Get Involved
Walk, Bike, Roll Volunteer Information
Thank you for volunteering to support walk, bike, and roll programs!
Walking and biking to school is a fun way to get exercise, reduce traffic and pollution, create community, and promote youth independence. Studies say students who walk and bike to school arrive more alert and ready to learn.
These benefits are possible through the commitment and dedication of volunteers like you!
Sign Up
Apply to be a Category A volunteer with SPS. Please allow time for processing (about 2 weeks) before starting your program or event.
Find a Program
Get connected to a walk or bike program at your school or in your neighborhood. Email Brooke to connect to group organizers.
Don’t see your school on the list? Check with your school and your neighbors to see if other families or students are already walking and biking to school. Join in if possible, and start a program or event to include more people!
Start a Program
Starting a program can help connect more students and families, help caregivers share responsibilities, make the trip more fun!
Check out the Campaign Guide in the “Get Involved” section of the Seattle Department of Transportation page for details on starting programs and gaining support at your school.
First, check with your neighbors and your school to see who is already walking to school – can you join them? If your school doesn’t have a walk group organized, follow the tips below to get started.
First, check with your neighbors and your school to see who is already biking to school – can you join them? If your school doesn’t have a bike group organized, follow the tips below to get started.
Learn the specifics of starting a Bike Train or Bike Bus to school from our partners at Cascade Bicycle Club.
Get inspiration and advice from our neighbors in Portland: Bike Bus PDX.
Contact your Safe Routes Coordinator for help hosting a volunteer training or pre-riding a route.
- What if I or my child can’t walk, bike or roll all the way?
- That’s okay! If you’re able, park your car a couple blocks away from school and walk in. (If you drive, please avoid driving along the route.) Busing is great too!
- What can students do with their bikes during and after school?
- Lock bikes at school racks or check with school staff to see if there is bike parking inside. Bikes are not allowed on school buses, but you can bring them on the Metro bus and light rail.
- Volunteer Liability: The Volunteer Protection Act protects registered SPS volunteers from liability if they are volunteering with a walk, bike, and roll to school program, unless the volunteer acts with gross negligence (is extremely or deliberately harmful).
Recruit Volunteers
Need more volunteers to support your program?
- Connect to your school community
- Your Safe Routes Coordinator can deliver a presentation to your PTSA, School Building Safety Committee, or your staff.
- Reach out to local organizations and community groups who have a stake in youth safety, environmental action, or transportation to request volunteer support and help getting the word out
- Community partnership programs at your school: Check your school website for a full list of partners.
- Examples include: City Year, Girls on the Run, Peace Streets, RBAC, and the Boys and Girls Club
- Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is a volunteer organization to reclaim Seattle’s streets and make them safer for all ages, ethnicities, genders and abilities. Connect with your local neighborhood group to share about your program and volunteer needs.
- Local bike shops and organizations
- Libraries
- Community Centers
- Places of worship
- Community partnership programs at your school: Check your school website for a full list of partners.
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