Comments on: Bike to School Month Wrap Up http://carfreedays.com/2008/05/30/bike-to-school-month-wrap-up/ Fri, 25 May 2012 22:33:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Getting Ready for Bike to School Month « Car Free Days http://carfreedays.com/2008/05/30/bike-to-school-month-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1288 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:25:52 +0000 http://carfreedays.wordpress.com/?p=327#comment-1288 [...] launched a very successful bike to school campaign last May that inspired many families to ditch their cars and go by bike to [...]

]]> By: Park Your Car and Walk a Block to School « Car Free Days http://carfreedays.com/2008/05/30/bike-to-school-month-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:33:43 +0000 http://carfreedays.wordpress.com/?p=327#comment-1136 [...] biking to school. Last year, we implemented some super successful walking and biking programs. Our Bike to School Month was a hit. A handful of parents have told me that because of our efforts, they have made a habit [...]

]]> By: October is International Walk to School Month « Car Free Days http://carfreedays.com/2008/05/30/bike-to-school-month-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:01:22 +0000 http://carfreedays.wordpress.com/?p=327#comment-810 [...] and I are leading the effort at our local elementary school. We were so inspired by the success of Bike to School Month last spring, we thought we’d encourage more kids to join us this fall. Cascade Bicycle Club [...]

]]> By: Anne http://carfreedays.com/2008/05/30/bike-to-school-month-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-573 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:14:33 +0000 http://carfreedays.wordpress.com/?p=327#comment-573 Janice
Thanks! We’re having a lot of fun.

I’d say the biggest motivator for families was seeing other families riding every day. There is something to be said for joining the crowd – the number of riders grew as the month went on! It was so great to see. I’m curious to see how many families keep it up over the last weeks of school.
Anne

]]> By: janice http://carfreedays.com/2008/05/30/bike-to-school-month-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Sat, 31 May 2008 05:43:15 +0000 http://carfreedays.wordpress.com/?p=327#comment-572 Congrats on your great biking! I am hoping to help with the bike-to-school efforts at my son’s school next week. If you were interested in writing about how families were encouraged at this school, that would be great.

Also, I can not recommend enough getting kids onto bikes with gears as soon as they are big enough. It makes those hills SO much easier. You still end up walking some, but not nearly as much. Ditch the little kids/bmx-style bikes ASAP.

Now if anyone has recs on what to get for a soon-to-be nine year old who wants a road bike with drop bars like his dad’s . . .

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