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Who We Are
Who We Are
We’re Chicago parents and community supporters who want to make it joyful, fun, and safe to bike to school together. With creativity and courage, we’re determined to make our roads accessible to active transportation. Our hope is that the bike bus route is utilized not just during school hours but offers popular routes for all to enjoy. As a community-driven effort, we're always looking for volunteers to help on rides, lead events, and get out the word.
What We Do
What We Do
Build community support in town and schools
Create rider tools, time tables, and routes
We hope to soon host events and gatherings
We hope to soon advise on transportation infrastructure redesign
What is a Bike Bus?
What is a Bike Bus?
A bike bus is an adult-led scheduled bike ride that follows a specific route and timetable. There are bike buses all over the world. By riding with the Ogden Elementary River North Bike Bus, you’re part of a global movement!
How to join
How to join
We have an official group ride each Wednesday to Odgen Elementary. This public school, at Walton & Dearborn, has a large school boundary. Our current rout goes through River North, serving the West part of the neighborhood. Many Ogden families bike to school from River East, and we are hoping to organize a River East Bike Bus Route to join the River North one soon!
To get “on” the bike bus, just check the timetable and wait along the route. When you see the bikers heading your way, hop in line. To keep it safe and structured, we always have adults at the front and back of the bus and follow the laws of traffic
About Walk & Roll and Bike & Roll to School Days
About Walk & Roll and Bike & Roll to School Days
From walkbiketoschool.org:
The Partnership for a Walkable America founded Walk to School Day in the United States in 1997 and began with events in two cities: Chicago and Los Angeles. Canada and Great Britain already had Walk to School events in place. In 2000, Canada, the United Kingdom and the U.S. joined together to create International Walk to School Day. Over 2.5 million walkers were estimated to have participated.
Since 2006, the National Center for Safe Routes to School of the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center (UNC HSRC) has been the coordinator for Walk to School events in the USA. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, also part of UNC HSRC, filled this role from 1997 – 2005.
International Walk to School Day received the Stockholm Partnership for Sustainable Cities Award in June 2003 from the King of Sweden.
While there has been no official count in recent years, in 2011 the National Center saw more than 40 countries participating in Walk to School Day.
The first-ever National Bike to School Day took place on May 9, 2012, in coordination with the League of American Bicyclists' National Bike Month. The event provides an opportunity for schools across the country to join together to celebrate and to build off of the energy of National Bike Month.
In 2022, we rebranded Walk to School Day as Walk & Roll to School Day, and Bike to School Day as Bike & Roll to School Day — names that better reflect our longstanding goal of promoting safe, accessible spaces for all active trips, starting with children and the trip to school.
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