First Forty Feet

First Forty Feet Looks Ahead to a "Better City" in 2025 As 2024 comes to an end, First Forty Feet reflects on a year filled with growth and rewarding collaborations. Each project undertaken this year has reaffirmed the firm’s commitment to creating spaces that connect, inspire, and serve communities. From shaping safer streets through temporary demonstration installations to designing new inclusive plazas throughout the Pacific Northwest, First Forty Feet has embraced opportunities to design for human-scale interaction, local identity, and lasting impact. The firm’s work this year has demonstrated the importance of flexibility, creativity, and collaboration in achieving the goal of better cities for all. Looking ahead to 2025, First Forty Feet is excited to continue partnering with communities to deliver thoughtful, people-centered design solutions. The team remains focused on its vision: to create cities that better reflect and serve the people who live in them. The firm extends its gratitude to its partners, clients, and collaborators for their trust and support throughout the year. As we look forward to 2025, First Forty Feet invites new opportunities to dream big and build bold, meaningful urban spaces. Here’s to the year ahead—a time for innovation, connection, and progress. #UrbanDesign #BetterCities #Placemaking #Community

HERITAGE SQUARE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 2 First Forty Feet will be presenting masterplan options for Heritage Square in Astoria, OR on January 22nd at 5 PM at the Lovell Showroom. This will be our second public engagement open house, where we’ll showcase several design concepts for the site and gather valuable feedback from the community before finalizing a preferred concept. We invite all local residents, businesses, and stakeholders to join us, share your thoughts, and help shape the future of this important public space in downtown Astoria. Your input is key to creating a vibrant, community-driven design that reflects the needs and desires of the people who will use it. We look forward to seeing you there! #HeritageSquare #AstoriaOR #PublicEngagement #CommunityDesign #UrbanPlanning #FirstFortyFeet #Masterplan

First Forty Feet Wins Best Implementation Project Award at 2024 APA WA Annual Conference First Forty Feet proudly received the Best Implementation Project Award for Vancouver’s first-ever Bike Garden at The Heights, honored at the 2024 APA WA Annual Conference. This innovative project created a miniature streetscape where community members of all ages could engage in a fun, interactive environment free from cars. Designed to teach cycling and pedestrian safety, the Bike Garden provided a hands-on, practical way for participants—especially kids—to build confidence, master road safety skills, and understand how traffic works. Held October 16-18 in Bellevue, the conference drew a record 630 attendees and centered on the theme "Renewing the Plans: Embracing Innovation & Resiliency." Highlights included a tribal welcome by Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Councilmember Donny Stevenson and keynote speeches by filmmaker John Paget and travel expert Rick Steves, who emphasized storytelling and the importance of people-friendly spaces. First Forty Feet extends its gratitude to Emil King, AICP, the conference organizers, sponsors, and attendees for an inspiring and successful event. The firm looks forward to next year’s conference in Tacoma. #FirstFortyFeet #UrbanDesign #Placemaking #ActiveTransportation #BikeGarden #CommunityEngagement #Innovation #SafetyEducation #AwardWinning #SustainableDesign #VancouverWA #APA2024 #PublicSpaces #MobilitySolutions #DesignForAll #FutureOfCities #TransportationPlanning

Breaking Ground on Vancouver Main Street First Forty Feet is proud to celebrate Friday’s groundbreaking of the Vancouver Main Street Project! This milestone marks the realization of a community-driven vision to transform Main Street into a vibrant, walkable corridor that connects residents and visitors to the heart of Vancouver. We are honored to have contributed to the masterplan and helped shape a space that fosters connection, commerce, and celebration. Congratulations to the City of Vancouver and everyone involved in making this transformative project a reality. We can’t wait to see it come to life! #UrbanDesign #MainStreet #CommunityBuilding #FirstFortyFeet #Vancouver