by Matt Burkey | May 25, 2021
Iowa Safe Routes to School first bike rodeo in two years was on 4.28.2021 in Spirit Lake. We were super excited to be out educating Iowa’s kids on how to safely ride their bike. The event was all afternoon and the kids had a blast. The local Kiwanis club...
by Matt Burkey | May 25, 2021
Le Mars is the Ice Cream Capital of the World and pretty great cycling community. When the Plymouth County Cyclists (PCC) asked Iowa Safe Routes to help co-host a bike rodeo we were excited. We were going educate kids on safe riding AND get ice cream! On 5.13.2021...
by Matt Burkey | May 25, 2021
Iowa Safe Routes to School headed to Fairfield for two days of bike fun! On 5.5.2021 we went and helped local volunteers do a helmet fitting event for the 60 kids in the after school program. The after school program was divided into three groups. While one group the...
by Matt Burkey | May 19, 2021
With a people getting vaccinated and some things returning to normal, Iowa Safe Routes to School has started collaborating with schools, organzations, and communities to host bike rodeos again. It would be an understatement to say that we’ve had a ton of fun...
by Matt Burkey | Apr 15, 2021
Using the Iowa DOT’s Crash Analysis Tool the Iowa Bicycle Coalition has created a report that includes all of the document crashes involving Iowa Kids ages 1-16 who were biking and walking when the crash occurred. The following subcategories we feel are relevant to...
