Earlier this week,
I walked out of my house today to be greeted by 50-80 kids and parents riding bikes and scooters to school.
- So quiet, but for the chatter & laughing
- No cars needed
Absolutely glorious morning.
Apparently it was Bike to School Day.
Seeing kids and parents riding to Crozet Elementary was amazing. No car sounds, just people talking, laughing, riding and scooting.
Charlie on BlueSky said, “I rode in with my daughter! It’s one of my favorite school days of the year every year.“
Riding to school isn’t just healthier for you and your kids, and better for the environment, and builds community more than driving cars to school, it’s also good for businesses.
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane
“Local stores next to the protected bike lane have seen a 49% increase in sales.”
If you’re a business on the way to one of the Crozet schools, I’m curious if you’re interested in some partnership that would encourage/incentivize kids and parents to ride to school more often. Maybe something like the Pizza Hut reading program when I was a kid — ride a bike to school > 8 times a month, and I’ll buy you two chocolate croissants, or something like that.
I wrote this in 2011.
(She’s 22 now, and still rides a bike)
“Untitled” because I can’t think of an appropriate title.
I ride my bike with my younger daughter frequently. In two days, she will be a second grader.
This morning we recommenced our morning ritual of riding our bikes to the Crozet Mudhouse, a pit stop on the path to Crozet Elementary.
Upon our return home, we stopped for a bit of exploration and she seized the opportunity to cut me to the quick:
“I wish I could stay 7 forever, and you could stay 35. Because today is just perfect.”
With that, she got on her bike and started by herself, a skill she mastered two days ago. And she said,
“Come on Daddy!”
And I followed.
Lesson of the day:
Live life every day. You don’t stay young forever. And these moments must be appreciated.
Something to say?