Each individual in a vanpool group can get two guaranteed rides home through taxi, ride share, or rental car as a Commute with Enterprise vanpool participant.

Leases on a vanpool vehicle are month to month and can be canceled any time with 30 days notice. Individuals can enter or leave a vanpool at any time, so long as the group keeps more than 4 members.

Each vanpool group should have at least two designated drivers who can take turns driving – or be available if another driver is absent.

No, if you need to drive separately every once in a while that’s fine! But if you consistently can’t make it, it might be better to give your spot to someone else who will use it more regularly!

If the vanpool starts OR ends in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties:
The cost of gas is covered in the subsidy provided by Commute Options and CET.

If the vanpool starts and ends in any other county: Gas is charged to a card provided by Commute with Enterprise and is included on the invoice to the employer at the end of the month. The employer can choose to cover that cost, or divide it between the riders.

CET’s vanpool service is open to the public, but there are some general requirements. These focus on the type of commute, the frequency of the commute, and number of regular commuters, rather than the participating organization.

So, short answer: no, this does not have to be connected to an employer.

For example, a vanpool might work for a group of students traveling from Redmond to OSU Cascades in Bend. Or neighbors in La Pine who each work at different stores in the Cascade Village Shopping Center.

Get in touch to see if this might work for you!