challenge 3
Car-Free
Commutes
Female foot in a gray sneaker and a bicycle on the beach
Clean air is easy to take for granted. But in neighborhoods close to highways and industry, polluted air is already taking its toll.
Steady growth means more cars are taking to our roads. To tackle climate change, we need to rethink transportation.
10 car-free commutes
÷ 30 days
222,000 tons of carbon saved
If Every1 in Washington took 10 fewer car commutes every month, we’d save 222,000 tons of carbon from the air.
That’s equivalent to taking nearly 48,000 cars off the road for one year!
Nature is an ally to clean our cities
Nature can help us tackle urban environmental challenges, including climate change impacts. Stormwater management and urban trees reduce pollution and provide climate resiliency. By using natural features such as native plants to filter our region’s increasing rains, we are capturing harmful pollutants...
