The District Department of Transportation’s (DDOT) Safe Routes to School Program, Kidical Mass DC and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) are pleased to announce the first “ABC’s of Family Biking” event. This free event, the first of its kind in the Greater Washington area, will celebrate the joy of biking with children and introduce local parents to the tools, skills and equipment that can help them start biking with their kids.
To be held on Saturday, April 21, 11am to 2pm, at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan, “The ABC’s of Family Biking” will:
- provide an opportunity to talk to area parents who bike with children of all ages, from infants and toddlers through school-age
- feature the bicycles and equipment available at local bike shops to help parents bike safely with their children
- teach basic riding skills to children through free classes with WABA instructors
- present a special class to parents and their children on group riding skills for families that are interested in forming “biketrains” for children to ride to and from school in groups with adult supervision
- demonstrate riding skills with an easy group ride to help all participants practice their new skills and meet other families that share their interest in biking.
“Biking with my son has made the daily commute more fun than I ever thought it could be,” said Megan Odett, Kidical Mass DC’s organizer. “My goal in creating this event was to provide other parents with all the information I wish I’d had when I first started researching how to bike with children.”
According to Jennifer Hefferan, DDOT’s Safe Routes to School Coordinator, “A growing number of DC families are traveling to school by bicycle. Many families are asking me for safety tips about biking with children. This event will be a great opportunity for families to learn the ABC’s of bicycling with kids and to promote bicycling as a healthy, environmentally-friendly, and fun form of transportation. The event will also provide a chance for families to practice their bicycling skills in advance of the first National Bike to School Day which will be May, 9, 2012.”
What: The ABC’s of Family Biking
Where: The parking lot behind Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan
215 G Street, NE
The location is easily accessible from the Union Station Metro and Capital Bikeshare stations.
When: Saturday, April 21 from 11 am-2 pm,
Group riding class begins at 1 pm.
Rain date is Sunday, April 22
For more information, visit KidicalMassDC.blogspot.com and click on “ABC’s of Family Biking,” or contact Megan Odett, Kidical Mass DC’s organizer, at [email protected].
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