Bike to School Day
This is pretty much self-explanatory.
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#StreetsR4Families: So You Missed Walk to School Day…
By Damien Newton |
This year, Walk to School Day was a huge success in Los Angeles. Over 100 schools participated in the event, it drew attention from the local media, and the messaging in said media was more than just, “LOOK–CUTE KIDS WALKING TO SCHOOL.” Nice work, LADOT, Nelson/Nygaard, and the hundreds of volunteers and school officials that […]
Using a Twitter Hashtag to Get People on the Bike
By Sarah Goodyear |
If you are a Twitter user, you may have noticed a new hashtag in the last couple of weeks — #30daysofbiking. It’s pretty self-explanatory. People all around the country and the world have pledged to ride their bikes every day for the month of April, and they’re tweeting about it. (Around the block counts.) We […]
Advice for the Would-Be Car-Free
By Sarah Goodyear |
The other night I was talking with a friend who wants to give up his family’s car but is having trouble convincing his wife that they can do without it. I assured him that it really is possible, given his circumstances — they live in New York, close to several subway lines, and just a […]
The National Women’s Cycling Summit: This Is Not a Bike
By Brian Addison |
Leah Missbach Day, co-founder of World Bicycle Relief and the keynote speaker to inaugurate the Women’s Bicycling Summit, was very succinct with her main point about a bike: “This is not a bike.” The bike is a tool, she intoned; a tool that helps generate economic stability, community cohesiveness, and gender equality, particularly in poor […]
Do Your Part: Buy an Audi, Drive Fast
By Brad Aaron |
Today was International Walk to School Day, and according to this Audi commercial, if you participated you’re a big loser. In all seriousness, this has to be one of the most obnoxious spots we’ve featured on Streetsblog. Basically, per Audi: If you take transit, you’re a glutton for punishment; if you ride a bike, you’re […]
#StreetsR4Families – Preparing Livable Streets Presentations for Kindergartners and Pre-Schoolers
By Damien Newton |
Last week, I used the dual media events of Bike Week and the opening of the Expo Line extension to speak at my kids’ schools about Livable Streets issues. Joe and I thought it could make an interesting follow-up to our 2014 guide to planning a Walk/Bike to School Day for a school that does not already […]