Join the Drew Bike Bus EVERY FRIDAY
Starting July 31st!
It's time to Walk & Roll! The first Bike Bus is Friday, July 31st and every Friday thereafter.
Find your bike bus route on the Drew Bike Bus Map. Then, sign up to participate and be added to the WhatsApp group via the Drew Bike Bus Interest Form. (There are 5 routes within a 10-15 minute bike ride to school!)
Volunteer organizers actively update routes to make this activity safe, fun, and inclusive for all Drew families. The ride ends at the Drew Elementary Academy. Last year, the Bike Bus averaged 50 bikes parked at the EA per week and over 100 families rode with the bike bus last school year.
BIKE BUS DETAILS
WHAT: A bike bus is a group of riders who travel together on bikes (or other human or electric-powered modes of transportation that are alternatives to cars) on predetermined routes, at a specified time, to a shared final destination.
WHY: To create safe, manageable routes of transportation for kids and families to build community and promote alternative modes of transportation to school.
WHEN: Every Friday morning starting July 31st! The buses will start between 7:25-7:35 am (the early meet time gives families the opportunity to meet up, and for the route to have multiple stops along the way if needed). See the map below for the routes and times we used last year.
WHO: Any Drew families who want to ride to school! This includes kids and parents or guardians. Kids can ride their own bikes or ride on a bike with an adult. All participants must wear a helmet while riding. Older kids (3rd grade and up) may join the group without an adult, but we ask that younger kids (K-2nd) be accompanied by an adult that they know (parent/guardian, neighbor, friend’s parent, etc).
WHERE: We are actively update routes to give most kids at Drew access while also limiting contact to the highly trafficked roads. This can/will be tweaked based on sign ups and feedback from the Drew community. If you are not close to a current route but are interested, sign up and we will do our best to work something out or recommend a Park N Walk location where you can walk to school in five minutes. If you want to join a route but don’t have a great place to start or you don’t think your student can make it the whole way, there are some designated “Park and Ride/Walk” locations along most routes.
HOW: Participants will ride in groups with parents flanking the children with a “captain and caboose” leading the way for each route. New riders will join the group as they pass their house/street. Each route will pause at the rally points to wait for other groups to arrive before proceeding. There is a parent’s WhatsApp group that has live route tracking so you see when the groups are in your area and when they arrive at school.