Safe Routes to School gears up for winter

Safe Routes to School gears up for winter

While the weather may be changing, kids are still walking and rolling! At Elk Meadow Elementary school Commute Options taught 1st and 3rd graders how to act when walking near the road and how to use crosswalks safely. If you are driving near schools, remember to slow...
New bus service for the Northwest

New bus service for the Northwest

Germany’s FlixBus will partner with the Seattle-based charter company MTR Western to begin offering rides in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Service is set to begin Nov. 21 with round-trip tickets between Seattle and Portland starting at $9.99. In Oregon, buses...

Thanks to Ileana for leading the Juniper Walking School bus in 2019

Ileana has been our terrific Walking School Bus Leader at Juniper Elementary since January. We want to thank her for her time and effort. She went above and beyond to make walking to school so much fun for the students. She planned events and took them on special...

Winners in the 2019 Get There Challenge

Thank you to all 2,279 Get There Challenge participants! Your hard work makes Oregon a great place to live and get around. All across Oregon, we made 40,000 trips, traveled over 35,000 miles, saved 9.95 tons of CO2 emissions, and burned 3.1 million calories. Way to...