Walk or Bike to School in Pittsburgh (and beyond!) this Spring- Our Resource Package Can Help

A smiling woman on a cargo bike with a neon vest is riding by a park with her two kids on the back seat. several children and adults are riding around her. The adults have neon safety vests to indicate they are bike bus leaders.

Active transportation like walking, biking, or rolling is a great way to start the school day with activity, alleviate traffic congestion, and reduce pollution around the school building

Spring is right around the corner and we know our school communities are eager to get some fresh air and activity in the finally above-freezing temperatures!

Allow us to help you start a Walking or Biking School “Bus” for an excellent way to build community and create safety in numbers during the morning or afternoon commute to school. BikePGH’s Education Department is here to help you plan your Walking or Biking Bus with our “Bike Bus How To Guide” and “Bike Bus Resource Package.” Our guide simplifies the process of starting a walking or bike bus and our resource package provides your community with the supplies and support it needs to get rolling.

Use the BikePGH Bike Bus How To Guide

Available as an easy to share one-pager and website, the BikePGH Bike Bus How To Guide helps parents, school staff, and volunteers organize bike and walking buses in their school community.

Our guide and website makes planning your bus easy and shares the best practices to keep kids safe while biking or walking to or from school. We also linked our informational and inspirational webinar with Bike Bus World founder, Sam Balto, which can also answer many of your questions.

View The “Bike Bus How-To Guide“

A fair-skinned adult man wearing a bright safety vest waves while riding a bicylce. Behind him are children and parents riding bikes on a city street.

Apply for a Bike Bus Resource Package

Thanks to support from People for Bikes, BikePGH is again offering a resource package for up to five school communities this spring. Each Bike Bus Resource Package can include up to:

10 bike helmets for kids and/or adults
10 rechargeable front and rear bike light sets
10 safety vests
10 combination bike locks
Route planning consultation from BikePGH staff

Note: preference will be given first to public schools in the City of Pittsburgh. Recipients of the Bike Bus Resource package will be notified of acceptance on a rolling basis beginning in March of 2026.

Apply for a Bike Bus Resource Package

In the foreground are two smiling black children wearing bike helmets and riding bicycles. Behind them are other children riding bikes as well as some adults biking and walking.

“School Buses Run on Gas, Bike Buses Run on Joy.”

– Sam Balto, Bike Bus World

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