Detailed description (English): Kidical Mass is a legal, safe and FUN bike ride for kids, kids at heart, and their families. The first ride was held in April 2008 in Eugene, Oregon (US) and has now spread to over a dozen communities throughout North America and Europe. The rides are meant to be family friendly bike rides through a community. They generally meet at a park and end not too far away at another fun spot (park, ice cream shop, pool, or special event). Each community figures out the type of ride, routes, locations, and events that work best for their area families.
All types of bikes, trailers, trail-a-bikes, Xtracycles, longtails, bakfiets, Long Johns, tandems, folders, trikes, and whatever rolls are welcome! We celebrate the fact that Kids are Traffic Too and aim for family fun on vehicles that don’t hurt the future! It’s just another excuse to pedal around town with your family.
Target group(s): Kids and their families
Objectives: To enable kids to feel safe and have fun cycling on their streets in their city.
To inform their parents of the possibilities of cycling.
Expected Outcomes: A lot of bicycle love and happiness.
At least 25 cycling kids + their parents.
A lot of new initiatives can take place from the possibility to network.
Local media coverage.
The kids will feel empowered by their mobility and autonomy which will hopefully lead to easier access to sustainable transportation in the future.