Even the littlest among us deserve to be on bikes!

Today we're talking with Sam Balto, better known as @CoachBalto or @BikeBusWorld on social media. By posting videos of a joyous river of school kids riding bikes through the Portland neighborhoods, he has garnered national attention—as well as hosted some of the biggest entertainers for a morning ride.

The bike bus movement is more than viral videos. Research lately has pointed out kids and their families are struggling to stay active, allow autonomy, and rebuild community that has eroded over the past decades. Bike buses (and other active options like walking school buses) sit at the center of all of these: Kids start school focused after an active morning; they can participate solo; and adults can begin to re-weave a web they can rely on.

A League of American Cyclists webinar recently broke down how bikes are part of the solution, too: https://bikeleague.org/calendar/feeling-free-children-adolescents-teens-biking-and-independent-mobility/

Sam founded Bike Bus World to help you start a bike bus at your school! Check out https://bikebus.world/ for more info.

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