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Thanks to everyone who came to the Feet First Philly walk along the Delaware River Trail earlier this month, and thanks to Chris Dougherty of Delaware River Waterfront Corporation for leading it. We had a great time walking along this great new piece of pedestrian infrastructure, and learning some history along the way. Be sure … Continue reading 10 Walks For 10 Years: FFP and Delaware River Waterfront Corp Team Up For Delaware River Trail Walk

On June 4th, Natalie Short of Feet First Philly and Jon Geeting from the Fishtown Business Improvement District (BID) led a group of pedestrians along Frankford Avenue in Fishtown, focusing on pedestrian access issues and highlighting recent community-led improvements.  Despite being a commercial and nightlife destination with a high volume of pedestrian traffic, there was … Continue reading Feet First Philly and Fishtown BID Join For A Fun And Informative Tour of Frankford Ave

On June 2, Feet First Philly joined the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and other advocates to call on Mayor Jim Kenney to move ahead with the new road design for Washington Avenue with or without the support of Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, who is now calling for the road to be restriped as it is … Continue reading Feet First Philly, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, and Other Groups Call For The Mayor To Act Now On Washington Avenue Redesign

Clean Air Council, Feet First Philly, and several other local organizations held a fun day of activities along Cobbs Creek Trail as part of Celebrate Trails Day on April 23. The day’s events kicked off with our fantastic partners WeWalk and GirlTrek hosting a walk along the Cobbs Creek Park trails.  The Cobbs Creek Community … Continue reading Feet First Philly Joins Local Organizations To Celebrate Cobbs Creek Trail

According to the Philadelphia Streets Department, “traffic calming measures— especially speed cushions— can slow the speed of vehicles and may reduce traffic volume.” The Department has a process by which a resident can request traffic calming measures on their street, but several criteria must be met: To qualify for a traffic calming and safety study, … Continue reading Only 3% of the High Injury Network Qualifies For Traffic Calming Measures Under Current Criteria

Feet First Philly partnered with Temple University's Office of Sustainability for a third year to offer a walk audit certification course to students. This semester’s audit used Feet First Philly’s quantitative walk audit which focuses on a specific intersection of concern. Feet First Philly and Temple teamed up with Tookany/Tacony Watershed Partnership(TTF) to study a … Continue reading FFP Partners With Temple University For The Third Year To Offer Walk Audit Certification

This project/program was funded (in part) by the Pa. Department of Health’s Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant. This is part two of this year’s Public Space Enhancement Mini-grant awards (see previous mini-grant announcement for part one, the first five mini-grant winners). These mini-grants are aimed at enhancing public space through supporting community groups, … Continue reading We’re Excited To Announce Funding for Three More Public Space Enhancement Projects in Philly

The City of Philadelphia has a Streets Department responsible for paving and maintaining roadways, but the City leaves sidewalk maintenance to property owners - many of whom cannot afford to make sidewalk repairs on their own. Philadelphia has over 230 miles of sidewalks in poor condition, which decreases the quality of life and makes walking … Continue reading We’re Launching A #fundsidewalks Campaign To Bring Awareness To Philly’s Broken Sidewalks