Walk/Bike Nashville

Safe Routes to Schools, a national effort designed to increase the amount of student walking and biking to school, is proven to help improve student attendance, physical fitness, mental wellness, and academic achievement.  Walk Bike Nashville is working with various Metro Nashville Public Schools to identify and develop opportunities to reduce children's barriers to safely walking and biking to school.  Strategies often include, but are not limited to utilizing:Walking School Bus and/or Bike Trains -- coordinating volunteers to lead group walks or bike rides to and from school.Bike Rodeos -- fun and interactive on-bike workshops for children of all ages to learn basic bike and road safety information.Walking and Biking Clubs -- during or after-school clubs to teach and engage children in walking and biking activitiesOur Safe Routes to Schools program also includes Walk to School Day (for the past 20 years!) and Bike to School Day.  

Walk Bike Nashville hosts, supports, and organizes various events and activities throughout the year that help build awareness of the benefit of walking and biking, support the on-going development of walk- and bike-friendly policy and infrastructure, and educate the community on ways to improve their personal health and wellness through increased walking and biking.  Examples include:Bike Month (May) - A full month of bike-friendly community events and activities including Bike to Work Day.Tour de Nash - Nashville's biggest bike ride that features rides for all skill levels and showcases some of Nashville's greatest bike-friendly facilities and neighborhoods.Walk Nashville Month - A full month of walk-friendly community events and activities including Walk to School Day.Open Streets Nashville - Open Streets is a program to activate people, support local businesses, and inspire public spaces by temporarily closing long stretches of road to cars, opening them up to people on foot, bike or to just hang out.  

Walk Bike Nashville works to promote policy and infrastructure that supports walking and bicycling. We want all Nashvillians to have the option of walking or biking, no matter where they live or where they want to go. To achieve this goal we work with city officials to expand safe bikeways, sidewalks and greenways; we develop specific asks for infrastructure campaigns; we provide resources to community groups; and we are a voice in the room during countless discussions about the future of our city's streets.