Get more kids walking and biking to school with these easy-to-adjust ideas!
National Bike Month
Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.
Bike Buses
From one or two neighbors biking together, to a route with multiple “stations” where more riders join in, bike buses (also sometimes called bike trains) can be a great way to instill a love of bicycling while developing life-long safety skills.
Hale Cook launches KC’s first bike bus + Bike Bus Info Night video
How to Start a Bike Bus at Your School with Coach Balto and Bike PGH
Contests
Contests are a fun way to get competitive kids motivated to move.
Incentives
Everyone gets a gold star when they're competing against themselves. Incentive programs are a win for kids who like to do their personal best.
Traffic Safety Day
A Traffic Safety Day event is one big party for walking, biking, rolling, bussing, and driving.
Introduction to Teaching Road Safety and Lesson Ideas
Traffic Safety School Day Activities
Safe Routes to School with Kansas Department of Transportation
Traffic Gardens and safety resources
Walk and Wheel Wednesdays
A journey of 1000 miles starts with... a once-a-week commitment to walk to school.
Ideas on How to Plan WOW Wednesdays
More WOW Wednesday Planning Ideas
Walking Wednesday students win a new sidewalk in their neighborhood
Walk and Bike to School Day
Walk and Bike to School Days are annual celebrations of all the ways we move.
Bike Walk & Roll To School Day information
Bike & Roll Day Toolkit from Safe Routes Partnership
KDOT Bike to School Day and Safe Routes to School resources for Kansas schools
(MoDOT does not yet have a similar initiative for Missouri schools)
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
Walking School Bus
A walking school bus can be as informal as two families taking turns walking their children to school to as structured as a route with meeting points, a timetable and a regularly rotated schedule of trained volunteers.