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    public transit
    After riding Island Transit for 15 years, from three different homes and two different job sites, Rebekah is a pro, and often helps others in their travels.
    Why I Ride: Safe, Fare-free and Friendly Bus...
    By Island Transit • June 27, 2022 6:00 am

    Rebekah takes Island Transit from Greenbank to work at Whidbey Health in Coupeville, but that’s a fairly recent move. After…

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    Frankie has been taking the bus for almost a decade, since he moved to Whidbey to be closer to his family, taking it a few times a week to run errands, go shopping and meet up with friends.
    Why I Ride: Taking the bus is easy,...
    By Island Transit • April 4, 2022 6:00 am

    While waiting for the bus in the shelter near Walmart, Frankie offered me a Nutter Butter cookie. He also offered…

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    'I’m a walking billboard for Island Transit,' says Whidbey Island rider Martin, who commutes to his job in Coupeville. 'The buses are clean, safe, and free! The drivers are friendly and helpful.'
    100,000 Miles: The Journey of one Island Transit...
    By Island Transit • February 21, 2022 6:00 am

    Martin grew up in England and used the public bus as a kid. “I walked a half mile to get…

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    Diana enjoys a 35-minute Island Transit ride from the park-and-ride to her workplace. On the way, she listens to podcasts, books on tape, music, or just looks out the window at the beauty around her.
    Why I Ride: Save Money for Retirement with...
    By Island Transit • January 17, 2022 6:00 am

    Asked how long she had been riding the bus, Diane says, “Six months… but it could have been six years!”…

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    As long as your commute takes place at least in part in Island County, Island Transit’s vanpool program could work for you.
    Why I Ride: Save Money and Time with...
    By Island Transit • December 13, 2021 6:00 am

    Chuck has been a member of the vanpool family for the past 20 years, taking the same route to his…

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    Diana Sievert-Wood
    Why I ride: Diana takes the bus to...
    By Island Transit • September 27, 2021 6:00 am

    Diana has been using Island Transit since she was a kid. Now she is teaching her sons how to use…

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    ‘Island Transit drivers are so friendly…The driver and other passengers look out for each other,’ says Bree, a Camano Island bus rider.
    Why I Ride: Young Professional Returns to Camano...
    By Island Transit • August 23, 2021 6:00 am

    Bree, a young professional, grew up on Camano but then left to seek other opportunities. After being away for years,…

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    Gerald McLoughlin and his wife, Kyungho, use Island Transit to explore and discover their new community.
    Transit Tours: Fun, Entertaining and Community Building
    By Island Transit • April 19, 2021 6:00 am

    A trip to the Anacortes Farmer’s Market was the first Island Transit Ride with a Guide tour Gerald McLoughlin and…

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    Island Transit’s Paratransit Services were essential to Ric Shallow as the Camano Island man worked through his recovery from serious injuries sustained in a car crash.
    Camano man’s road to recovery began with a...
    By Island Transit • January 18, 2021 6:00 am

    It has been five years since Ric Shallow woke up in the hospital after his car slid on black ice…

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    Slow to Start, Local Man Finds Big Trade Off in Riding Bus
    Slow to Start, Local Man Finds Big Trade...
    By island Transit • June 1, 2020 6:00 am

    Stinger Anderson absolutely would not get on a bus. He owned a car and it was easy to drive where…

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