A Bike Bus in Stretford where families cycle to school together is a wheely big hit so far – and there are plans to expand it.
Parents, governors and community leaders act as Ride Leaders for the initiative serving Victoria Park Junior School.
The Bike Bus, the only one of its kind in Trafford, meets every Friday morning on the regenerated Kingsway to pedal to school via the A56 Chester Road’s recently-installed cycle lanes.
It was launched in November last year with the aim of enabling a safe and fun way for families to cycle together to school. Now plans are to invite families at neighbouring St Ann’s RC Primary School to join the Bike Bus.
In a travel survey undertaken by Victoria Park Junior School, 81% of pupils said their preferred way of travelling to school would be walking, scooting or cycling.
The Bike Bus is one of a range of measures in Trafford to encourage children and families to travel actively to and from school. St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School, also in Stretford, has a walking bus and there are seven School Streets in the borough where motorised traffic around schools is restricted at drop-off and pick-up times.
