As the year rolls into October, the city of Mercer Island encourages residents, workers and students to engage in sustainable travel through the Switch Your Trips WA challenge.

Travelers can make an impact by replacing drive-alone trips with walking, biking, rideshare and transit during the monthlong statewide campaign.

Switch Your Trips WA is organized by the Washington State Ridesharing Organization’s Promotional Advisory Committee with funding coming from local and county governments, Washington State Department of Transportation and corporate sponsors, according to its site.

The message they’re driving home is: “Take the challenge. Earn Rewards. Make Washington healthier.”

“The idea is just to offer some prizes and fun incentives to get people to just consider alternative transport

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