Youth En Route
Inspiring safe, active travel to school and beyond
About Youth En Route
Look at any bike rack at a High School on a sunny day. Chances are you won’t find many bikes. For many youth, bikes were fun in elementary school, but usage as a mode of transportation decreases with age.
Why? It’s more difficult than you might think. Many schools have bike racks that aren’t secure. Student’s don’t have strong U-Locks and are worried about theft. Students who only see Calgary from the seat of a car don’t know the safest routes or the rules for biking. At one of our schools, 11 per cent of students told us they’d never ridden a bike.
This is why Youth En Route was created in 2021. We want youth to have a green, healthy choice to get to school. Our programming and projects empower youth to be able to make this choice.
Take a look at what we are doing:
See our recent posts
Youth en Route delivers adaptive trikes to special classes in CBE High Schools
Bike Shed Seniors deliver 200 bikes to schools and kids across the city
Youth en Route receives $50,000 in funding from Alberta Ecotrust
Be Prepared: Buy our Shift Happens Pack
Youth en Route presents to Infrastructure committee at Calgary City Council
High school leaders ride to share bike know-how
About Us
About our Organization:
Youth En Route aims to break down the barriers that stop students from using active transportation to get to school. It could be lack of secure storage facilities, not knowing the safest or easiest routes to use or lack of basic equipment – wheels, helmet or locks. We will help on all fronts. We will engage to understand the barriers, and then secure funding, partners and provide support to break them down.
Mission
Youth en Route champions, inspires and supports active transportation to school and beyond.
Vision
Youth are empowered to use active and independent ways to get where they are going.
Incorporated on May 11, 2021 as 13008037 Canada Association.
Corporation number 1300803-7
It was registered in Alberta on May 19, 2021 with corporate Access no. 5324493048.
Join us in supporting active student transportation! We always welcome new groups to partner with. Let’s work together on shared infrastructure, ideas and equipment – to make all of our funds go further, and get more kids out of cars and using independent, active and green transportation.
How to get involved
There are various ways that you can get involved in our initiative.