Parent Establishes Districtwide ‘bike-friendly’ Policy & Starts SRTS Program in Fairfax Virginia County

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Children attending Wolftrap elementary school are now allowed to bike to school, thanks in part to the diligent efforts of bike enthusiast and parent Jeff Anderson.

Anderson established a Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS) at Wolftrap elementary and convinced the principal to install bike racks for students.

Later he helped abolish an existing school policy which prevented children from biking to school and supported the creation of a new policy that would encourage children to bike to school.

See Jeff Anderson’s presentation on how he changed school policy and brought biking to school possible for his children.

Jeff fostered support from various organizations including the Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling (FABB), and TrailsforYouth.org to bring change to his kids’ school.

Read the full story of how Jeff established Wolftrap elementary’s bike train, which helps get kids to be more physically active, through morning bike rides to school.

According to the story, featured in the Washington Post, Jeff said: “A lot of this was grass roots and parents getting over their fears. There are a lot more [school programs] bubbling up, incorporating [walking and biking] in their own way.”

Learn more about Safe Routes to School in Fairfax, Virginia by visiting their Facebook page and find some Safe Routes to School resources on FABB the page.

See how Fairfax County Public Schools are working to get more kids active by providing workshops and resources for Safe Routes to School.

Visit the TrailsforYouth.org Facebook page, to learn more about this organization that supported Jeff in his quest to establish Wolftrap elementary’s new bike to school policy.