Our Mission
The mission of SOMa Bike Bus is to build community while bringing joy to our roads by riding our bikes to school together.
Community
Instead of everyone driving to school and parking individually, riding bikes together every week together creates a sense of community. We listen to music, we chat, friends say hi to each other before class. It’s a vibe.
We also have social rides and events that build community, like our Halloween ride, a Cranksgiving food drive, South Mountain Reservation rides, and Adult rides. We’re always looking for new ways to bring our community together, because biking in a large group is just so much fun for youth and adults. It’s also a safe way to enjoy biking outside in an area that doesn’t provide bike infrastructure to its residents.
If you have an idea for a social event, or any way to help build our community, whether it’s large or small, speak up! We need your energy and ideas! Share your ideas in our WhatsApp community.
Joy
Bike bus brings joy into what can be a tedious daily routine. It gets your family out into fresh air with a little movement to start the day. You can have a little fun with some friends on the way to school. Students get to school energized and ready to learn.
Bike bus brings joy to community members and neighbors who see us coming down their street and stop to wave. It’s a community event.
Getting to school, safely
Our routes have been planned to get us to school on-time. We have volunteers riding with us to make sure everybody is safe and visible when crossing intersections.
Drivers, if you see a bike bus coming through your neighborhood, we thank you for your patience as we pass.