Tag: bike to school

May 8, 2024

Happy Bike to School Day!

We had a lovely Bike to School Day today. There were 68 bikes parked at Green Lake Elementary, and even more kids rode in on a parent’s bike. There was so much joy and so many proud kids. Biking to school is just the best. Since my kid has been regularly biking to school on…
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June 5, 2023

Oregon considers bill to make it easier to fund school bike buses

Transportation is a major challenge for school districts across the country, and Seattle is no exception. Bus driver availability and funding is a major deciding factor setting school walk zones and start times. Organizing student transportation is a huge undertaking, and lacking transportation can be a barrier for school access to some families. House Bill…
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tagged: bike bus, bike portland, bike to school, oregon, sam balto, seattle public schools
May 22, 2023

Ballard HS Student: Missing bike racks limit biking to school in Seattle

Lucas Salm-Rojo, a junior at Ballard High School, wrote an excellent op-ed for the Seattle Times this week arguing that Seattle Public Schools is making it harder for students to bike to school because not every school has adequate — or any — bike parking. And the problem is particularly apparent at at schools serving…
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tagged: ballard high school, bike to school, lucas salm-rojo, seattle public schools, seattle times
October 18, 2021

How to organize a walking school bus or bike train to your kid’s school

With very little warning, Seattle Public Schools announced Friday that 142 school bus routes would be cancelled as of today (Monday). So many families in our city had to scramble to find a way to get their kids to school. Many parents are missing work because they just don’t have another option, yet another hardship…
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tagged: bike to school, bike trains, clint loper, walking school buses
February 4, 2014

Want to help lead the bike-to-school revolution? Free workshop Saturday

As increases in cycling among adults continues to grab attention in Seattle, school kids may actually be leading the way. Many Seattle schools saw bike-to-school rates that would make any major employer drool, and there’s no sign of things slowing down. Not only is it dangerous to have so many parents drive their kids to…
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tagged: bike to school, cascade bicycle club, seth schromen-wawrin, shannon koller, washington bikes