Coronado, CA – Coronado Village Elementary, Coronado Middle, Coronado High and Silver Strand Elementary schools will join students from around the country May 4 to celebrate National Bike to School Day.
About 1,000 students are expected to ride or walk to school Wednesday along with parents, teachers and community leaders, including Mayor Casey Tanaka.
“Bike to School Day emphasizes the importance of creating safe biking and walking infrastructure, increasing physical activity among children, reducing traffic congestion and more,” says San Diego County Bike Coalition Executive Director Andy Hanshaw. “This is a day that builds connections between families, schools and the community. Plus, it’s just plain fun. Who wouldn’t want to bike to school in beautiful Coronado?”
The event will begin with students, parents and community leaders riding from their homes to school, planning to arrive at school at 7:30 a.m. Other special activities associated with the event include a raffle with prizes donated from local businesses, such as 400 donut holes donated by Clayton’s Coffee Shop and bike lights from Holland’s Bike Shop.
National Bike to School Day provides an opportunity for communities nationwide to collectively bike to school on the same day, building excitement during National Bike Month and turning a national eye to the role bicycle infrastructure and events play in building healthy, happy communities.
The event is organized by the Coronado Unified School District, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, Circulate San Diego and is an integral part of a two-year Caltrans Safe Routes to School Grant with the City of Coronado. The City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee meets the first Monday of every month at City Hall.
For additional local information, please contact Michelle Luellen, Education Program Manager from the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition at 619-381-2941 (cell).
For additional information on bike-friendly communities and National Bike Month, please visit www.sdbikecoalition.org and www.circulatesd.org.
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San Diego County Bike Coalition is a nonprofit organization that advocates for and protects the rights of all people who ride bicycles. They promote bicycling as a mainstream, safe and enjoyable form of transportation and recreation.
