Commute Options Blog
Walk and Rollabout
On May 30th Commute Options co-hosted the first Walk and Rollabout event with the Central Oregon Coalition for Access (COCA), the City of Bend, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), and Cascades East Transit. The event included a tour of two roundabouts and...
May Events
May Events with Commute Options!May is an exciting month at Commute Options! Join us for the May Walk and Roll Challenge, Walk and Roll to School Day, or any of the fun events and fundrasiers we have planned!May Walk and Roll Challenge May 8-19, join Commute Options...
Celebrate Earth Month with Commute Options
This year join us in celebrating Earth Month troughout the month of April! We're challenging you to switch up your commute by walking, biking, scootering, carpooling - anything to get you out of a single occupancy vehicle! We've put together a bingo card to help get...
Spring Bike and Pedestrian Safety
Spring Bike and Pedestrian SafetyWritten by Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Dory Goodrich Warmer days are upon us and so is the excitement to start our Safe Routes to School program with elementary students across Central Oregon. In preparation, we took the bike...
Bend Construction Updates
Neff Purcell Intersection Improvement Project The Neff and Purcell intersection near St. Charles Bend hospital is temporarily CLOSED forreconstruction. (See detour map below) The Neff and Purcell Improvements is a multi-phaseproject that will improve connectivity,...
Mlk Day of Service
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day we teamed up with United Way of Central Oregon to be a part of their day of service to our community. We hosted a clean up of Walking School Bus routes- clearing debris, picking up trashed and sweeping cinder off pedestrian and bike...
2022 Year in Review
Commute Options 2022 Year in Review 2022 has been an incredible year - Take a look!Safe Routes To School Walk and Roll to School Day was a huge success this year, tons of families got to experience the joy of walking or rolling to school together. We had 161 students...
Walk and Roll to School Day 2022
Another International Walk and Roll to School day has come and gone, but we still have huge smiles on our faces! This year we had 4 walking school buses, a bike train, rolling recess and over 160 students from 18 different schools logged their trips on our website. We...
Get There Challenge 2022 Recap
The Get There Challenge this year was a huge success! We had 456 participants from Central and Eastern Oregon and 1,825 participants statewide join this year's challenge (420 more than last year)! Thank you to all who participated and help make it happen.We had some...
School Zone Safety Tips
School routes are everywhere, so drive like it!" That means slowing down, staying alert, and generally driving with extra caution in and around schools and neighborhoods bordering them. Tips for safety Drivers should take care in their own neighborhoods, near bus...