Westside Elementary School at 34 s.w. and s.w. Holden was the center of the car-free universe in an event designed to get West Seattleites using their bike pedals instead of their gas pedals.

The Cascade Bicycle Club challenged kids to a bike rodeo in which children had a chance to show off their biking skills while learning bicycle safety tips.

The solar-powered Undriving license station powered by www.undriving.org issued people an "undriver’s license" with a promise to try the bus or walk to school.

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Children also decorated their bikes and had the opportunity to participate in two parades. Bike Works collected bikes for donation and provided some ‘how tos’ on bike maintenance. Lumpia World and Athenas Food Trucks were on site selling delicious food and Bottlerocket provided live musical entertainment.

CoolMom was showcasing their Think Outside the Car project, arriving in West Seattle by bike, walking, school bus and mass transit this Spring.

Think Outside the Car, funded by a City of Seattle Neighborhood Matching Fund grant, had a booth touting how to build community, improve air quality and save West Seattleites money. Festival participants included CoolMom, Feet First, BikeWorks, the Cascade Bicycle Club, Sustainable West Seattle and Undriving.

The event was sponsored by Organic Valley, Safeway and AmericanWest Bank