DID YOU KNOW?

About 19 percent of average household spending goes to transportation.

According to AAA, the annual cost of driving the average auto-mobile, including operating and owner-ship costs, is $7,800.

Motor vehicles account for 50 percent of air pollutants in the United States.

You could save 400 pounds of carbon dioxide annually by driving 10 miles fewer per week.

A 150-pound person would burn about 135 calories during a 30-minute leisurely bicycle ride.

Program Funding and Partners

Smart Ways to School is a service provided by Commuter Solutions, the region’s transportation options program. The service began in 2003 as a research project funded by the Oregon Department of Energy. Today, it serves all K-12 public and private schools in the Eugene-Springfield area. Other program partners include Bethel, Eugene 4J, and Springfield schools districts; the cities of Eugene and Springfield; Lane Council of Governments; Lane Regional Air Protection Agency; Lane Transit District, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Commuter Solutions provides transportation options programs to the Lane County region’s businesses, organizations, and educational institutions for their employees, staff and students. It is supported by Lane County’s jurisdictions and is housed at Lane Transit District. Partners include the City of Eugene, City of Springfield, Lane Council of Governments, Lane County, and Lane Transit District.