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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 4d

A big thank you to reporter Karina Gerry & the News 12 Brooklyn team for joining us yesterday morning on National #WalkRolltoSchoolDay & highlighting the #BikeBus as a joyful, active & sustainable transportation option for NYC's young people ✨

For the full segment, go to: bit.ly/4nO9s8y

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 10d

Hi y'all! Next Wednesday (October 8) is National #WalkRolltoSchoolDay, which celebrates the many benefits & the joy of an active & sustainable trip to school. So join us (or a #BikeBus route near you) to mark this very special day!

Source: @walkrolltoschool on IG ♥️

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 10d

May all your bike lanes be green, shaded, car free and wide enough for riding side by side.

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 10d

💯 percent yeeesss!!!

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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 10d

School streets give life. We need repair and nurturing and life-giving initiatives in our cities. We can do this, NYC. We can be a place that is building communities up instead of tearing them down and apart.

Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 10d

Call me crazy, but I think public space should actually benefit schools, the kids that live in the city, and residents

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 12d

Here are a few moments from this morning's Bergen #BikeBus. So great to ride together to school & work for day 3 of #WeekWithoutDriving.

Wishing everyone a happy first day of October! 🍂🍁

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 13d

Hi y'all! The #WeekWithoutDriving challenge is here, which aims to have us gain a greater understanding of the barriers nondrivers face. We invite you to join us tomorrow (or your local #BikeBus route) & rethink transportation. Our tracker goes live 7:15!

See you in the AM ✨🚲 Let's roll!

Children and adults are biking to school in a Bike Bus using the bike lane on Bergen Street in Brooklyn, New York.

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America Walks @americawalks.bsky.social · 13d

Every day for the next week, we will be sharing a new video on how car dependency impacts us all. Thanks to our amazing research partners at the Climate & Community Institute, we’ve been able to dig deeper into the experiences of nondrivers.

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 18d

Hi y'all! Here are a few moments from our Bergen Bike Brunch ride 🥰 A big thank you to Principles GI Coffee, PS 770 Bike Bus, @coachbalto.bsky.social (of @bikebusworld.bsky.social) & everyone who was able to join us for this special edition ride! 🍩☕

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Urban Cycling Institute @urbancyclinginstitute.org · 19d

"Infrastructure alone is not enough. Truly #justcities must prioritise #safety, #connection, and #dignity for the most #vulnerable. By centring care in planning, cities can become places where everyone can move freely, live well, and belong."

Read Jac Torres-Gomez and her family's #perspective

How Our Toddlers and Teenagers Must Be Seen as Planners not Passengers

An Intergenerational Call for Active Transport Justice

open.substack.com

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 20d

Here's our route info for tomorrow's (9/24 - 8AM) special Brunch Ride to Principles GI, in case you'd like to meet us at the start or join us along the way. tracker.bikebus.nyc/bergen/

A big thank you to the awesome @roosto (on IG) for updating our live tracker for this special #BikeBus ride.

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 21d

Hi y'all! Tomorrow @nycschools.bsky.social are out, but the Bergen #BikeBus is in! Same route, but we will turn South on 4th Ave & finish up at Principles on 9th St. Join us for a special Bergen Bike Brunch ride. Our tracker will go live at 8:00AM.

See you in the AM 🥯 Let's roll!

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 22d

Here are a few moments from yesterday's KiDICAL MassIVE Kids & Family Ride!

A big thank you to all the kids, their families & volunteers that joined Kidical Mass NYC, BikeBus.NYC & the Bergen Bike Bus to make this amazing experience a reality 🥰

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Mayelly @mayelly.bsky.social · 24d

Tomorrow (Sat.9/20) is the KiDICAL MassIVE Kids & Family Ride led by @bergenbikebus.bsky.social, KiDICAL Mass NYC & BikeBus.NYC. It's the first ride of this fall season & an absolute celebration of this global movement! 🚲🚲🚲 For info & to register, go to:

bikebus.nyc
www.bikebus.nyc/events-2-1/g...

BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 26d

Join us this Saturday (Sept. 20) as #KiDICALMassNYC, BikeBus.NYC & the #BergenBikeBus lead a KiDICAL MassIVE Family Ride to celebrate this global movement. Start at Commodore Barry Park (10:45am) or at Bushwick Inlet Park (11:45am).

