Spokane Public School students embrace bike bus

‘At Work With’ a volunteer bike bus captain who makes the ride to school joyful and safe for Portland kids

At 7:35 a.m., kids and parents meet at the first stop on one of two bike routes to Abernethy Elementary School in Portland for a group ride known as a “bike bus.” At least 21 Portland schools have bike buses, which are convoys of kids — sometimes dozens — pedaling to school together, flanked by parents, volunteers, and a soundtrack blasting from a speaker mounted on a cargo bike. The school run can be a slog for some people, but the bike bus is …

Spokane Public School students embrace bike bus

The student body has quickly embraced what started last fall as a way to boost attendance and increase access to free breakfast.