Safe Routes to School is a national program that seeks to promote children’s mobility to get to and from school. It is essential for children’s health and safety, and improves student success and attendance. But because funding and accountability in the US is limited, it’s easy for programs to be overlooked or insufficient. Here are […]
Category: Provo Bike-to-School Week
From Provo Bicycle Collective: “When the school district asked us to participate in Bike to School Week this year, we went all in. Provo Bicycle Collective originally promised 75 bikes to local elementary schools, but the requests kept coming after that, until we reached 90 bikes. Why did we promise this? Because every kid deserves a […]
Don’t miss the 2015 Bike-to-School Week, September 8-11th. Check with your school to see how they are participating. Through the Bike-to-School Challenge, students who bike to school will be entered to win daily prizes and a grand prize at the end of the week at each participating school. Prizes are generously donated by Provo’s bike […]
by Aaron Skabelund, Provo Bicycle Committee Chair Last week, I presented the Rad Riders’ Award to Westridge Elementary School for having the most bicycle trips during last month’s Provo’s Fourth Annual Bike-to- School Week (September 8-12) of all the K-12 schools in the Provo School District. Students at Westridge made a grand total of 826 […]
A Week of Prizes, Bike-In Movies, Tune-Up Workshops, and More For Provo students, school is in full swing. And now is the perfect time to get in the habit of riding as a family. Kids that ride their bike to school start the day with exercise, become more aware of their community, and are better […]
“If we build it, they will come.” These prophetic words of a little girl about constructing a ballpark in a cornfield are also proving true for creating bike lanes around schools in Provo. This fall, parent volunteers at nearly a dozen K-12 schools, with the support of all of Provo’s bike shops, organized Bike-to-School Week […]
School has just begun and there’s no better way to get there than by bike. Provo Mayor John Curtis has declared this week to be Bike-to-School Week. And, the Provo Bicycle Committee has helped organize events with parent volunteers in schools throughout the community this week. You’ll also want to check out these awesome activities, […]
Congratulations to Edgemont Elementary students and parents! Their bake sale last weekend raised enough money for TWO new bike racks instead of just one. They report: On Saturday, September 10, several Edgemont Elementary students ran a bake sale to raise money for a bike rack. A huge thank you to these students and their parents […]
The Utah Valley Earth Forum has invited the Provo Bicycle Committee to lead a discussion about bikes in Provo this Wednesday. Here are the details: At the next meeting of the Utah Valley Earth Forum, The Provo Bicycle Committee will lead a discussion on how we can all help our communities to become more bike-friendly, […]
Don’t miss these exciting events and giveaways for bike-to-school week September 17-25! BYU students and Provo school district students will be treated to free tune-ups and bike registrations, group rides, interesting lectures, and more. Plus, there activities throughout the week for non-students and the whole family to enjoy! Saturday Sept. 17, 11-1, Bike Economics 101 […]