Mark your calendar. On Feb 6th as a part of SporkBend First Thursdays 10% their sales will be donated to Commute Options. We will be using the donation to purchase helmets for our Safe Routes to School program. Come grab some yummy food and support our local youth....
On January 1, 2020, new rules go into effect in Oregon that will allow people riding bicycles to yield at stop signs or flashing red beacons instead of stopping completely, under certain conditions. People riding bicycles must still completely stop at a solid red...
To get the health benefits of walking, try to walk for at least 30 minutes as briskly as you can on most days of the week. ‘Brisk’ means that you can still talk but not sing, and you may be puffing slightly. Moderate activities such as walking pose little health risk...
Thanks to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund (STIF) Oregon established a new dedicated source of funding for improving or expanding public transportation service in Oregon. This new funding source is called the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund, or...
We say fare-well to our Kate Armstrong, who will be heading back to school to pursue a degree in nursing. She will be replaced by Rachel Levy, a new Bend transplant, by way of Helena, Montana. She is an avid bike and walk commuter who looks forward to sharing her...
BEND, OREGON – Statewide active transportation nonprofit Commute Options is pleased to announce Brian Potwin as their new Executive Director beginning December 7, 2019. Potwin, who already has over a decade working for Commute Options under his belt, moves into the...
