Commute Options Blog
Get There Car Free Challenge
The 2024 Get There Car Free Challenge is designed to encourage Oregonians to give up driving alone the week of Sept. 16-22. The final day, September 22, is World Car Free Day! The Car Free Challenge will observe this international day specifically created to raise...
SRTS Season Recap & Getting Ready for Back To School
In the 2023-2024 school year, Commute Options provided bike and pedestrian safety education to over 2000 students at 7 schools in Central Oregon! Students participated in 5 Walk and Roll School Day events throughout the school year. 324 helmets were distributed to 4th...
Bike Safety with Environmental Center
We had a great time helping out with bike safety at the Environmental Center’s Eco Hero Camp earlier this month. Our Safe Routes to School coordinator, Marika, educated the campers on all things helmet fitting, hand signaling, and tips about safe and smart biking...
E-Bike Safety Assembly
Commute Options recently participated in an E-Bike Safety Assembly at Pacific Crest Middle School in partnership with school administration, Dave Burger, whose son Trenton lost his life in an e-bike crash in 2023, a local trauma surgeon, and local law enforcement. The...
Bike Safety
Bike and pedestrian education is in full swing! We have braved the cold temperatures so far with our bike safety classes and are looking forward to warmer weather this spring to practice our new skills. Our bike and pedestrian safety education programs are part of our...
Vanpool Program Update
2023 was an expansive year for the vanpool program! There are currently 31 vans running through Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties. These 31 vans are transporting 176 passengers and covering 1,600,000 passenger miles/year. This means 1,185,000 less miles driven,...
2023 Year in Review
2023 was an incredible year for us at Commute Options. Here are a few highlights from a great year! Safe Routes to School Safe Routes to School is one of Commute Options’ foundational programs and is part of a national network of providers bringing walking and biking...
Get There Challenge Recap
This year's Get There Challenge was a great success- thank you to everyone who participated and logged trips! The Challenge had 254 teams and 1,180 participants, averaging 4.6 participants per team. Here are some of the stats from the challenge this year....
E-Bike Webinar with Chris Thomas
Join us on September 6th from 5-6:30 pm to talk E-Bike law with Chris Thomas, an attorney based in Portland and a leading expert in E-Bike Law. An opportunity to clear up the gray areas around Oregons E-bike Laws and get up to speed on how to safely navigate the...
Back to School 2023
The first day of school is right around the corner, making it the perfect time to start planning your students route to school! This year consider walking or biking to school! Why? Educates the community about the benefits of walking and rolling to and from school....