Ride to School
Over the last 30 years, the proportion of children walking and cycling to school has plummeted. Increasing numbers of children are now being driven to and from school. As we become more aware of the importance of regular exercise, built-in to everyday living, this level of car use has began to be questioned by public health professionals and transport planners. It is estimated that some 20% of morning peak hour traffic congestion is made up of parents driving their children to school. For these reasons, a concerted effort is underway to encourage children to ride to school.
NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS) 2010 (Australia)
29th Nov 2011
The NSW Government released the results of the NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey in November 2011. More than 8000 school students from over 100 schools were measured for height, weight, eating habits, physical activity, fundamental movement skills and cardio-respiratory fitness in early 2010. The survey found that 52 per cent of boys achieve recommended levels of activity, compared with 41 per cent of girls. The highest prevalence of active travel was among Year 6 students.
Safe Routes to School Noteworthy Practices Guide (USA)
24th Aug 2011
This report, released by the US Safe Routes to School in 2011, provides a compendium of projects and practices in the Safe Routes to School Program. The Program was established in 2005 to encourage more children to walk and cycle to school and includes both infrastructure and non-infrastructure components.
First Gear. A Kid on a Bike is Independent and Healthy
17th Mar 2011
by Warren McLaren, Bundanoon, Australia on 03.15.11
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes) via First Gear by Specialized
TriKademiK: Billboards Plus Schoolbus Bikes in Ghana
07th Jan 2011
Ann Marie Gardner, January 6, 2011, GOOD - Health
Evaluation of projects regarding routes to schools in the Municipality of Odense
04th Jan 2011
December 2002, ATKINS, Road Traffic and Safety
In many countries a lot of effort is raised to ensure safe routes to school. This intiative was initiated in the 70s in Denmark, where every child has a right to a safe route to school and where government investment over many years has made this a reality: 80% of Danish children cycle or walk to school. An evaluation study of 45 school route projects in the municipality of Odense was made in 2002.
NYC’s First Bike-to-School-Day Celebration
22nd Dec 2010
Elizabeth Press on May 28, 2010, StreetFilms
Streetfilms influence extends well beyond its website. We have had public screenings or community showings nearly every state in the U.S., as well as presentations at dozens of film festivals and conferences. Nearly thirty city or state transportation offices in the U.S. have requested and used our work. And the big number: Streetfilms have now been viewed over 2.5 million times - a remarkable achievement in the narrow genre we exist within.
Growing Up Velo: Next Generation Cyclists
20th Dec 2010
by Chris Keam, 01/09/2010, Momentum
Bikes in schools
29th Oct 2010
Bike Wise New Zealand
Portland School Casts Off Bike Ban, Embraces Cycling
29th Oct 2010
by Angie Schmitt on September 14, 2010, StreetsBlog
Growing Up Velo: Next Generation Cyclists
29th Oct 2010
by Chris Keam, 01/09/2010, Momentum - the magazine for self-propelled people
Sustrans Virtual Bike Race
24th Sep 2010
More Schools Encourage Commuting by Bike
24th Sep 2010
Buddy Bike
24th Sep 2010
After School Bike Club at the Presidio YMCA
24th Sep 2010
Orlando Kids Take Back the Streets — By Bike
24th Sep 2010
Pupils cycling in Wales triples
24th Sep 2010
New cycling culture for Nottingham students
24th Sep 2010
Bike Bans: A Serious Threat to Safe Routes to School
24th Sep 2010
April Streeter
24th Sep 2010
Ed Howarth, (2009) Sustrans launches the results of the first-ever Scottish national survey into school travel, 29 April 2009
24th Sep 2010
Campus encourages students to "just say no"
24th Sep 2010
apan Mamachari Bicycles on Parade
24th Sep 2010
"Japan Mamachari Bicycles on Parade", Japanese mothers biking their children to school, (2007) (3.39 mins video) by softypapa
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Institute for Transport and Urban Policy, Fact Sheet - Safe Routes to Schools
24th Sep 2010
Oxfordshire County, United Kingdom - Travel Plans for School
24th Sep 2010
IBPI RESEARCH DIGEST - Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Plan
24th Sep 2010
Velo.Info - Cycling and Young People
24th Sep 2010
Horspool, B. (2007) TEMPTING TEENAGERS TO CYCLE
24th Sep 2010
AberdeenshireTP, September 2008
24th Sep 2010
Developing school-based cycle trains in New Zealand
24th Sep 2010
FREEDOM WHEELS® Modified Bike Service
24th Sep 2010
The FREEDOM WHEELS customised bike program is a joint undertaking by TADNSW and Amway’s One by One Foundation, giving many children with disabilities the opportunity to ride a bike for the first time.
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Kids Cycle To School and Parents Risk Being Reported to Social Services
24th Sep 2010
TravelSmart Schools
24th Sep 2010
Circle of Courage Cycle Tou
24th Sep 2010
Australian Department of Health and Aging - Early Childhood Nutrition (2009)
24th Sep 2010
Trends in Australian children traveling to school 1971-2003: burning petrol or carbohydrates?
24th Sep 2010
Children's Bicycling to After-School Activities: The Case of the Davis AYSO Bike-to-Soccer Program
24th Sep 2010
Streets Ahead: supporting children to get active in their neighbourhood (Australia)
24th Sep 2010
VicHealth developed the Streets Ahead program in 2008 to build on the successes of the Walking School Bus (WSB) program. The program encourages kids to use their own legs and wheels for short local trips – and travel by car less – by encouraging them to walk, cycle, skate or run to school and other local destinations.
The Australian Bicycling Achievement Awards
24th Sep 2010
Active Transport for Childcare Centres: A CASE STUDY AND RESOURCE FOR COUNCILS
24th Sep 2010
‘I want to ride my bike’: overcoming barriers to cycling to intermediate schools
24th Sep 2010
