Reduce neck and back pain while working from home with these tips: If you don’t have an office chair and a desk, use a dining table and straight back chair. The couch and other super-soft seating can make you slouch. Get up and move at least once an hour. Have your...
Walking, biking, and wheeling provide a sense of independence, an opportunity to be healthy, reduce our impact on the planet, and are reliable ways to get where we need to go. Here are suggestions for how to work with your community to make biking safer and more...
Commute Options has been singing the praises of Telework for years. Now that many of us are required to work from home, we wanted to share tips to be a sucessful teleworker. Be sure to log your work from home trips at Get There Oregon. Plan your outside time. Find...
CET TO REDUCE SERVICE LEVELS AND REQUIRE PASSENGERS TO WEAR MASKS OR FACE COVERINGS Starting Monday, April 20, CET will initiate the following service changes for Bend fixed routes, Community Connectors, and Dial-A-Ride until further notice: Community Connector...
For COVID-19 questions, mental wellness support or just to hear a reassuring voice, there are a number of call-in resources available to Central Oregonians. Help is just a hotline away.Hours Expand for Local COVID-19 Hotline: 541-699-5109Now with increased hours,...
Part of the federal stimulus package Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act directs to support capital, operating, and other expenses generally eligible under transit grant programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. “This...
With Governor Brown’s executive order enforcing social distancing prohibiting gatherings of any size, Commute Options also urges you to #stayhomesavelives That doesn’t mean getting out into your community is off the table! Our friends at BikePortland suggest...
The Newport Corridor Improvements Open House Has Moved Online! The City of Bend invites you to attend a virtual open house for the Newport Corridor Improvements project. This virtual open house is a platform for you to interact remotely with the design team. It will...
The Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Board will consider an amendment to the 2018-21 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program after a 21 day public comment period. The meeting will be held on 4/21/2020. The amendments will be considered at a...
Many Oregonians are teleworking in response to COVID-19. We recognize that teleworking can present some challenges, so we collected advice from some long-time teleworkers: Keep your routine and dress as if you were going into work. Make a list of what you want to...
