So, what's a bike bus? It's a fixed route to and from school with designated "bus stops" along the way where bicyclists from different neighborhoods and areas can join up with fellow student riders and the adults who will serve as bus escorts. 

At what schools will the 2023 bike bus operate? This fall, on four Fridays in September and October, the bike bus will operate for the morning and afternoon commute to Liberty Middle School and Lincoln Middle School. For the morning commute, each bike bus will get rolling from its starting point at 7:10 a.m., picking up riders at designated "bus stops" (the routes and stops for each bus are below). Each school's bus will arrive at Liberty or Lincoln about 7:40 a.m. The school day begins at the middle schools at 7:50 a.m. The afternoon commute will simply reverse the route. The bike bus will depart each school for the afternoon commute at 2:45 p.m.

What do you need to do to participate? It's not required, but we're asking participants to register to give us an idea of how many riders to expect. You can do that HERE. You MUST wear a bike helmet. Just like on a regular bus, you must be considerate of your fellow riders and follow the directions of the bus "drivers."  

Will the bike bus be supervised? We'll have two adult escorts in safety vests for each bus -- one in front of the bus and one at the back. The official escorts will have completed a background check by the City of Edwardsville. Parents are welcome to accompany the bus, but it's not required. 

What's the point of organizing a bike bus? It's a healthy alternative to traveling by vehicle and it's a fun way to go to school as part of a peloton, or a cluster of bike riders. Plus, it's part of the mission of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee -- to encourage and promote activities that don't require a vehicle and to make sure it's fun, safe and easy to do just that throughout Edwardsville.