This morning Portlanders from every corner of the city made an extra special effort to walk and bike to school. According to PBOT, 65 schools participated in the annual Walk and Bike to School Day. We asked our friends on Twitter to share photos of their rides to school so we could share some of the action here on the Front Page.
Walking and biking to school is booming in Portland thanks to the City’s Safe Routes to School program and the work of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (who works under contract with PBOT to implement the program). Today’s big push to get kids on bikes and out of cars and buses will serve as a catalyst for another successful Safe Routes season.
Here’s how it looked…
Sweet! RT @mezay: Astor School Bike Train! @PBOTactive @PBOTSafeRoutes @pdxcommute pic.twitter.com/ATHkyPC48R
— PBOT Safe Routes (@PBOTSafeRoutes) October 9, 2013
Nice RT @pkoonce: Walk + Bike to School Day at Llewellyn will celebrate our new bike lane on SE 14th @PBOTSafeRoutes pic.twitter.com/Ewk3n8El1U
— PBOT Safe Routes (@PBOTSafeRoutes) October 9, 2013
Walk + bike day is the parking equivalent of Black Friday for bikes at Llewellyn @PBOTactive #walknbike pic.twitter.com/dlEFN6ejYz
— Peter Koonce (@pkoonce) October 9, 2013
Look who else walked to school with @pbotsaferoutes? @TimbersFC Timmmmberrrr pic.twitter.com/nnfopU6Te1
— PDX Transportation (@PBOTinfo) October 9, 2013
.@BikePortland riding to school. pic.twitter.com/Oem7cp4kf9
— dudeluna (@dudeluna) October 9, 2013
@bikeportland #astorschool @btaoregon @pbotactive we are ready for more @sportworks HD #bikeparking #astor pic.twitter.com/3Ohinzmei4
— Mizée (@mezay) October 9, 2013
@bikeportland @ppsconnect #astor #biketrain pic.twitter.com/q1B7dF2oMK
— Mizée (@mezay) October 9, 2013
Keep on biking to school! And we love covering this issue, so make sure to get in touch with us if you have school biking stories to share.