Mar 16, 2024 · Oregon physical education teacher Sam Balto’s TikTok videos about his “bike bus” — an organized way for students to safely ride their bikes to school together — continue to spark joy and attract...

May 23, 2024 · They belong to P.E. teacher Sam Balto in Portland, Oregon, who created an organized way for students to ride their bikes to school every morning. What is a bike bus? Coach Balto’s bike bus originated in 2022—on Earth Day, to be precise.

Oct 2, 2023 · In just five months, the bike bus more than doubled in size to 170 students—more than 30% of the entire school population, Coach Balto told reporters. The bike bus allows kids to skip traveling to school by car and instead hop on their bikes and use a designated cycling route.

Nov 2, 2023 · Led by Sam Balto, the Portland school’s physical education teacher, the bike bus meets 1.5 miles from the school and picks up kids along the way, mostly on bikes, but occasionally on...

Jan 13, 2025 · When Portland, Oregon teacher Sam Balto started Bike Bus PDX, an initiative that leads students on a healthy and eco-friendly biking commute to school en masse, he made sure to have a solid playlist on deck.. One of his favorite artists to add to the mix? Justin Timberlake. Since the inception of this particular Bike Bus in 2022 (many others exist across the country), Balto has shared plenty ...

Oct 23, 2022 · A teacher from Portland, Oregon, is using an innovative way to encourage students to bike to school. With his unique "bike bus" idea, he has gathered supporters across the world for his initiative that gets students to bike to school at least once a week.

Oct 12, 2022 · In Portland, Oregon, a group of parents and one PE teacher came together to create an alternative way of getting kids to school while clearing road congestion. NBC News’ Jacob Ward shares more...

Teach kids to ride bikes: Many municipalities, including the City of Takoma Park, Maryland, offer free bike safety rodeos, with support from police, parks, safety officials, and bike stores. Parents and their children bring their own bike or borrow a bike for a hands-on session about bike skills, safety, and etiquette.

In Portland, Oregon, a group of parents and one PE teacher came together to create an alternative way of getting kids to school while clearing road congestion. NBC News’ Jacob Ward shares more details about the “bike bus” where hundreds of …

Choose one day each week to ride a bike to school, to the park, or around your neighborhood; Create a bicycle group with friends and family and start by planning a weekly ride together; Start a biking challenge where people log their miles/minutes the entire month of May