Welcome to Montclair Bike Bus!
Ready to ride?Here's how it works:
- Find your school’s route and schedule below (or in the nav bar.)
- Meet up with the bike bus along the route every Friday morning. Please accompany your child or designate a chaperone.
Find your route
Select a school below to view the routes and schedule on Google Maps.
Don't see your school? The best way to connect, plan and create new routes is to join our WhatsApp group. You bring the energy, we'll help with the infrastructure.
About Us
Who We Are
We’re Montclair parents and community supporters who want to make it joyful, fun, and safe to bike to school together. With creativity and courage, we’re determined to make our roads accessible to active transportation. Our hope is that the bike bus route is utilized not just during school hours but offers popular routes for all to enjoy. As a community-driven effort, we're always looking for volunteers to help on rides, lead events, and get out the word.
What We Do
- Build community support in town and schools
- Create rider tools, time tables, and routes
- Host events and gatherings
- Advise on transportation infrastructure redesign
What's a Bike Bus?
A bike bus is an adult-led scheduled bike ride that follows a specific route and timetable. There are bike buses all over the world. By riding with the Montclair Bike Bus you’re part of a global movement!
Want to learn more?
The Montclair Bike Bus is on a mission to make biking together to school joyful, fun, and safe. Download the PDF file to learn more about us, bike safety myths and facts, and read our Bike Bus Pledge, or email if you have additional questions.
Bike Bus Info (PDF) | Email Us
In The News
Montclair Bike Bus Takes to Streets for ‘Kidical Mass’ Ride
A group of cyclists nearly 300 strong took to the streets Sunday for a seven-mile ride. Starting in Upper Montclair, families rode all the way to Nishuane Park — and back. The goal? To send a message to elected leaders about the need to make Montclair streets safer.
Bike Bus & A Culture of Activity
I connect with Jessica Tillyer – we discuss the origins of the Montclair bike bus, how other communities can start their own, and how their efforts have resulted in promoting an enhanced culture of activity within their township
Bike Buses Can Leverage Safe Routes
In 1969, 89 percent of students within 1 mile of their school biked or walked to school in the U.S. Forty years later, that figure was down to 35 percent. Bike buses have emerged both in Europe and the United States to encourage group biking to school for students.
