Perks

Record your Smart Trips in your trip diary and you'll be automatically entered to win great prizes and earn valuable rewards.

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Cash Prizes

Make at least five Smart Trips a month and you’ll be entered in monthly drawings for $250 cash. Keep it up for three months, and you’ll be entered to win $1,000 cash! $1,000 cash prizes are given away four times a year!

Check out our latest prize winners!

Jane Doe of Lynden won $1,000 in our last quarterly drawing. Log your trips and you could be our next winner!

Milestones

Each time you make 100 Smart Trips, you'll receive a gift certificate from local businesses.

Discounts

Local businesses throughout Whatcom County offer discounts to Smart Trip makers. After you make ten Smart Trips, you’ll receive a Smart Trips Discount Card. Cards are good until the end of the calendar year. As soon as you log 10 trips starting in January, you will receive your card for that year. See all the participating discount vendors here.

Leaders

Making 200 Smart Trips in a year shows you're a real leader in our community. Smart Trips Leaders are recognized with special gifts.

Emergency Ride Home

Take a free taxi ride home if you make a Smart Trip to work and you have a family or personal emergency that requires quick ride home.

Rides are available weekdays between 8am and 8pm. Contact WTA at (360) 676-RIDE (7433) to schedule an Emergency Ride Home. Find more details about Emergency Ride Home here.

More reasons to make Smart Trips

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Save money on gas, car maintenance, and insurance.

Get fit in no time at all. Travel time is already built into your day. Spend it walking or biking and skip the gym.

Enjoy a newer car. Save your car from the wear and tear of daily driving. It extends the life of your car and slows depreciation.

Get more done. Spend travel time more enjoyably or productively. The bus is a great place to listen to your favorite podcast or read a good book.

Relax. Walking or bicycling puts you in a good mood.

Get connected with your community. It’s easier to have a nice chat outside of your car.

Teach your kids healthy transportation habits without saying a word. Setting an example is the best way to make an impression.

Reduce your carbon footprint. Do your part to lessen climate change.