From our surveys in high schools, we know that many youth have bikes. Ownership rates range from a high of 88 per cent, to a low of 55 per cent. What we don’t see is them being ridden to school. We heard that students would consider riding to school if their bike didn’t have a…
Thanks to a grant from The Arusha Centre in Calgary, we’ve started to purchase locks that will go to schools, creating Lock Libraries. Students will be able to go to the office and sign out a lock, the same way they do a library book. Our surveys of students show the risk of theft is…
Bike theft is unfortunately a common problem in Alberta. The pandemic has made biking more popular, which is driving an increase in theft. We’re working with our project schools to solve the problem holistically, making improvements to bike racks and ensuring they are placed in a high-traffic and visible location. We are also working to…
Youth en Route, together with Bike Calgary , asked trustee candidates for their thoughts about active transportation to school. At the last Calgary City Council meeting in September, councillors unanimously passed a motion to “Prioritize Schools for improvements to the 5A network.” (5A means Always Accessible for All Ages and Abilities.) While city administration comes…
As teacher Jonny Barrett looks at the jumble of tires, chains and handlebars nestled in a stairwell at Crescent Heights High School, he doesn’t see bikes. He sees exciting and new learning opportunities for students. His colleague, Jenna Seagrove, a Phys-Ed specialist, fundraised and spearheaded a collaboration with local charity Two Wheel View to get…
Youth En Route will listen to students and build programs that work for them. As part of that work, we have students complete School Travel Surveys. To date, we’ve had close to 700 students fill them out at two schools in different parts of Calgary. What we’ve learned gives us an understanding of what…
