Spring is the time to pump up the tires, check helmets, and get ready to pedal!
The month of May is Bike/Walk/Roll to School month.
May 6th is Bike/Walk/Roll to School Day in 2026. The event is part of a month-long national celebration that encourages students in grades K-12 to begin their school day with an active commute.Â
Cascade Bicycle Club promotes the Bike/Walk/Roll Month event locally, offering tips and incentives. Cascade includes options for active transportation: rolling (scooter, wheelchair, skateboard, etc.) and walking. Schools, individuals, and youth in grades K-12 are invited to participate.
According to the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, physical activity is especially important for children and adolescents because it boosts learning and memory, reduces the risk of obesity, and can establish lifelong healthy habits.
Cascade Bicycle
Every year, the Cascade Bicycle Club recognizes schools for their tremendous efforts to get kids out and about in a healthy, active way.
Students participating record the minutes they ride, roll, and walk to school in May and enter their names in a raffle for a prize. Your school, as a whole, can participate, too! Log the number of kids, minutes, or percentage of children participating, and be in the running to be recognized on the Cascade website.Â
- Most minutes in the month of May.
Most participants on your school’s bike/walk/roll day.
Largest percentage of student participation on your school’s bike/walk/roll day.
Raffle prize for new schools
On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Â National Bike and Roll to School Day, thousands of kids, teachers, and parents use bikes (and scooters, wheelchairs, skateboards, etc.) to get to school on wheels. (Seattle Bicycle Club encourages parents to be extra careful if their young kids ride to school on Bike and Roll to School Day, with many inexperienced riders and bike congestion.)
Keep in Mind Safety
In general, young children are not prepared to ride on the street alone.
The following are resources from Cascade Bicycle for helping all commuters on wheels to be safe getting to school:
- Seattle – Walk/Bike/Roll to School:Â Why Walk, Bike and Roll (wheelchair, scooter, skate, etc.) – Resources and Support – Getting the Word Out to Your School – Taking the bus or light rail to school – About Walking, Rolling and Biking to School
- Seattle Walking and Biking Maps for individual schools
- For Kids:Â Seattle Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Activity Book
- For Teens/Adults: Seattle Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Activity Book
- Example – South Seattle Bike Bus:Â Photo 1Â |Â Photo 2
Read More:
Pedal Power: Why our family bikes to school — and loves it
Biking the STP with Kids: A Family of Five Takes the Challenge
Beyond the Burke-Gilman: 6 Family-Friendly Bike Trails near Seattle
