YOUTH EN ROUTE
Mobility is freedom!
We empower youth to be safe, healthy, and independent, opening opportunities in school and life.
Youth works on his own bike at the Bike Hub DIY shop
Building community one bike at a time
Want to learn to maintain and repair your bike? Meet other passionate urban cyclists? Youth en Route is partnered with Bathtub Bikes at the Bike Hub , an accessible community bike shop. Membership is just $20 per year, which gives you free access to tools, stands and specialized bike tools. You can use an easy online booking tool.
Check out the Members tab at at www.yycbikehub.ca
Hours are Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m to 6 p.m.
Understanding our impact
We’ve delivered 40 Adaptive Bikes to Calgary Schools, and we do not plan on stopping there. We want to make sure every student gets to experience the joy of bike riding! Adaptive Bike Project news
Youth en Route’s mission and vision are evolving.everyday destinations. Our vision: Youth have agency to independently travel their community
Cyclefest is coming to the East Village and Confluence on June 6. Go to www.cyclefest.ca for all the info
We are always looking for bike donations. We want to make sure youth have the equipment they need to get where they are going. Having skills doesn’t help if you don’t have a bike. Consider a donation! We commit to recycling all donated and found bikes,
Cycling in winter is not only exhilarating and empowering, it is another way to experience freedom to get where you want to go. With the proper equipment and clothing, cycling in winter provides all the same benefits as in fair weather.
Membership in the Bike Hub is just $20 / year and it will give you access to help and support to fix your own bike.
Youth En Route empowers youth with skill and equipment to choose active travel to pedal their path
Incorporated on May 11, 2021 as 13008037 Canada Association.
Registered Charity 758178461RR0001
How to get involved
There are various ways that you can get involved in our initiative.
From the Blog
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Youth en Route community cleanup initiative makes it easier to re-home unwanted bikes
It’s unfortunate, but lots of bikes end up at Calgary landfills. People pick up biking as a hobby and then abandon it. Kids grow out of bikes, and those bikes end up collecting dust in a garage. Even working bikes end up discarded and forgotten if the owner moves, or simply can no longer ride
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Promoting youth independence through the 2025-2026 school year.
What a fantastic year for youth on bikes! We wanted to share some of our favourite memories, some stats and of course some pictures from the 2025-2026 school year. Standard Program This year we were able to deliver our standard program at 14 schools. This means that over 1900 students have the skills to safely
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We’re hiring a summer student bike mechanic!
Youth en Route loves the youth and enthusiasm that student hires bring to our organization. They reconnect us to our mission and help us communicate with our younger audience. Through the Canada Summer Jobs initiative, we’re happy to announce a new position as a summer student bike mechanic has opened at Youth en Route. Who