Oregon Walk + Bike to School

Walk and bike to school programs represent one of the few proven strategies to get kids more physically active, as called out in publications such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)’s Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide for Community Action, the Oregon Statewide Physical Activity Plan and the CDC’s Healthy Choices 2010 Report.

The launch of the expanded Oregon Walk + Bike to School program begins an exciting new era for Oregon's kids. We hope to dramatically increase the number of kids and parents walking and biking to school, which will improve health and well being, make kids safer, and ultimately make neighborhoods more livable.

Oregon Walk + Bike to School is designed as a vehicle to raise awareness, promote active, healthy lifestyles for children and make streets safer and friendlier for students walking and biking to school, the program is part of the BTA/WPC’s Safe Routes to School Program.  This year’s Walk + Bike to School Day event coincides with International Walk to School Day.

Parents, teachers and volunteers from schools who wish to participate in this year’s event can find traning materials and other information at: Resources

Other community partners working together to present this year’s Oregon Walk + Bike to School Day include: Alliance for Community Traffic Safety in Oregon, City of Portland Office of Transportation, Cycle Oregon, Oregon Department of Health Services, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon Safe Kids Coalition, Oregon Health & Science University/Think First Program and the Oregon Medical Association.