Our Guiding Principles We believe. . .
Better Future
…when youth ride bikes, our communities are healthier, more sustainable, and more socially advanced
How It Happens Meet the Steering Committee
Members of the YBS Steering Committee represent several local locations across the U.S., predominately youth initiatives that get young people on bicycles. Steering Committee members are committed to promoting the Youth Bike Summit at national and local levels, embracing our Guiding Principles, and bringing the event to cities across the US.
Reach out to info@youthbikesummit.org if you’d like to learn more about joining or have questions for us.
The YBS is a supportive, encouraging, and inclusive space that welcomes and highlights diversity of perspectives relating to advocacy, activism, social justice, job training, health, policy, transportation and mobility, climate change, community resilience, organizing, design and social innovation – all supporting bicycling as a catalyst for the health of our communities.
In One Sentence
"The Youth Bike Summit (YBS) is a 3-day national conference bringing together students, educators, advocates, researchers, policy makers and community leaders in order to: gather and share ideas; give youth a voice, and; encourage civic engagement and advocacy. Through workshops, presentations, keynote speakers, discussion, and visioning, we transform dialogue into action.”
Our History
Because two teenagers could dream. . .
We have the Youth Bike Summit
In March 2010, two interns from Recycle-A-Bicycle (RAB) attended the League of American Bicyclists’ National Bike Summit, Kim and Kristi. On the way back home, the two 17 year-olds discussed their love for bicycles with RAB staff and expressed an interest in learning more about how bicycling fits into policy, the environmental sustainability, social entrepreneurship, and community-building. As a result, the Youth Bike Summit idea was born.
View where other Youth Bike Summit’s have taken place.