To begin with, we would like to acknowledge that the City has come a long way – even in the three short years that Youth en Route has been advocating for safer routes, the City does not let us down. We highly appreciate the work that the City has done to date on this file. …
We’ve asked our Cyclists in Residence to share what they’ve learned after three months working in schools from Youth en Route. First up, Rob Crooks shared his thoughts with us. Gaining skills in real time After reflecting on a very rewarding three months as a CIR with Youth en Route, a number of things stand…
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…
As Giving Tuesday is coming up very fast, we are hoping that you are feeling ready to kick off the most wonderful time of the year by participating in this charitable initiative. Approaching to its 11th year of celebration, Giving Tuesday continues to be “the world’s largest generosity movement,” encouraging people to do good deeds…
Marcel* was one of the last of his classmates to try the trike. Functionally blind, Marcel, an easy-going, but somber, student, was happy just sitting on the side of the gym watching his ESII classmates at St. Mary’s High School learn to cycle. Youth en Route was at St. Mary’s for a week in October to…
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…
