Field notes
What organizers have worked out the hard way, written down so the next person does not have to.
Getting startedLatest
Write a bike bus announcement a parent can answer
Before a family can say yes, they need the corner, the minute, whether a grown-up has to come, and who makes the weather call. The case for biking can wait.
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Getting started
The PTA does not need to run the bike bus
A parent can lead the ride. The PTA can help families hear about it, find a couple of adults, and open the door to the school office, without taking on the whole thing.
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Getting started
The easiest bike bus is once a week
One predictable morning is enough to build a routine. Pick a day your adults can repeat, publish the schedule, and let the ride grow from there.
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The rest of the shelf
- How to plan a school bike bus routeRoutes · 11 min
- Why kids stopped walking and biking to schoolGrowing · 15 min
- Your bike bus worked. Now where do 40 kids put their bikes?Growing · 4 min
- Kids’ bike size chart: what size bike does my child need?Getting started · 4 min
- Biking in the rain with kidsRunning it · 3 min
- How to run a bike rodeo at your schoolGrowing · 3 min
- Safe Routes to School: what parents can actually doGrowing · 4 min
- How to teach a kid to ride a bike without turning it into a battleGetting started · 4 min
- The 60-second helmet fit checkSafety · 3 min
- The bike hand signals kids actually needSafety · 3 min
- How far can kids bike? A better answer than an age chartRoutes · 3 min
- Family biking: from driveway laps to real ridesGetting started · 4 min
- The best kids’ bikes for riding to school in 2026Getting started · 4 min
- Three families is a bike busGetting started · 2 min
- The weather callRunning it · 1 min
- Routes a six-year-old can rideRoutes · 1 min
- Holding a crossingSafety · 2 min
- Talking to the school officeGetting started · 2 min
- When one route is not enoughGrowing · 1 min