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Why kids stopped walking and biking to school

In 1969, 47.7% of American K-8 students usually walked or biked to school. By 2009, 12.7% did. I went looking for what happened, and the obvious answer turned out to be about half of it.

15 min read

  • Kids and parents at a school bike rack crowded with bikes and helmets on Bike to School Day
    Growing

    Your bike bus worked. Now where do 40 kids put their bikes?

    Overflowing racks are a good problem with a boring solution: count the bikes, fix the placement, and ask for the next rack with evidence.

    4 min read

  • A boy rides a cone course at a school bike rodeo while other kids wait their turn
    Growing

    How to run a bike rodeo at your school

    Six stations, chalk and cones, about nine adults, and a sign-up sheet that turns a one-day event into a bike bus.

    3 min read

    • The rest of the shelf

    1. Safe Routes to School: what parents can actually doGrowing · 4 min
    2. When one route is not enoughGrowing · 1 min