We knew that traffic and parking would be intense given the crowds, so we decided that FWTM would spend a day on the Low Car Diet, too. It went something like this:
- FWTM drives in to work and Jackie buses to work, as usual.
- Jackie hangs out at work after she's off, taking the opportunity to go for a triathlon training run.
- FWTM uses a convenient free ride ticket to bus from his office in Issaquah to downtown Seattle.
- We enjoy the game!
Can't you tell we're having fun? And I love the scarf!- Following the flow of the crowd, we head to the International District station in the tunnel and catch the bus home. We just barely got on that bus. A group of 4 behind us were the last allowed on, and we were packed in tight. Others had to wait for the next bus, at least 30 minutes away (sad). I don't say this to scare people away - we just need more support for bus services!
- We walked home from the transit center (1/2 a mile, my usual commute).
- This morning FWTM left early and put his bike on a bus from Kirkland to Redmond. From Redmond it is easy to ride around Lake Sammamish to Issaquah. Unfortunately there is a big hill to get out of Kirkland and the roads aren't very nice, and it would take 3 buses to take public transit all the way to his office.
- Jackie bused to work as usual.
- FWTM reports that he had no problem loading his bike, thanks to clear instructions just for newbies like him. He did experience a bit of rubbing from one of his brakes, and didn't have a multi tool to make repairs. Something must have shifted since our ride on Sunday. He will drive home with his bike loaded on the car tonight.
Altogether I'd call that a successful experience! We got home as quickly as we could have in a car (maybe even faster), and we saved parking money. FWTM also eliminated a full day's worth of commute miles. Woo hoo!
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