Magnolia In Motion is officially over and the results are in. The goal was to have 300 participants and the final tally far exceeded that with 454 Magnolia residents participating.  The group says that the participants saved almost 83,000 miles of solo driving and 4,100 gallons of gas.  Janis Traven participated all ten weeks and won the final prize.  Other participants received gift certificates from 20 Magnolia businesses.  Magnolia in Motion was developed by Sustainable Magnolia with the goal of showing that walking, biking, carpooling, and taking the bus are viable alternatives. 

Here is what one of the participants surveyed had this to say about the program:  ”I joined Magnolia in Motion because I liked the idea of being supported with bus tickets and alternative travel options. My truck died on Labor Day, and my 2-person family has decided to not replace the vehicle. We are traveling with our one car, as well as utilizing public transportation when and where available. Just wanted you to know that your program influenced my habits, and has led me to the decision to become a 1-car family!”

Sustainable Magnolia’s Transportation Team received two grants totaling nearly $30,000 for the ten week program that started in late July.

It has been just under a month since the ten week Magnolia In Motion program started and organizers say that so far they are happy with the response.  There are currently 345 signed up for the program that encourages people to explore alternative means of transportation including taking the bus, walking, carpooling, and biking. 

Here are some of the statistics from organizers: 
Total Miles Saved- 13,660
Gallons of Gas Saved- 683.00
Pounds of CO2 Saved- 13,250.20

Most of the car trips have been replaced by walking.  The group is are also handing out lots of information including Seattle bike maps, bus schedules and the Magnolia Street map.  Most of the participants have signed up as a result of the flyer that was sent to Magnolia residents and there have also been people who signed up at Summerfest and the Farmer’s Market and after hearing about it through the media or from friends. 

There is still plenty of time to sign up if you are interested in participating.   Information here.

Magnolia In Motion has officially started a ten week program that encourages people to explore alternative means of transportation including taking the bus, walking, carpooling, and biking.

Everyone who registers receive 10 free metro bus tickets. Once they begin recording two trips per week Magnolia residents will receive coupons and gift cards from local sponsors be entered in prize drawings for Orca Cards, shopping carts, and other prizes.

People began registering at SummerFest.  You can also go here to register or watch for the mailer early this week that will be coming to every Magnolia home.   It will explain the program in detail. 

Sustainable Magnolia received grants to fund  the program from King County Metro and the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. The goal is to encourage residents to use healthier travel options like the bus, carpooling, bicycling and walking.

Sustainable Magnolia was also working at SummerFest to decrease the leftovers from the festival with recycling bins and compost bins.  In the past, all of the waste has gone into the garbage and last year SummerFest produced 25 cubic yards of waste. This year, volunteers set up waste stations to help people sort their waste appropriately.

Sustainable Magnolia is a nonprofit orgranization dedicated to greening up the Magnolia community and beyond.  

The Sustainable Magnolia group’s Transportation Team recently received two grants totaling nearly $30,000 for a new program called Magnolia in Motion.  The grants are from King County Metro and the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. 

The goal of Magnolia in Motion is to encourage residents to use healthier travel options like the bus, carpooling, bicycling and walking. Magnolia in Motion will kick off at the end of July in conjunction with Summerfest.   

The money will be used for focus groups with Magnoia residents to determine barriers to using alternative transportation, custom flyers for the program that will be mailed to 3000 households and marketing materials to support the program. The goal is to get people to pledge to reduce solo car trips twice per week for 10 weeks.

The grants will also pay for somone to collect and track data that comes in from the participants in the Magnolia in Motion program.   More information here.

Sustainable Magnolia was formed in early 2008.  Its mission is to educate and actively engage citizens to help mitigate the climate crisis and to promote a sustainable quality of life in our community.