Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike to School Day

SFUSD Announces Vision Zero Adoption During Bike and Roll to School Week

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 21, 2015 | 1 Comment

The SF Unified School District is the tenth city agency to adopt Vision Zero, officials announced at a Bike and Roll to School event today. The announcement came in conjunction with the launch of an after-school program in Chinatown that teaches kids about safer street design. Supervisor Norman Yee also announced a push last week […]

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Cargo, Electric-Assist Bikes Gain Traction Among SF Families

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 25, 2014 | 21 Comments

At Rosa Parks Elementary School in the Western Addition, the bike racks are filling up. Even with San Francisco’s hills and often far-flung school assignments, Dorie Apollonio thinks she and her family have helped start a trend at the school ever since they started dropping the kids off by bicycle from their home in Parnassus Heights. […]

Bike to School Day Grows Into Bike to School Week

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 22, 2013 | No Comments

It’s Bike to School Week. That’s right — the burgeoning event is no longer confined to a single day. Over 2,500 kids and adults at 52 schools are expected to participate, up from 40 schools last year, according to the SF Bicycle Coalition, which coordinates the event. SFBC Communications Director Kristin Smith said organizers expanded […]

SF’s Biggest Bike to School Day Yet Marks a Growing Trend Among Students

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 12, 2012 | 19 Comments

Kids at 40 schools this morning participated in San Francisco’s biggest Bike to School Day yet. The level of participation, in the event’s fourth year, reflects steady growth in levels of biking and walking to schools throughout the year. San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) Executive Director Leah Shahum said an enthusiastic group of more than […]

Bike to School Day is Every Day for Aidan and Maureen

By Celeste LeCompte | Apr 1, 2011 | 4 Comments

The following story is being republished from the blog of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. Join parents and thousands of kids across San Francisco for the third annual Bike to School Day Celebration, Thursday, April 7. For more information, to find out which schools are participating or to volunteer go to sfbiketoschoolday.org. On a bicycle, San […]

San Francisco Schools Take Part in Second Annual Bike to School Day

By Michael Rhodes | Apr 15, 2010 | 3 Comments

Students at Sunset Elementary School student ride their bikes to school today. Photos: Michael Rhodes Across the city this morning, kids and their parents hopped on bikes to get to school, many of them breaking out of a car commute routine that’s no fun for either party. At Sunset Elementary School, one of dozens of […]

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