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Commute Options News
| | | | Drive Less Connect Reduces Commuter Impact
Mar 20, 2013 Bend, Ore. – March 19, 2013 – Central Oregonians using a free online tool – Drive Less Connect – are saving money and reducing the toll of vehicle miles driven by finding carpool and other options to ... |
| | | | Local Farmers Markets Make Healthy Eating Easy
May 25, 2009 Summer is just around the corner, and that means fresh fruits and vegetables will soon be plentiful. No more mealy tomatoes or waxy apples; it’s time for vibrant salad greens, juicy berries and, later... |
| | | | Local Schools Celebrate Walk & Bike Challenge Month
May 15, 2009 If you’ve noticed more kids walking and biking to school lately, you’re not alone. May is Walk and Bike Challenge Month, and several local schools are challenging families to choose walking and bicycl... |
| | | | Get Ready for Portland Walk + Bike Month!
Apr 15, 2009 May is Walk + Bike Challenge Month! Students will be challenged to walk or bike to school as much as they can over the month of May. Once a week, or when the month is over, a school champion will gath... |
| | | | Exercising Towards a Better Bottom Line
Apr 15, 2009 You know exercise is good for you, but did you know that how much exercise your employees get can affect your business? Health studies show that people who exercise regularly, and especially during th... |
| | | | Save gas, get cash
Apr 07, 2009 By David Jasper / The Bulletin
This month, Commute Options for Central Oregon is rolling out a new carpooling incentive: the Carpool Payment Program.
The name says it all, and you may want to op... |
| | | | Safe Routes to School
Apr 07, 2009 Commute Options for Central Oregon promotes choices that reduce the impacts of driving alone. For more information about Commute Options, contact Jeff Monson, Executive Director of Commute Options for... |
| | | | Drive Less, Save More
Mar 13, 2009 A statewide campaign is encouraging Oregonians to Drive Less and Save More. The Drive Less/Save More campaign aims to convince Oregon drivers to trip-chain, carpool, bike, walk and take public transit... |
| | | | New Bicycle Commuter Tax Benefit
Mar 01, 2009 Congress recently passed a new benefit for bike commuters, which went into effect on January 1, 2009. This benefit allows employers to provide $20/month in tax deductible/tax-free transportation... |
| | | | The Year in Review
Mar 10, 2008 Transportation Demand Management
Dear Commute Options Stakeholders,
Each year, Commute Options receives funds from the Oregon Department of Transportation for its Central Oregon Rideshare &am... |
| | | | Save the World, One Trip at a Time
Nov 01, 2007 Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard about global warming. And even if you don’t care about global warming, you may be concerned about America’s over-reliance on foreign oil. A gro... |
| | | | Commute Options Seeking Board Member
Jun 10, 2007 (update: now filled, thank you!)
The Commute Options Board provides direction to the non- profit agency promoting transportation alternatives in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. They en... |
| | | | A Portrait of Bend in Transit
Apr 19, 2007 Last winter, hundreds of Bend residents participated in the TravelSmart pilot study, which was funded by the Oregon Department of Transportation. 1264 people in Bend were invited to complete a mail-ba... |
| | | | Did you Get the Newport Bridge Memo?
Apr 03, 2006 by Renée Davidson , for Commute Options for Central Oregon
Bob lives in Midtown and works on the West side of Bend . Each weekday morning, he drives down Greenwood , skirts downtown and crosses the ... |
| | | | Roundabouts and Emergency Response Time
Nov 08, 2005 by Renée Davidson for Commute Options for Central Oregon
When the first roundabout appeared in Bend six years ago, skeptics insisted they would be a traffic-snarling disaster. Those predictions fail... |
| | | | President Asks Americans to Drive Less, Conserve More
Oct 05, 2005 At $3.00 per gallon, gasoline is forcing Americans to dig deeper into their pockets just to get to work and back. Even the President is beginning to feel the pain. On Monday, September 26, George W. B... |
| | | | 45 Trips Reduced = $20 Gift Certificate!
Jul 03, 2005 Commute Options, in partnership with the City of Bend/Deschutes County and the Oregon Department of Energy, has an incentive plan for our Commute Options Partners (COPs). Not only do you save money on... |
| | | | A Balancing Act: Growth and Livability
Feb 08, 2005 By Gretchen Palmer of Palmer Homes For Commute Options for Central Oregon
Bend continues to be a hot topic in national travel magazines and newspapers, sited among the best places to raise a family,... |
| | | | CRC to PPP on May 15!
May 05, 2004 (Cycle, Ride, Carpool!)
Options are yours for the 2004 U.S. Bank Pole, Pedal, Paddle! On May 15, park at Mt. Bachelor Park and Ride, Mirror Pond downtown or The Shops at the Old Mill and hop the FRE... |
| | | | Sprawl's Unhealthy Expansion
Nov 02, 2003 By ROBERT YARO and JOHN ATKIN
Remember when your father used to tell you that he walked three miles (each way!) to school every day, even if it was raining or snowing? Now think about your chi... |
| | | | New Urbanism - Who Needs It?
Sep 24, 2003 Transportation Contemplations For Cascade Business News
New Urbanism. What is it? Who needs it? How do we get it? Does growth have a fashion trend all of a sudden? And by the way, ... |
| | | | For Transportation Contemplations
Mar 25, 2003 By Kyla Merwin for Commute Options for Central Oregon
NEWS FLASH : AAA of Oregon reports that gasoline prices have risen steadily since the new year and have increased an astonishing 51 cents per ga... |
| | | | Packing Pavement
Feb 17, 2003 The vitality of a city comes from its pedestrians, not its cars. Cars consume enormous amounts of space and radically change the landscape.By JIM BEAMGUARD of The Tampa Tribune
The irritation ... |
| | | | Commute Options Wins Advertising Awards
Feb 05, 2003 (Bend, Oregon) Commute Options for Central Oregon, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting choices that reduce the impact of driving alone in the Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook county area < ... |
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