Author: Clint Loper

March 11, 2013

Loper: Group rides – kid style! How bike trains and after school clubs help kids become strong city bikers

One basic principle of elementary age bike to school programs is that each kid generally rides with one of their parents. Especially when the kids are in their first few years of school. As children get a little older and more experienced — typically as they approach 4th or 5th grade — some become competent…
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March 5, 2013

Loper: Creating a biking and walking culture at Seattle’s schools

Editor’s Note: I’m pleased to welcome a new columnist to the Seattle Bike Blog lineup. Clint Loper has been a big force behind Seattle’s bike-to-school efforts in the last decade. Now biking and walking to school is growing so quickly, we may be reaching the tipping point where kid-powered transportation becomes mainstream at neighborhood schools.…
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tagged: clint loper, walk bike schools