Every Child Deserves a Bicycle: Children & Youth Bicycle Program

Framework: A comprehensive, multilevel, evidence-based public health initiative that integrates three components, Education, Access, and Built Environment, to increase youth physical activity, improve bicycle safety, and enhance community health and well-being.

Program Components

  • Children riding bikes and practicing safety skills in a parking lot on a clear autumn day.

    Education: Building Knowledge, Confidence, and Skills.

    Providing bicycle education curriculum, educator training, and program support to help schools and communities deliver sustainable bicycle safety education programs.

  • Outdoor bike sale with various children's bikes on display on a grassy park, under tents and people browsing on a sunny day.

    Access: Removing Barriers to Participation.

    Increasing access to bicycles, equipment, and resources needed to ride safely.

  • Children wearing helmets riding bicycles in a parking lot with trees and a hill in the background.

    Built Environment: Creating Safe Spaces for Riding.

    Providing technical guidance and expertise to municipalities, schools, and partner organizations seeking to create safe and functional spaces for bicycling and play.

Education: Building Knowledge, Confidence, and Skills.

Access: Removing Barriers to Participation

Built Environment: Creating Safe Spaces for Riding.