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Tips and Benefits

There are LOTS of ways to reduce your driving — whether to work or for errands and family trips

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Check out the Local Motion Links page for access to all sorts of trip planning information to help you reduce car trips.

Ideas to help you drive less:

  • Help your kids learn to take Metro to school.
  • Shop at local merchants — it’s good for your community and good for you.
  • Organize a walking group to get kids to school without driving.
  • Share a Ride to regional events as well as work though Metro Rideshare.
  • Set up a carpool group to school, games, team practice or other activities.  
  • Learn about cash rewards available for Vanpooling to work.
  • Walk to lunch with your co-workers instead of driving.
  • Try Zipcar (formerly Flexcar) — it’s a great way to have an extra car around, but only when you need it.

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Keep it up King County!

There are plenty of good reasons leaving your car at home is good for you — and the neighborhood!

Improving Your Health

  • A sedentary lifestyle has the cardiovascular risk equal to smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
  • Less driving makes it easier to breathe! New research shows that vehicle tire and brake lining wear produce as much air pollution as tail pipe emissions.
  • A healthy diet, weight control, exercise and reduction in stress can help prevent type 2 (adult onset) diabetes.
  • There has also been a rise in type 2 diabetes among children, associated with excess body weight, and it appears to be starting at earlier ages.