What is in virtually every school yard in Canada and is practically useless? The bike rack. Usually installed over 50 years ago, these solid metal racks are rusty, unwieldy, and don’t allow students to get the frame of their bike close enough to anything solid to lock it securely. “They were meant to hold the…
Are you in junior high or high school? Are you interested in Active Transportation, and working towards solutions to the climate crisis? We have an opportunity for you. We are recruiting members of our student advisory committee. This committee will provide input and direction as we create our programming and materials to support student leaders….
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…
CALGARY – At City Council Wednesday, Councillors unanimously passed a motion to Prioritize Schools in the 5A (Always Available for All Ages and Abilities) Network. Thank you to councillors Diane Colley-Urquhart and Jeff Davison for listening and championing this work. This motion is a direct result of the work Youth en Route did at Dr….
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…
