YOUTH EN ROUTE
Cycling is freedom!
We are working to empower healthier youth to have the agency to get around their communities independently.
Cycling education empowers youth
We’re rolling into the new school year looking to get schools booked for our cycling programs.
Designed for PE classes, we deliver the equipment, instructors and planning for four or five consecutive days of classes. Students will learn how to balance, ride in control, use brakes and gears and safely get where they want to go.
The goal at the end of the week is a short community ride.
Here is what we do
We’ve delivered 40 Adaptive Bikes to Calgary Schools, and we do not plan on stopping there. We want to make sure every student gets to experience the joy of bike riding! Adaptive Bike Project news
Youth en Route’s mission and vision are evolving. Our mission: Empowering youth to be healthy and resilient through using a bicycle to reach everyday destinations. Our vision: Youth have agency to independently travel their community by bicycle.
We break barriers for youth to be able to use active modes of transportation everywhere in the city, including on Calgary Transit.
We are always looking for bike donations. We want to make sure youth have the equipment they need to get where they are going. Having skills doesn’t help if you don’t have a bike. Consider a donation! We commit to recycling all donated and found bikes,
Cycling in winter is not only exhilarating and empowering, it is another way to experience freedom to get where you want to go. With the proper equipment and clothing, cycling in winter provides all the same benefits as in fair weather.
Youth en Route is committed to providing accessibility to active transportation for students. We have given away our fleets at Forest Lawn High School and Sir John Franklin so that students can have freedom this summer!
Youth En Route empowers youth with skill and equipment to choose active travel to pedal their path
Incorporated on May 11, 2021 as 13008037 Canada Association.
Registered Charity 758178461RR0001
Join us in supporting youth biking programs!
We always welcome new groups to partner with. Let’s work together on shared infrastructure, ideas and equipment – to make all of our funds go further, and get more kids out of cars and using independent, active transportation.
How to get involved
There are various ways that you can get involved in our initiative.
From the Blog
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Rolling into fall semester PE classes
We are excited to kick off the 2025-2026 school year. After our busy year and huge impact last year, Youth en Route has grown to better support teachers and learning. Kimberley Nelson has taken on a leadership role as the Program Manager for Youth en Route. Based on feedback received from our student advisory council,…
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Kids Bike Trade UP events are a big success
Youth en Route has been thrilled with the response to our Kids Bike Trade UP events held in May and July. People have lined up, signed up and been hugely appreciative of the concept. So many parents told us they just couldn’t keep their growing kids in bikes – it was too expensive and they…
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We’re Hopping on with Cycling Canada!
Youth en Route is grateful to the Alberta Bicycle Association and Cycling Canada’s Hop On program for funding delivered through the Community Sport for All funding stream in April. This allowed YER to reach 4,600 youth, an almost 400% increase 2023/24 when we taught 1,300 kids. There are close to 5000 young people exposed to…