Once a year on a chilly November morning, the Lane Council of Governments office building in Eugene transforms into a packaging center. Employees of LCOG and their partners assemble kits that include various types of reflective gear — vests, lights and beanies.
Then they distribute the kits to partner organizations to hand out to underserved communities, for free.
“Basically, imagine an office turned into a big Amazon warehouse, and you have a good sense of how much we’re trying to fit in,” said Kelsey Moore, the transportation options specialist for LCOG…