For more info/to RSVP, scan the QR code www.bikebus.nyc/events-2-1

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 24d

Many thanks once again to Stephen Nessen (@stephennessen.bsky.social )of @wnyc.org Radio & @gothamist.com for his thoughtful reporting of the Bergen #BikeBus. Here's part of the radio segment that aired on Monday, Sept. 15.

To listen to it in its entirety, go to:
www.wnyc.org/story/a-bike...

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 26d

Join us this Saturday (Sept. 20) as #KiDICALMassNYC, BikeBus.NYC & the #BergenBikeBus lead a KiDICAL MassIVE Family Ride to celebrate this global movement. Start at Commodore Barry Park (10:45am) or at Bushwick Inlet Park (11:45am).

For more info/to RSVP, scan the QR code www.bikebus.nyc/events-2-1

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 26d

Hello from the #BergenBikeBus! We hope everyone has a great day!✨ 🚲

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 27d

Hi y'all! September is rollin' & so are we, as we get ready for another great #bikebus together. There's a chance of rain in the morning during our ride 🌧️ so dress for the weather. Our tracker (bergenbiketrain.glitch.me) goes live at 7:15.

See you in the AM ✨ Let's roll!

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Hilda Bikes @hildabikes.bsky.social · 28d

Great thanks to @stephennessen.bsky.social for riding with @bergenbikebus.bsky.social last week!
And a reminder #BergenBikeBus is organizing a #KidicalMassNYC ride this Saturday, along #BrooklynGreenway #BerrySt
www.wnyc.org/story/a-bike...

Announcement for Sept 20th Kidical Mass ride.

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · 28d

A big thank you to transit reporter @stephennessen.bsky.social with @wnyc.org radio & @gothamist.com for joining us last Wednesday for our first ride of the fall season & for his great reporting of our #BikeBus ♥️✨

To read the article in full, click on the linked post below!

Gothamist @gothamist.com · Sep 14

NYC cyclists protect kids headed to school in Brooklyn’s ‘Bergen bike bus’ https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-cyclists-protect-kids-headed-to-school-in-brooklyns-bergen-bike-bus

NYC cyclists protect kids headed to school in Brooklyn’s ‘Bergen bike bus’

Sterling Sims, 8, said she preferred riding the bike to school over taking the bus or walking. The weekly trip represents a grassroots response to the danger on the roads. [ more › ]

gothamist.com

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · Sep 14

NYC cyclists protect kids headed to school in Brooklyn’s ‘Bergen bike bus’ https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-cyclists-protect-kids-headed-to-school-in-brooklyns-bergen-bike-bus

NYC cyclists protect kids headed to school in Brooklyn’s ‘Bergen bike bus’

Sterling Sims, 8, said she preferred riding the bike to school over taking the bus or walking. The weekly trip represents a grassroots response to the danger on the roads. [ more › ]

gothamist.com

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · Sep 13

Hi y'all! Our next KiDICAL Mass Kids & Family ride is next Saturday, September 20. We'll ride from Commodore Barry Park (10:45am) to Hunter's Point South Park. It's our 4th family ride and the first one of the fall season, we can't wait! ✨🚲

For info & to register, go to: www.bikebus.nyc/events-2-1

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Gil (Guillermo) Penalosa @penalosag.bsky.social · Sep 11

Tues. FREE • BIKE BUS: Moving Cities Toward Joyful, Child-Friendly Streets.

Presents: Coach Sam Balto Co-Founder Portland's & World Bike Bus.
Learn how, why, benefits. Bi-weekly live webinar #Cities4Everyone.
Tue. Sep. 16 at 11:00am EST
Register & share: bit.ly/3HPb7ea

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · Sep 12

“The odds of fatal injury increased by 44% for people of all ages struck by an SUV, compared with those hit by a passenger car.

Among children the odds of fatal injury increased by 82%, and among children under the age of 10 it increased by 130%.”

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Laura’s two children stand in front of a giant, lifted SUV parked on the street. Their heads are below the hood.

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BergenBikeBusBK @bergenbikebus.bsky.social · Sep 10

We're baaack! Our first #BikeBus of the school year is on the books. ✨🚲

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