PE teacher | Bike Bus/Bike Bus & Walking School Bus Specialist | UrbanArrow Influencer | Using Twitter to Improve Active Transportation for my Students

Portland, OR
I told myself I wouldn’t cry today but a parent at my school did a beautiful #BikeBus video for our 1 year birthday!!
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Ever wonder what it's like marshalling a Hill Family Biking ride? Take an inside look w/ Alyssa as she marshals Saturday's giant Back to School ride keeping everyone safe and happy!
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Sam Balto retweeted
Awesome Beverly Hills bike bus this AM! @CoachBalto
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Hey everyone! My TEDx Talk is officially out, and it was selected as an Editor’s Pick!! 🎉 It would mean the world to me if you’d take a few minutes to watch it, leave a comment, and share it. Thank you for helping spread the message. 💛🚲 piped.video/GTaqGYFAJaE?is=ppA6…
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Sam Balto retweeted
We need to have unregulated AI and data centers in every city because or we will lose to China, but we don’t need their rail and transit infrastructure okay got it
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Sam Balto retweeted
July 17-19th Guardian Bikes is running a massive promotion and if you use code BIKEBUS10 10% of the order goes to Bike Bus World !! It’s a WIN WIN WIN!!
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This code for @woombikesUSA still works. Woom bikes #woom
Here’s $50 toward a woom bike! I can't recommend their lightweight kids' bikes enough, they’re a real game-changer. share.woom.com/hyhwe68p
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Sam Balto retweeted
What if the school commute could become the best part of a child’s day? In this inspiring talk, Arjit Soni @the_cycledad, Founder & CEO of @movewithmybyk and the creator of India’s first Bike Bus shares how a simple idea grew into a community movement that is transforming school travel. Watch & Discover: 🚲How parents, schools, and communities came together to make it happen. 🚲How the Bike Bus grew from one child to 50+ families riding together. 🚲Practical lessons on safety, trust, and starting a Bike Bus in your own city. 🚲Watch this inspiring journey and see how cycling can create healthier, happier, and more connected communities. Full video👇🏼 piped.video/playlist?list=PL… 👍 Like, Subscribe, and share this video to help spread the movement! #nleuindiamobility #bikebus #cycletoschool #movewithmybyk #pedalandtringtring @modacitylife @Leszek33 @Ozaemotion @kumarmanish9 @ankitkamdar45 @CoachBalto @BikeBusWorld
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Sam Balto retweeted
Such joy! @CoachBalto you have really created an incredible movement.
Rode the Bergen Bike Bus today to make a big announcement: We’re redesigning Bergen Street and Dean Street, from Court Street to East New York Ave — adding new bike boulevards and more pedestrian space. Safer rides to school for New York City kids coming soon.
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Sam Balto retweeted
Max, after we win in 5 tomorrow you have some time off. Can we get Blade Gang to cruise with East Aurora Bike Bus on Friday morning to school? We had 170 riders last week, would be a blast. Money for Nothing on repeat. Check us out: instagram.com/eastaurorabike…
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Sam Balto retweeted
Really enjoyed meeting @CoachBalto today with @cities_clean colleagues and learning more about @BikeBusWorld! Looking forward to collaborating in the future 💚🤓
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For this week's Verified I interviewed former top student athletes @ChaseQB11 @CavinderHaley @CavinderHanna about what happens to NIL creators post-grad. Plus, how @CoachBalto used social media to grow Bike Bus World and booked guests like Zara Larsson, FB's attempt to woo creators, AI "Fruit Love Island" and an adorable baby chinchilla. Web version here: wpcreator.washingtonpost.com…
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Sam Balto retweeted
We are not prepared for the silver tsunami of Baby Boomers reaching 80 and accidentally stomping on the gas.
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I didn’t know what to expect when the Daily Show told us our clip was airing this week. We saw it for the first time live and we never met or knew about Katie. Not surprised she stole the show piped.video/cu6ozB7mKDQ?si=85OD…
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Sam Balto retweeted
Ohhhhh Zara you are THE people’s princess
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I love it every time my friend @CoachBalto lands another celebrity collab. It just spreads the message that we can have kid-friendly cities.
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Zara Larsson joining the Portland bike bus before her show makes me so happy. More bike buses, everywhere.
Zara Larsson News
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Before her show in Portland today, Zara Larsson joined the viral Portland Bike Bus!
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Sam Balto retweeted
Thing 1: When driving onto a side street, always yield to people going straight. It has to be said because US drivers are terrible at following this rule. Thing 2: We're still in a phase of using the wrong terms, and language matters. This guy was riding his electric motorcycle at 40MPH on a sidewalk. The driver was already making his turn when the motorcycle tried to zip in front of him. Calling these things e-bikes leads to all sorts of distorted impressions about electric bicycles.
Who the heck has the right of way in this situation? I live out in the country so my head automatically goes to the vehicle having the right of way. As fast as this e-bike is going it should have just been on the road & treated as a motorcycle.
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Replying to @NateThomas1990
The path to great local schools: 1) build family-supportive density around local schools (urbanizing the middle class families who want to live in the city if there is suitable housing, and who will vote for sensible school board representatives) 2) focusing on academic standards and "choice" at the level of the school, not the district. That is, every local school should have an accelerated program for high-performing students. Parents expect tracking and will move kids to magnet or private schools if local schools don't offer it.
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