BREAKING NEWS
Juanita High School Wins $2,300!
Yes, you read that right, the High School Competition is now closed with Juanita High School as our winner! They won the regional cash prize of $1,500 and a generous contribution of $800 from the City of Kirkland.
46 students, led by their DECA club, participated in Transit Bingo and completed over 49 Bingos, travelled 1,553 miles by transit, and avoided emitting almost 800 lbs of carbon!
Even though the High School Competition is over Middle Schools can compete to win the remaining $500 cash prize by June 3rd, World Bicycle Day.
Middle School Continues!
If you are a tenacious middle schooler, teacher, or club leader, you can enter your school to compete with other Middle Schools in the "School vs School competition" for a chance to win prizes by besting your rival schools. To be considered for a cash award, schools must meet the minimum threshold of 30 bingos completed.
Watch Mia play Transit
Bingo in Seattle!
Spanish Classroom Challenge
Are you a teacher of a Spanish Language Class? Help your students build conversational skills, expand their vocabulary, and learn more about public transportation by playing Spanish Transit Bingo. Watch this fun video!
Get the Spanish Language Transportation Lesson with great resources (both local and global) curated for you and your students.
Watch the Sammamish
Team get Bingo! (in Spanish)
2050 Transportation Design Conference
On March 21st, Sustainability Ambassadors, alongside a talented group of students and judges, had a successful Transportation Design Conference!
Eleven teams of high-school students used their creativity and knowledge of sustainability to come up with new ideas for public transportation across King County.
A few of the exciting ideas included:
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New EV infrastructure
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Equitable transit for seniors & other disadvantaged communities
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Achieving zero-emission school buses by 2035
THANK YOU to all of the high-school teams who participated, and our outstanding coaches and judges, who brought their expertise to push this competition to success!
Remaining Prizes!
Middle School Cash Prize
$500
for your school
Blackout Award
Best Video Story
$25
for the top four individuals
$25
to the first four individuals
Winning Schools also get...
1. A Beautiful Wall Poster signed by Transit Leaders from King County Metro, Sound Transit, and the mayor of your city.
2. Media Recognition: Your winning story published on all partner platforms and shared with major media outlets.
3. Learning Experiences (Choose your pathway!)
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Field Trip to your City Hall to meet the Transportation Planning Team.
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King County Metro brings an Electric Bus Workshop to your school! Get a technical walkthrough of the computer and battery systems with a real bus and master mechanic. (For one regional winner only)
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Field Trip for 25 student leaders visit the Maintenance and Operations Facility for King County Metro. (For one regional winner only)
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Special Guest Seminar on Transportation Engineering with an engineer from Toole Design sharing fascinating case studies from bikes to buses.
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Special Guest Seminar on Systems Thinking, Sustainable Transportation, and your City’s Climate Action Plan with Peter Donaldson, Director of Learning for Sustainability Ambassadors.
Lots more prizes!
See the opportunities Runner-Up, Spanish Classroom, and Individuals here.
NOTE: To be considered for a cash award, schools must meet the minimum threshold of 30 bingos completed.
How To Play
1. Review the competition instructions above, then download the Bingo Board for your city below. Use this video to learn how to edit your board digitally!
2. Start playing! Each time you complete a transit challenge you can mark off the corresponding tile, each tile is worth 1 point. Never taken transit below? Use this video tutorial to find you way!
3. Get your data! Track how many miles you travel each trip and take a photo on transit!
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You can take a picture on transit with a thumbs-up in the frame.
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You can take a picture of your shoes while standing on the light rail or bus.
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Take a picture of your view from transit with a peace-sign in frame.
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Any creative shot featuring you taking public transportation!
4. Go for Bingo! Get any 5 tiles in a row to get a Bingo, there are 12 Bingo opportunities on the board, each Bingo adds 5 additional points to your score.
5. Go for a BLACKOUT! Get up to 100 points by completing every challenge on the board.5. Once you have completed your Bingo Board, enter your data on Tab 2: Tracking Sheet of your team’s spreadsheet and see your impact.
6. Send your completed Bingo Board and your photo to your team leader to validate your points. Competition closes June 3rd, World Bicycle Day! Tracking sheets need to be turned in by the 4th for entry in the competition.
7. Playing Solo? Follow the steps below to secure volunteer hours for your climate action!
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Submit your photo of you on public transit, a copy of your filled in Bingo Board, and your Transit Bingo story, to this google form. We will check this form to make sure it is completed and notify you of the Volunteer Hours you've earned.
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For your first Bingo you can earn 3 Volunteer Hours, each additional Bingo is worth 1 more Volunteer Hour. Got a BLACKOUT? You can add another 6 Volunteer Hours for a total 20 hours.
Transit Bingo
Ready to gamify transit? Use our city-specific Bingo Boards to explore your city, decrease local traffic, and protect the planet from the harmful effects of carbon emissions. $500 for the winning middle school!
Join a competition to win prizes OR play solo to earn Volunteer Hours!
Bingo Boards
Spanish Bingo Boards
Internship Bingo
