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    Articles by Island Transit
    Once they arrived at South Whidbey State Park, Freesia and Josh didn’t hesitate to start taking Island Transit, which takes them everywhere they want to go! Island Transit photo
    Traveling nomads, Freesia and Josh, explore Whidbey and...
    By Island Transit • December 1, 2022 6:00 am

    Freesia and Josh are nomads traveling the country in their 1979 RV (complete with orange shag carpet) from park to…

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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 11, 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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    Mira has been blind since infancy, and uses Island Transit’s fixed-route and paratransit bus services.
    Why I Ride: Island Transit offers freedom and...
    By Island Transit • October 25, 2021 6:00 am

    October is Disability Awareness Month. Island Transit’s Mobility Specialist, Maribeth Crandell, had an opportunity to interview a rider not only…

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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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    Kevin Jorgenson finds that taking Island Transit to work in Oak Harbor, keeps him in touch with the community.
    Building a Community, Making Friends, and Meeting New...
    By Island Transit • February 8, 2021 6:00 am

    “Riding the bus – it’s like a community. I love people – I have always enjoyed meeting new people.”

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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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    Accessing Island Transit has vastly improved Ioum Martin’s ability to get to work and school, and helped him budget his money and time.
    Public transit offers hope to immigrant from Uganda...
    By Island Transit • December 7, 2020 6:00 am

    It doesn’t cost much to take the bus in Uganda. About 25 cents. But if you don’t have the money,…

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    Mike Etzell says a lifetime of riding public transit gave his children confidence and the mobility needed for their independence.
    Youth Find Confidence and Independence Riding Public Transit
    By Island Transit • October 5, 2020 6:00 am

    It’s not easy raising children, especially in today’s hectic, high-speed world. Mike Etzell raised four, including twins. He says a…

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    Bikes, buses and babies – California Couple Credits Public Transit for New Life on Whidbey
    Bikes, buses and babies – California Couple Credits...
    By Whidbey Transit • August 3, 2020 6:00 am

    Janet Young and her wife Laura Bergman, both 35 years old, have never owned a car. They’ve always ridden the…

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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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