david.bradway
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I co-Lead the EK Powe Elementary BikeTrain on Wednesday mornings!
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Bike Shop Girl
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Any tips for other parents?!
david.bradway
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Things you con control are consistency and communication. We use mostly email listervs and some social media posts as reminders. We always meet in the same place, same, same day of the week, every time school is in. We try to make things fun with music, holiday lights, stickers, hot cocoa, etc.
Out of your immediate control is actually having a feasible, safe route to ride. The lack of safe routes can lead parents to local advocacy.
What else am I missing? Anything you can add?
Out of your immediate control is actually having a feasible, safe route to ride. The lack of safe routes can lead parents to local advocacy.
What else am I missing? Anything you can add?
laney
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Do you have any tips for growing your bike bus? I co-lead a small one currently and we're having trouble getting buy-in from new families.
david.bradway
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We have not grown either. It’s often two or three families that participate. Winter is harder. After the time change I will ramp up encouraging new participation.
Anyone have success going from 8ish to 20ish?
Anyone have success going from 8ish to 20ish?
cargodad
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- Jan 7, 2025
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Get the school principal on board and get an ad for the bike bus repeatedly in the school email newsletter.
Was game changing for us.
I’ve been leading a bike bus in Melrose, MA for almost a year now. We only ride twice/month, but I hope to get it going weekly at a certain point. The support from our principal/including bike bus news in school newsletters has also been instrumental for us. Does everyone here play music on the ride? That’s been a big draw for our kiddos! They love to give me song requests and wait for their song to be played. Our Instagram page has been a great way to get buy-in from the parents…people really seem to love seeing the videos afterwards!
cargodad
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Facebook group for the bike bus, and posting a short video once a week was probably just as impactful as the principal's emails. FWIW.
Haven't had any feedback from parents on the videos, other than they like seeing them, and share them around.
cargodad
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Music yes. Bubble machine on back of the lead bike, yes.
Themes like halloween dress up / bike decoration, hot chocolate ride in Dec. also a hit.
