Statewide School-Based Bicycle Education Program
About the Program
The Statewide School-Based Bicycle Education Program is a multi-week bicycle curriculum for students in grades 3-8 that meets OSPI Health & PE standards. The program was established in 2016 in Seattle Public Schools and is modeled after Cascade Bicycle Club’s (CBC) flagship “Let’s Go” curriculum. It is set to expand statewide to reach 90% of Washington students by 2039.
The Let’s Go Bicycle Education Program, which is taught in classrooms during P.E., is part of the Move Ahead Washington transportation bill, funded by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), and administered by Cascade Bicycle Club in partnership with the AESD Network.
Program Goals
Improve bicycle confidence for transportation and/or recreation.
Establish an understanding of bicycle, pedestrian, and traffic safety.
Increase regional safety of transportation and communities.
Increase competency in Washington state PE standards.
Our Work
Through a collaborative partnership, CBC has tasked the Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD) with delivering the program to approximately half of Washington’s students in grades 3-8. Together the network of nine ESDs will maintain bicycles, provide training to PE teachers, and deliver classroom support to hundreds of Washington’s small school districts.
The statewide expansion began in the 2023-24 year, with two AESD regions participating in the pilot: ESD 189 (Northwest) and ESD 171 (North Central). For the 2024-25 year, three more regions are being added: ESD 112 (Southwest WA), ESD 105 (Yakima Valley), and ESD 123 (Southeast WA). The program is scheduled to be delivered to 10,000 students across 68 elementary schools during this 2nd year.
Learn More and Get Involved
Small and Medium School Districts
The majority of school districts in Washington are defined as “small” or “medium” and will not have to take any steps to apply for a grant to access the program, as your local ESD is applying or has already applied on your behalf.
If you are a PE teacher or school administrator, just contact your Bicycle Education Regional Coordinator to express interest in being added to the rollout schedule. There is no cost, and no need to apply to access the program. The development of the program’s infrastructure, including building thousands of bikes, will be completed by 2039. In the meantime, new schools will be prioritized based on the equity-centered criteria outlined in the legislation (ESSB 5974, Sec. 419),
Large School Districts
If you are a PE teacher or school administrator within any of the largest school districts listed below, please contact Cascade Bicycle Club directly to apply for your own bike fleets and funding.
These large districts should contact CBC to participate. All others, email your local ESD.
View Large Districts
- Auburn School District
- Bellevue School District
- Bellingham School District
- Bethel School District
- Central Valley School District
- Clover Park School District
- Edmonds School District (WTSC-Funded)
- Everett School District
- Evergreen School District (Clark)
- Federal Way School District
- Highline School District
- Issaquah School District
- Kennewick School District
- Kent School District
- Lake Washington School District
- Mukilteo School District
- North Thurston Public Schools
- Northshore School District
- Pasco School District
- Puyallup School District
- Renton School District
- Richland School District
- Seattle School District No. 1 (SDOT-Funded)
- Spokane School District
- Tacoma School District
- Vancouver School District
- Yakima School District
Participating Schools Receive
- Free 1-day professional development for PE teachers (clock hours available)
- 3-week curriculum on bike safety for grades 3-8
- Loaner bikes and bike trailer delivery
- 30 bikes per trailer (adaptive trikes are provided)
- A trailer that stays on site for daily bike storage
- Helmets, hairnets, & in-class support
- An exciting new program that can be run in a school gym or outdoors
- A “Bikes & Equipment to Participants” component for eligible students to earn their own bicycle
Our middle school program (grades 5-8) will begin in the 2025-26 school year.
See Who’s Enrolled
Program Funding
The Let’s Go Bicycle Education Program is supported with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.
Our Partners
Bicycle Education Regional Coordinators
For more information please contact:
AESD
Ian Woodford
Managing Director – Statewide Bicycle Education
iwoodford@waesd.org
ESD 101 (Spokane)
Coming Soon
bicycleprogram@waesd.org
ESD 105 (Yakima)
Cassody Leadon
cassody.leadon@esd105.org
ESD 112 (Vancouver)
Richard Belson
richard.belson@esd112.org
ESD 113 (Tumwater)
Coming Soon
bicycleprogram@waesd.org
ESD 114 (Bremerton)
Coming Soon
bicycleprogram@waesd.org
ESD 121 (Renton)
Coming Soon
bicycleprogram@waesd.org
ESD 123 (Pasco)
Jen Frank
jfrank@esd123.org
ESD 171 (Wenatchee)
Francisco Anaya
franciscoa@ncesd.org
ESD 189 (Anacortes)
Matthew Metcalf
mametcalf@nwesd.org