When we ask high school students why they don’t ride to school, an average of 25 per cent cite the risk of theft as a reason – the number is as high as 42 per cent at some schools. Youth en Route has implemented many innovative solutions to give students more confidence that their wheels…
We are excited to announce the numbers of our first Roll Out Carbon Week. With 389 participants throughout the city, 9493 KM travelled and 1747KG of CO2 prevented from being dispensed to our environment, we call our Roll Out Carbon Week a great success! This challenge has contributed to the growing biking culture in Calgary…
We’re looking for a student or recent graduate to join our team for a part-time position. You’ll help us to accomplish our vision to inspire kids to use active modes of transportation to get to school and beyond. As a support to teachers, you’ll help them to teach students to cycle independently in English Language…
Youth en Route collects donated and salvaged bikes, fixes them up and gets them into schools and places where they’ll be ridden. But if the structural integrity of the frame is compromised, through rust, cracking or dents, the bike frame lands in metal recycling. Until now. We wanted to find a use for these old…
We’re on the hunt for an awesome student or recent graduate to join our team for the summer. You’ll help us tell our stories. A WordPress guru, you’ll also have the eye to take great photos, edit some videos and create engaging social media posts. Boost your professional portfolio, learn from experienced staff and directors…
When we ask students “Why don’t you cycle places? Across the city, 21% of students tell us they don’t know the route. At two schools, that figure is over 35%. Our role is to help. To do this, we’ve created maps to show you suggested routes to go places. We’ve worked with your principals to…
