In one month, students across Calgary will be filling the halls of schools, but how will they arrive? Recent bussing changes mean that many families are looking at alternative solutions for school trips, but aren’t sure where to start. August is the perfect month to start planning, even making it a family or friend group…
It’s unfortunate, but lots of bikes end up at Calgary landfills. People pick up biking as a hobby and then abandon it. Kids grow out of bikes, and those bikes end up collecting dust in a garage. Even working bikes end up discarded and forgotten if the owner moves, or simply can no longer ride…
What a fantastic year for youth on bikes! We wanted to share some of our favourite memories, some stats and of course some pictures from the 2025-2026 school year. Standard Program This year we were able to deliver our standard program at 14 schools. This means that over 1900 students have the skills to safely…
Youth en Route loves the youth and enthusiasm that student hires bring to our organization. They reconnect us to our mission and help us communicate with our younger audience. Through the Canada Summer Jobs initiative, we’re happy to announce a new position as a summer student bike mechanic has opened at Youth en Route. Who…
On Saturday June 6, Downtown’s East Side and the Confluence park were taken over for a one-of-a-kind event — Calgary’s inaugural Cyclefest! Cyclefest brought together local businesses, sponsors, bike enthusiasts, and more than 2,500 Calgarians to celebrate independence and freedom on two wheels. Thanks to funding from a Downtown in Motion Grant, Youth en Route…
In Youth en Route’s continued effort to give back to the community and provide access to transportation, the Bike Hub partnered with Hull Services’ Patch Program to give away bikes for a special version of the Kids Bike Trade-Up. On March 16, kids flooded into the bike hub as weeks of preparation came to fruition….
