Super Commuter Profiles

Super Commuter: Walking School Bus Leader, Rebecca Watson

Name: Rebecca Watson Occupation: Walking School Bus Leader Can be Spotted: Weekday mornings and afternoons along Neff Rd. Meet Rebecca, one of the star Leaders that guide elementary school children to and from school every day as part of Commute Options’ Walking...

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City of Bend Commuter SUPER Star

Robin Lewis is a year-around Super Commuter! She rides in the sunshine and walks when its slick. There's no weather that holds this rock star back from an active commute to/from her job at the City of Bend where she works to improve our streets. Thanks Robin, you...

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Super Commuting in Grant County

Name: Ruth Harris Age: 91 Occupation: Retired Hometown: In John Day since the 50's Most days you can find Ruth Harris riding the People Mover Bus around John Day and to Prairie City. While she may be riding to run errands to the post office or local grocery, Ruth is...

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A Champion for Transportation Options in Rural Oregon

Name: Tami Black Occupation: President of TAC Transportation, Inc., dba Pacific Crest  Bus Lines Hometown: Bend, OR Age: 49 Tell us a little bit about your business and how it relates to transportation options in greater central Oregon and Oregon. Pacific Crest Bus...

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This Super Commuter is Energized With a New E-Bike

Name: Katy Bryce Age: 46 Occupation: Business Owner & Freelance Writer Hometown: Bend, Oregon What is your typical “super commuter” mode of transportation? (i.e. do you walk, ride a bike, carpool, skateboard, etc.) Depending on where I’m going, I walk, ride my...

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Super Commuter Maria Remillard

Name: Maria Remillard Occupation: Walking School Bus Leader and AmeriCorps volunteer at East Bend Boys and Girls Club Age: 22 Town where you live: Bend, OR What is your typical “super commuter” mode of transportation? I’m a Walking School Bus Leader for Bear Creek...

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Nearly 100 Miles a Day by Biking and Vanpooling!

LeeAnne Fergason Occupation: Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Program Manager, ODOT Age: 39 City where you live: Portland City that you Super Commute to: Salem What is your typical “super commuter” mode of transportation? Because I live in Portland and work in...

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Family Life On an Electric Cargo Bike

Megan Ramey Hometown: Hood River, Oregon Occupation: Founder, BIKABOUT and Hood River Planning Commissioner If you see a mom riding her electric cargo bike with her kids around Hood River, it’s a good chance it might be Megan Ramey. As a planning commissioner for the...

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Riding In Cars Together to Ride Horses Together

Nancy Kraemer Age: from 24 to 65 Hometown: Bend, Oregon Occupation: retired What is your typical “super commuter” mode of transportation? My friends and I carpool together to go ride our horses together. About how far is your trip? Its 30 miles round trip. We started...

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Carpooling to help other families and create community

Candy Freiboth Age: Mid 40s Hometown: Bend, Oregon Occupation: Healthy Families Support Worker at High Desert Educational Service District I am a single mom in my forties with a 12 year old who is in the Dual Immersion school at High Desert Middle School and an 18...

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