Revamped FlipYourTrip.org website helps you plan smarter, explore new options, and claim up to $25 in transit fare for qualified travelers (while supplies last).
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With major construction projects underway, international events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ on the horizon, and travel disruptions expected across the region, we’re helping people like you to get around more efficiently – with less stress.
Today, we relaunched FlipYourTrip.org, an upgraded online hub filled with tools, resources, and incentives to help you plan ahead, explore options beyond driving alone, use new bus lanes, and navigate a challenging season of travel.
What’s New at FlipYourTrip.org
FlipYourTrip.org has been upgraded to provide you with:
- Trip planning tools for all modes of travel
- How to pay for transit, including discounted fare options
- Accessible travel tools for seniors and people with disabilities
- Tips for biking, scooting, walking, and sharing rides
- Info on ORCA cards, the TransitGO app, and other helpful resources
Take the Pledge. Get up to $25 in Transit Fare.
As part of this summer’s campaign, we’re also offering an incentive: Pledge to flip at least one car trip per week into greater downtown Seattle – by taking transit, walking, biking, or carpooling – and receive up to $25 in public transit fare via an ORCA card or TransitGO app code (while supplies last). The Flip Your Trip pledge is open to all Seattle residents.
As WSDOT’s Revive I-5 construction continues and Seattle prepares to host major international events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup™, SDOT and partners are expanding access to a more connected, multimodal transportation network.
That includes Sound Transit 3 light rail expansion, protected bike lanes, improved sidewalks, new bus lanes on Rainier Ave S and Aurora Ave N, and new bike and scooter share tools, as well as a free waterfront shuttle and key SDOT projects funded by the voter-approved Seattle Transportation Levy – all aimed at making travel safer, more convenient, and more reliable.
More Travel Tools and Projects. Check Them Out Before You Go!
Flip Your Trip is part of a broader effort to transform how people move around Seattle. Since May, the City of Seattle and regional partners have launched a series of improvements and incentives, including:
- Youth 18 and under ride transit for free
- Bike and Scoot to Transit and earn rewards
- Free Waterfront Shuttle is now running
- Try upgraded bus routes and the new 24/7 bus lanes on Aurora Ave N
Major infrastructure upgrades are also making travel safer and more convenient:
- Protected bike lanes to Beacon Hill via the Beacon Ave S & 15th Ave S Safety Project
- Paving and safety improvements on 11th/12th Ave NE offering new connections through the neighborhood and to the Roosevelt Light Rail Station.
- Yesler Way protected bike lane, linking the Waterfront to downtown’s bike network
- Waterfront bike lanes now open, enhancing scenic rides and connections
- RapidRide G Line (launched in 2024) links ferries, downtown, Capitol Hill, and First Hill
- New Route 40 bus-only lanes being installed in Crown Hill, Ballard, and Westlake
Watch our getting-around video series (and stay tuned for more videos coming soon!)
- Car-Free in Seattle: Top Transportation Options Explained
- How to Pay for Transit in Seattle: Light Rail, Buses & More
- Finding the Light Rail Station at Seattle’s Airport (SeaTac/Airport Station)
- Using RapidRide Buses in Seattle
Watch our short videos for some quick tips on getting around in Seattle. Video: SDOT
Together, we can improve traffic and get where we need to go – be it work, school, an appointment, or simply enjoying a fun event or experience in the city. Seattle, we’ve got this!
What People Are Saying
“This summer and beyond, we know getting around Seattle will be tough—but we’re meeting that challenge head-on,” said Adiam Emery, SDOT Interim Director. “We’ve partnered across agencies and invested in real infrastructure upgrades to make travel safer and more convenient. Through our five-part strategy—monitoring the transportation system, keeping buses frequent and reliable, collaborating regionally, managing the right of way, and communicating with the public—we’re helping people move smarter, no matter how they travel.”
“The City works to lead by example and City employees are flipping their trips, too,” said Ross Peizer, SDOT’s MyTrips Lead (internal employee commute options and benefits program). “Through our fully subsidized City-issued ORCA cards, carpool/vanpool programs, bike programs, and personalized trip planning assistance, we’ve created easy-to-use programs and tools to help employees find alternatives to driving alone that fit their lifestyle, schedule, and values.”
“Seattle’s employers are on the front lines of keeping downtown moving,” said Alex Hudson, Executive Director of Commute Seattle. “By teaming up with SDOT on Flip Your Trip, we’re giving workers simple, ready-to-go alternatives—an ORCA tap, a bike-share unlock, a quick carpool match—so they can cruise past Revive I-5 lane closures today and the FIFA crowds tomorrow. When commuters have easy, sustainable choices, businesses thrive, streets breathe, and our city hums.”