Ashland Elementary students take 'bike bus' ride to school

Youths take part in 'Bike to School Day'

With a police escort, youngsters ride their bicycles from the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex to Horace Mann Elementary School and Indiana Area Junior High School, as part of the “Bike to School Day” event that kicked off the annual…

Ashland Elementary students take 'bike bus' ride to school

Students from Ashland Elementary School started their day in a different kind of bus, taking part in National Walk and Bike to School Day.George Bell, a fourth grade student, is pretty familiar with the route he took on his ride into school.I just enjoy biking, he said, reiterating, it's just fun to bike.It is the most requested thing each morning by George, his dad Price said. We drive in from near the airport, get in early, unload the bike, pa…

Bike bus leader hopes to ride safe streets message into school board seat

School Board candidate Rob Galanakis and his campaign vehicle. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Rob Galanakis wants Portland Public Schools to see the forest and not just the trees outside classroom windows. His campaign for a seat on the PPS Board leans heavily on the idea that PPS goes about its business largely with its head in the sand while solutions to many problems can be found in the streets just beyond school grounds. Galanakis, a co…

Ashland Elementary celebrates National Bike, Walk and Roll to School Day

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Students at Ashland Elementary took a different route to class Wednesday morning — by ditching cars in favor of bikes, scooters, and walking shoes. The school hosted its first-ever “Bike, Walk, and Roll to School” event, encouraging families to try out a more active and environmentally friendly commute. Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins joined the…