About Us

The Washington State Department of Transportation is partnering with the Washington State Transit Association, transit agencies, businesses, and others for the new “Reinvent Your Commute” public outreach campaign.

Our mission is to raise awareness about commute alternatives and change the way people consider their commute. As gas prices continue to rise, more and more drivers are turning to alternatives. The “Reinvent Your Commute” campaign prompts drivers to think about their options and gives them information and tools to act.

The campaign helps create a unified effort for promoting the use of smart commute options such as riding or driving with others, riding the train or bus, bicycling, walking, or working from home.

About the Illustrator

Special thanks to Pierce Transit for hiring Stan Shaw to create the “Reinvent Your Commute” characters and inventions. Stan Shaw illustrates for various clients all over the country, they range from editorial to animation. A partial list includes, Esquire, Starbucks, the Seattle Mariners, Nintendo, Rhino Records, Microsoft, R.E.I., Duncan Yo-Yo, ABCNEWS.com, Hasbro, Mad, Penguin Books, Harcourt Brace, and the Washington Post Sunday Magazine.

To see more of Stan’s illustrations, visit his website.

Special thanks to our partners who are helping us raise awareness about commute alternatives and change the way people consider their commute.  Learn more about the recent winners of the Governor's Commute Smart Awards.

Download the Reinvent Your Commute presentation (pdf 322k)