Blog

Special Events for Bike Everywhere Month 2024!

Posted on

Welcome to Bike Everywhere Month! This is your chance to start or sustain your biking travel. Our exciting events can help you improve your health, reduce your carbon footprint, and connect with fellow biking enthusiasts! 

 

Bellevue Bike Bash from 5-7 p.m. May 9 

Kick off Bike Everywhere Month 2024 at the Bellevue Bike Bash at Cascadia Pizza, 1820 130th Ave NE Ste 2! Come meet fellow bike enthusiasts and grab some bike swag! 

 

Bike Everywhere Day 7-10 a.m. May 17 

Make this spring is one to remember by biking around Bellevue on Bike Everywhere Day! On your way, stop by a participating commute station for refreshments, bike swag and more!

 For Bike Everywhere Day, we’re hosting three Bike Everywhere stations in partnership with the City of Kirkland and Cascade Bicycle Club. Visit one or all three of the participating stations: 

  • SR 520 Bridge at Evergreen Point, Medina 

  • Bellevue Transit Center: 108th Ave. NE and NE 6th St.

  • I-90 East Enatai Station: I-90 Mountains to Sound Trail entrance at SE 34th St. and 109th Ave. SE 

 

Join experts from Cascade Bicycle Club on May 18 for Fun and Informative Classes! 

Lake Hills Public Library, 15590 Lake Hills Blvd, 98007 

  • Intro to Bike Commuting 1-2 p.m. 

Want to know more about what it takes to commute by bike? This class is for you! 

Presented by Choose Your Way Bellevue 

 

  • Maintenance for Every Commuter 2:15-3:15 p.m. 

Want to know more about what it takes to maintain your bike properly? This class is for you! 

Presented by Cascade Bicycle Club with support from the Bellevue Library and Friends 

 

Bike Appreciation Day May 29  

Throughout the day, Choose Your Way Bellevue will be giving away gift cards to randomly selected cyclists spotted at the Bellevue Transit Center! 

 

 

 

For more information on sustainable travel options and how to log your non-drive-alone travel for rewards, visit ChooseYourWayBellevue.org/rewards

 

April 22nd is Earth Day!

Posted on

Happy Earth Day! Thank you for taking transit, carpooling, vanpooling, walking, biking, or using another type of sustainable travel today and every day! 

 

Check out these facts about Earth Day*: 

 

  1. The first Earth Day in 1970 mobilized millions of Americans from all walks of life to birth the modern environmental movement with over 20 million participants – accounting for 10% of the U.S. population at the time.  

 

  1. Since then, Earth Day has evolved into the largest civic event on Earth, activating over a billion people across 192 countries to safeguard our planet and fight for a brighter future. 

 

  1. Earth Day 1970 led to the passage of landmark environmental laws in the United States, including the Clean Air, Clean Water, Endangered Species Act, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

 

*Source: Check out more facts about Earth Day at earthday.org 

 

 

Want to celebrate Earth Day this year?! Come to the City of Bellevue’s first annual EarthFest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at the Bellevue Botanical Garden! Visit the City’s event page to learn more. In honor of Earth Day, take transit, walk, bike, or take Bellevue’s Bellhop service to/from the event—a great way to reduce emissions and meet new earth-conscious friends. 

For more information on sustainable travel options, visit ChooseYourWayBellevue.org. 

Choose Your Way Bellevue Rewards: 2023 in Review

Posted on

 Trip Log Review grahpic

 

With the new year already here, comes time for reflecting on 2023. We’ve looked at all the trips Choose Your Way Bellevue (CYWB) commuters have logged within the past year and we’ve broken it down by the number of mode trips. It's been quite a year for CYWB commuters!  

 

You've managed to log impressive travel mode trips and here is the breakdown:  

  • 21,474 Bus 

  • 14,317 Telework 

  • 9,415 Carpool 

  • 4,774 Bike 

  • 3,442 walking 

  • 1,825 Vanpool 

 

That's a big deal, not to mention some big savings compared to driving alone! 

  • 459,544 pounds of carbon dioxide saved 

  • 23,787 gallons of gas saved 

  • $179,000 in monetary savings 

 

You've been quite interested in finding ride matches as well, with just over 47,000 ridematch requests sent! 

 

Note: You can learn how to create a ridematch with our handy infographic! 

Don’t forget to continue logging your trips by signing up or logging in at www.ChooseYourWayBellevue.org/rewards. Our “Return-to-Travel campaign is offering a guaranteed $50 reward to all participants who log 25 days of non-drive-alone travel (other than telework or compressed work week) in Bellevue! Reward types include Spotify, Hulu and REI. Check it out and get logging!  

 

Let’s build on the success of 2023 and make 2024 an even better year for non-drive-alone modes in Bellevue – thank you CYWB commuters! 

  

-Choose Your Way staffer Jake 

 

Search

Archive