Seattle’s Department of Transportation has been inviting folks from around town to take part in the Walk Bike Run Challenge all summer long. They’ve also been keeping track in how each neighborhood is doing as they walk, bike or ride public transit to get in shape, reduce greenhouse gases, and save money on gas and car repairs.
So far, tiny Fremont is holding its own against other nearby neighborhoods…
N’hood |
Miles Saved as of Aug 5 |
1. Ballard |
10772 |
2. Queen Anne |
6804 |
3. PhinneyWood |
6784 |
4. Wallingford |
4327 |
5. Delridge |
3566 |
6. Rainier Valley |
3400 |
7. Ravenna |
3328 |
8. Fremont |
2655 |
9. Beacon Hill |
2123 |
10. South Lake Union |
2026 |
11. Magnolia |
1789 |
12. Crown Hill |
1736 |
13. North Beach/Blue Ridge |
1572 |
14. Belltown |
1519 |
15. WedgwoodView |
1466 |
Take that, Beacon Hill! We’re also No. 7 in the Trips Saved category.
N’hood |
Trips Saved as of Aug. 5 |
1. Ballard |
830 |
2. Queen Anne |
538 |
3. PhinneyWood |
504 |
4. Wallingford |
317 |
5. Rainier Valley |
279 |
6. Delridge |
242 |
7. Fremont |
236 |
8. Ravenna |
190 |
9. South Lake Union |
172 |
10. Beacon Hill |
156 |
11. Magnolia |
154 |
12. Green Lake |
124 |
13. WedgwoodView |
93 |
14. Belltown |
92 |
15. North Beach/Blue Ridge |
83 |
There’s still time to enter the Walk Bike Ride Challenge. Switch at least two car trips per week to walking, biking or riding transit, and be entered to win one of the following:
- Electric bike from e-Moto
- Apple iPad
- Pan Pacific Hotel stay
- Zipcar $250 gift card
- REI $100 gift card
- Nordstrom’s $100 gift card (supplied by Commute Seattle)
- $100 gift card good at seven farmers’ markets