Washington State, with a focus on the Puget Sound Region. We were founded in 1996 to promote the rights and interests of pedestrians and to encourage walking.

Feet First is known around the region for its long history of innovation and volunteer activities. A grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation enabled us to hire our first staff person at the end of 2003. We now serve communities statewide and are regularly consulted and invited to participate in national initiatives and research programs.

See our brochure for more information.

Staff

Lisa Quinn - Executive Director
Jen Cole, MSW - Safe Routes to School, Director
Megan Jackson - Safe Routes to School Community Organizer
Seth Schromen-Wawrin - Active Communities Program Director

Board of Directors
John Stewart, President
Jim Davis, Vice President
Malia Langworthy, Treasurer
Charles Redmond, Secretary
Holly Zipp, Director
Dave Ramsey, Director
Jack Whisner, Director

Advisory Board
Joan McBride, Deputy Mayor of Kirkland
Michael Pyatok, FAIA, Pyatok & Associates
Charles Royer, Former Mayor of Seattle and Director of the Urban Health Initiative
Anne Vernez-Moudon, PhD, University of Washington
Bill Weis, PhD, Seattle University

A Conduit to National Advocacy Organizationas

Feet First works closely with many of the other 50+ America Walks pedestrian advocacy organizations, the National Partnership for Safe Routes to School, the Transportation Research Board committee on pedestrians, and others to bring leading information and solutions to the local level. 

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