Bike to the Moon Week
Supporting Alameda County’s Safe Routes to School program
From May 9–13, 2022, Alameda County’s Safe Routes to Schools program is hosting its second annual Bike to the Moon Week. The idea is for students, families and school staff around the county to track their miles/minutes of physical activity– including but not limited to riding a bike– in an effort to collectively “ride” all the way to the moon, which is 238,855 miles away.
Nearly 2,500 people participated in 2021, each receiving a set number of “moon miles” for every mile they biked or every 10 minutes they spent doing any other physical activity. All told, everyone in the contest covered 1,037,258 “moon miles”– enough to make it to the moon and back almost twice.
During last year’s event, one Alameda County teacher had this to say:
“Safe Routes to School is a fun, informative, and engaging program. My students really enjoyed Bike to the Moon Week, and I look forward to working with Safe Routes again next year!”
Bike to the Moon Week was initially created as a solution to schools being remote and Bike to Work Day being canceled last year, but the SR2S program is bringing it back because the first go-round was such a hit. If you’re an Alameda County schools student, parent, or staff member, it sounds like joining in would be a lot of fun!
