West Seattle Blog… | FOLLOWUP: SDOT launches ‘Flip Your Trip’ rewards

(SDOT camera image from this morning)

At the meeting last week of the West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force (WSB cover here), SDOT previewed a rewards program for residents of West Seattle trying alternative ways to get around. Today – exactly a year and a half after the bridge was closed and while traffic continues to increase with the reopening of schools and workplaces – SDOT announced the “Turn your trip around” Initiative started. From the announcement:

Starting today, people who live or work in West Seattle can visit FlipYourTrip.org to sign up for a comprehensive travel options program that includes a $ 25 sign-up bonus on free public transport rides and scooter / bike sharing or free vanpool rates. The program also offers tour planning assistance, special information sessions, as well as the opportunity to earn more free rides. …

Flip Your Trip West Seattle encourages people to replace car journeys with other travel options such as transit, vanpooling, biking, scootering, or local living. Anyone living or working in the West Seattle area is eligible to pledge to accept the # FlipYourTrip pledge and receive an initial sign-up bonus of $ 25 that can be used on free rides of their choice. This incentive applies to King County Metro buses, water taxis, Sound Transit, Seattle Streetcar, and all local scooter and bike rental companies (Lime, LINK, Spin, and Wheels).

The campaign will also support Vanpooling by covering the Vanpool cost of new Vanpool drivers on the new King County Metro and offering eligible participants a monthly fare beyond the first month. All official King County Metro Vanpools can request access to use the West Seattle Low Bridge at any time of the day.

The Flip Your Trip campaign includes a new partnership with King County Metro, as attendees can get their free rides through Metro’s Transit GO Ticket mobile app (Android | ios). Participants can redeem their initial sign-up bonus by clicking the new Rewards button in the app menu, which shows up as 2,500 Reward Points. Additional reward points can be collected by using public transport and scooter / bike sharing trips. …

People who do not have a smartphone can choose to receive an ORCA card and program updates through community organizations instead of using the Transit GO Ticket mobile app.

Flip Your Trip West Seattle information is available in nine languages ​​(English, Spanish, Somali, Oromo, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Khmer).