"School & After-school Trips
Kids can walk to school: My two elementary school kids walk to school -- if you use the neighborhood cut-through trail, it's faster than taking the car!
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Claire Petersky (Bennett Elementary)
"Every Monday and Wednesday I have soccer, so I arranged a carpool with four other people so there would be less cars on the road and less pollution." - Michele Nakahara, Bellevue
"I teach at Phantom Lake Elementary, and instead of taking private cars on several field trips, we traveled on Metro to the Bellevue Art Museum and Downtown Park." - Sandy Ida, Lake Hills
"I bike as much as possible to my dance classes, which is hard because it's a four mile round trip. Sometimes if I'm too lazy to bike, I walk. " - Erik Gundersen, Bellevue
"Non-school Trips
Instead of taking a car to the library and mall, my sister and I rode our bikes.
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Ursulla Holmes, Bellevue High
"Throughout the winter, when weather is bad, I walk to BCC with an umbrella, and when the weather is good, I ride my bicycle." - Jackie Buroker, Old Bellevue
"Instead of asking my mom to drive to the library, I took my bike instead. " - Julia Miller, International School
"Instead of making my mom take me to Bellevue Square, I just called my friend and asked where the bus stop was and took the bus." - Clinton Suber, International School
"Instead of having my dad drive me when I had to return library books, I took the bus. One Less Car adds up!" - Brandie Holmes, Chinook Middle School
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