[nfbwatlk] april footprints: ambassadors | walking school bus | walk & talk

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April 2010

Welcome to the Feet First Footprints newsletter --one of the best ways to
learn and be inspired about how you can create walkable community is through
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your footprint

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Federal Legislation
On March 15, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
announced a policy statement substantially raising the priority of walking
and bicycling across the country. The statement notes:

Every transportation agency, including DOT, has the responsibility to
improve conditions and opportunities for walking and bicycling and to
integrate walking and bicycling into their transportation systems. Because
of the numerous individual and community benefits that walking and bicycling
provide - including health, safety, environmental, transportation, and
quality of life - transportation agencies are encouraged to go beyond
minimum standards to provide safe and convenient facilities for these modes.

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safe routes to school update

Walking School Bus at Concord International Elementary School
Feet First has partnered with Sea Mar Community Health Center's Cesar Chavez
Village Housing. Feet First is coordinating a Walking School bus from the
village to Concord Elementary School across the pedestrian bridge at 8th and
Henderson. The Walking School Bus will be led by Feet First community
organizer Veronica Conti every Wednesday throughout April and May.?  

As part of our work on the Safe Routes to School program, we are assisting
with removing barriers to walking and have applied for funding to replace
the rusty fencing and facilitate a community design and painting of the
walkway portion of the bridge.? 

If you are interested in learning more about the project, contact Veronica
Conti via e-mail at veronica at feetfirst.info 

$1000 Grants Available for Safe Routes to School
The National Center for Safe Routes to School is now accepting applications
for up to 35 mini-grants of $1,000 each to support the goal of Safe Routes
to School (SRTS) programs, which is enabling and encouraging children to
walk and bicycle safely to school.  SRTS programs are implemented nationwide
by parents, schools, community leaders, and local, state, and tribal
governments. 

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story from the sole

Walking Works: Julie's Story
One thing all parents strive for with their children is quality time. The
older a child gets, the harder it becomes for the parent to fit into that
child's busy schedule. This is even truer once that child reaches adulthood.

Julie is an older working professional who has a passion for walking. Not
just any walking, but marathon walking. With her own daughter grown and
living several states away, Julie hardly has the 'face-time' with her that
she'd like. After years of touting her own enjoyment of marathoning, Julie
convinced her daughter to train to walk with her. Her daughter agreed. Last
fall, Julie joined her daughter for their first mother-daughter marathon
walking experience and had a blast. Julie now hopes this will become at
least an annual tradition, as they can switch between marathoning in the
Seattle area or near to where her daughter lives.

More importantly, Julie is a happy mom who's managed to reclaim some of that
quality time lost when her daughter became an adult.

Written by Jarucia Jaycox Nirula   

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calendar of events

Seattle Arts and Lectures presents: Barry Lopez
Wednesday, April  7, 2010
7:30 pm
Benaroya Hall at 200 University Street, Seattle, WA 98101
Tickets at lectures.org or 206-621-2230
Friends of Feet First receive a 15% discount on tickets! (Phone orders
only).

Fans of Gary Snyder and Terry Tempest Williams will enjoy this evening with
environmentalist and humanist Barry Lopez. In his nonfiction (Arctic Dreams,
Home Ground), he often examines the relationship between human culture and
physical landscape. In his fiction (Resistance, Light Action in the
Carribbean), he addresses issues of intimacy, ethics and identity.

Lopez will speak on "the literature of place": the connection between
writing and geography. 

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Earth Day for Kids
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Noon - 3:00 pm
Olympic
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Sculpture Park at 1300 First Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Celebrate Earth Day! Rain or shine join this family festival. Celebrate all
things green--from art, plants to animals! Make art, dance and learn how to
make your home more sustainable. Walk, ride or take the bus. Earth Day for
Kids is FREE. Earth Day for Kids is proudly co-presented with: The
Arboretum, CoolMom, Feet First, Nature Consortium, Sustainable Belltown,
Seattle Tilth, Sustainable Seattle.

For more information contact: davidaI at seattleartmuseum.org or 206-654-3238 
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Walk & Talk with Sally Bagshaw
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 
Meet at Graham
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Pier 70, 2801 Alaskan Way ~ Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98121

Join the quarterly Feet First Walk & Talk on the waterfront with Seattle
City councilmember Sally Bagshaw. Come find out about public space plans for
the waterfront. We'll finish the walk at the Feet First office in Pioneer
Square with refreshments and the unveiling of our new website.

For more information contact Feet First Event Organizer, Yoyo Hsieh by
emailing yoyo at feetfirst.info or calling 206-652-2310 

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Delridge Day (reFRESH) event
Saturday, June 5, 2010
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
We are assisting with walks to the Delridge Day event. If you would like to
lead a walk to the event contact Feet First at delridgewalks at feetfirst.info
Delridge Day is a collaboration by: DNDA/Youngstown, Department of
Neighborhoods, Feet First, Seattle Parks & Recreation, Sustainable West
Seattle and Sustainable Seattle. 

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get involved 

Volunteer at Feet First
Feet First depends on volunteers to achieve its mission. Do you have some
extra time to help us to lead walks in your neighborhood, assist with
research, manage tables at events and lend your marketing expertise? Find
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more about how you can get involved. The next volunteer orientation will be
held on Tuesday, April 13th from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm at the Feet First office.
RSVP to Veronica Conti: veronica at feetfirst.info 

Feet First Advisory Committees
We are currently looking for leaders for our policy and
fundraising/marketing committees. If you have background in these areas, we
would like to hear from you. To learn more about this advisory role, please
contact Lisa Quinn by e-mailing lisa at feetfirst.info or by calling
206-652-2310. 

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