“Bike and Roll to School Day” is being celebrated nationally and across Colorado on May 7, including in Longmont. Schools across the state were invited to participate by the Colorado Department of Transportation. Longmont Public Safety posted about the event on May 6.
“This national annual event promotes and practices bicycle, pedestrian, and road safety among classmates, families, and caregivers,” said Longmont Public Safety, on Facebook. “Formerly known as Bike to School Day, the expanded event name of Bike and Roll to School Day acknowledges the numerous modes of active transportation on wheels. Not only does this day promote the benefits of active transportation, as well as bicycle and road safety for all, it highlights the importance of establishing safe routes to and from school.”
According to Longmont Public Safety, biking (or rolling) offers “exercise, autonomy, scenery, camaraderie, environmental benefits, traffic solutions, and joy.”
Organizers should register “Bike and Roll to School Day” events, regardless of when they are held, at walkbiketoschool.org as a way of tracking participation. Longmont’s Mountain View Elementary School is listed as a participant in this year’s event.
