BONUS: Coach Balto's Bike Bus Lessons (Patreon)

Hello all! I'm super excited to share this bonus episode with you all. While working on Episode 110, Back to School with the Bike Bus, I spoke with Sam Balto, a phys ed teacher in Portland, Oregon, who goes by @CoachBalto and who's become one of the most visible advocates in the global movement for active transportation for kids.

Sam Balto and some kids having a whole lot of fun on bikes.

We used some of his comments in that episode, but our conversation was so juicy I knew I wanted to share it in full.

Sam does a great job of explaining why bike buses are so much fun and so good for kids, and why you might find yourself tearing up when you watch his videos: "We want our children to thrive. And the bike bus movement is sort of the first story of children thriving since the pandemic."

Maybe you'll be inspired to start a bike bus or walking school bus where you live!

—Sarah