If you’re new to Bellevue or just looking to explore more in the new year, welcome! Whether you’ve recently moved here, started a new job, or begun classes, January is a great time to explore the city and settle into a new routine.
In 2026, the Choose Your Way Bellevue Rewards Program is going local, making it easier to support local businesses while choosing sustainable ways to get around Bellevue.
What is Choose Your Way Bellevue?
Choose Your Way Bellevue is a program of the City of Bellevue that encourages and supports residents, workers, students, and visitors to use sustainable, non-drive-alone transportation options like transit, walking, biking, carpooling, and vanpooling.
The CYWB Rewards Program lets you earn rewards for logging your non-drive-alone trips, whether you’re heading to work, grabbing coffee, running errands, or meeting friends.
What’s New In 2026?
Choose Your Way Bellevue is shifting to a local-first reward system. Instead of generic gift cards, rewards are now designed to help you discover and support local Bellevue businesses.
This year, log local trips to earn local rewards that help you explore Bellevue even more!
How the New Reward Structure Works
Here’s what the updated CYWB Rewards Program looks like in 2026:
- Log 30 sustainable trips for a chance to earn a $150 local restaurant gift card
- Log 20 sustainable trips for a chance to earn a $50 local grocery store gift card
- Log 16 sustainable trips to earn a $10 local coffee shop gift card (while supplies last)
Trips reset each month, giving you a chance to earn rewards regularly just by getting around Bellevue sustainably.
What Counts as a Trip?
A trip is any non-drive-alone journey that starts or ends in Bellevue. This includes transit, carpool, vanpool, walking, or biking.
Trips can be short or long, part of your daily routine, or something new you’re trying out. If you’re getting around Bellevue without driving alone, it counts.
Everyday Trips That Add Up
You don’t have to change your entire routine to participate. Many of the trips you already take can count towards rewards:
- A coffee run before work
- Your daily commute to work
- A grocery store trip
- Walking to lunch or happy hour
- Taking transit to meet friends downtown
These everyday trips help you explore Bellevue one stop, one walk, or one ride at a time.
How to Get Started.
- Sign up and create your profile on the Choose Your Way Bellevue Rewards page.
- Select “Log Trips” from the Quick Links Dashboard
- Find sustainable alternatives to driving alone such as riding transit, carpooling, vanpooling, walking or biking.
- Log your non-drive-alone trips to start earning rewards.
Please note: Backlogging trips are not allowed. You must begin logging the day you create the account.
Local Trips. Local Rewards.
In 2026, Choose Your Way Bellevue invites you to explore the city through local trips and local rewards. Your everyday choices help reduce congestion, support local businesses, and make Bellevue a more connected place to live, work, and visit.