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Sixth Grade Advanced On-Bike Training

By Safe Routes to School and Community Development Department

The Safe Routes to School program utilizes a city-owned fleet of child specific bikes to offer on-bike training to all 6th grade students in Cambridge Public Schools.

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Ages: 11 and 12.

Grade 6th grade.

Cambridge residents only.

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Contact

Adi Philson
Cambridge Community Development Department
aphilson@cambridgema.gov
617-349-6012
TTY: 617-349-4621

No application or registration needed.

Cost

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Location

The program location changes over time.

  • In-person only.

Additional information

Topics covered include: transitioning from sidewalk to road riding, different types of bike infrastructure, avoiding the "door zone", intersection strategy, balancing at low speed, and bike maintenance. The training culminates in a group bike ride on city streets with assistance from the Cambridge Police Department.