Our Mission:
To empower school age children and their parents to rethink their commutes to school, by safely and responsibly biking, walking, carpooling or using transit to and from school and beyond more often. Through education and training we aim to improve the health of students by reducing the risk of obesity and heart related problems while fighting global warming by reducing pollution and traffic at school sites.
Our Vision:
To create a community environment where children and parents alike are comfortable using alternative modes of transportation, whenever they choose.
Who We Are
Walk ‘n Rollers is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with over 14 years experience providing community-based bicycle and pedestrian safety education throughout Southern California.
We are focused on Safe Routes to School programming to encourage more kids to walk and bike to school more often.
When children learn how to safely and responsibly walk and bike to school, they add activity to their day and reduce traffic and pollution around their school.
Kids also learn life lessons: responsibility, good decision making, traffic safety and community awareness.
By building confidence, we create healthier, more sustainable communities.
What We Do
We aim to educate, train and encourage people of all ages to walk and ride their bikes more often, especially to and from school.
Working with our stakeholder partners, we develop Safe Routes to School programming, deliver on campus bicycle and pedestrian education activities, host community-based bike safety and bike repair events and host bike safety classes for all ages.
We also operate an Adopt-a-Bike program and have donated over 500 bikes to families in need.
Let's Connect!
The evidence is overwhelming.
If more kids ride or walk to school, congestion around schools decreases, safety increases and kids get healthier. Healthier kids mean more engaged students and better grades.
Interested in learning more? Reach out for free consultation.
Board of Directors
If you are interested in helping us build safer, healthier communities, consider joining our Board of Directors. For more information, please call (310) 204-4346 or contact jim@walkmorebikemore.org
Sophie Nenner
Sophie Nenner joined the Board in 2020. She brings a diverse and global perspective with over twenty years of experience in the electric vehicle and bicycle industry: she created and led businesses – including one of the first e-bike shop in Paris – worked in IT, finance, and logistic departments within companies from various sectors in France, Spain, Argentina, and in the United States which has provided her with a diverse and broad professional background. As the General Manager of Metro Bike Share in Los Angeles since its launch in 2016, she leads bike share operations for Bicycle Transit Systems and works closely with LA Metro and City of LA as well as other jurisdictions across LA County. Sophie is also a North America Bikeshare and Scootershare Association (NABSA) Board Member. Being on the Board of Walk n’ Rollers gives her the opportunity to take action and contribute to the mission of developing active transportation throughout the LA region whether by leading a walking to school bus or by supporting and educating more people in the community to feel more comfortable biking in urban environments. Sophie truly believes that walking and biking more, and as alternative transportation modes to cars, is key to get healthier and help the city be healthier.
Adrian Killigrew
Adrian currently serves as Partnerships Manager at Wombi, LA’s first flexible cargo bike leasing company. His philosophy is “Less car more fun”. Adrian also serves as a Parent Champion at a Culver City elementary school, managing the regular walk and bike to school activities as part of the city-wide Safe Routes to School program. His unbridled enthusiasm, creative energy, and constant cheer helps Adrian be successful in all he does and keeps us hopping with an endless stream of “what if” ideas.
Jenni Kuida
Jenni Kuida has 35 years of administrative and program management experience. She is currently Grants Director at Koreatown Youth and Community Center. Previously, Ms. Kuida was Director of Children and Family Services at Little Tokyo Service Center, Managing Director of Great Leap, and Human Resource Manager in a corporate law firm. She is a community activist in the Asian Pacific Islander community, involved in social justice and environmental issues. As a parent, she volunteered at the El Marino Language School Walk ‘n Rollers (Culver City) program for 6 years, 2 years as Co-Chair, and CCUSD Safe Routes to School Parent Committee Member. An avid walker, Ms. Kuida is pleased to serve on the Walk ’n Rollers Board of Directors
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Sponsors & Links
Links
Bike Skills Workshop (short video on our Kids Bike Skills Workshop at the San Fernando Street Fest)
Executive Director Jim Shanman on Open Streets and Protect Bike Lanes (SCAG Go Human Demonstration Events)
Walk to School Day, Culver City (Spectrum LA News)
Bike Distribution (Spectrum LA News)
Organizations
California Bicycle Coalition (CBC)
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC)
Bike Culver City (CCBC)
Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association (CORBA)
Alliance for Biking and Walking
Provides developmental support for advocacy coalitions, organizes an annual retreat for state and local advocacy leaders, and represents local and state advocacy organizations in national affairs.
America Bikes
The campaign for bicycle-friendly federal transportation legislation.
International Mountain Bicycling Association
Nonprofit educational association whose mission is to create, enhance and preserve great trail experiences for mountain bikers worldwide.
League of American Bicyclists
National membership organization for bicyclists. The League recognizes states, communities and businesses for their efforts to promote bicycling, and also develops the only nationally recognized bicycling curriculum in the United States, certifying instructors to provide training to students and new instructors.
National Complete Streets Coalition
National clearinghouse and support for the Complete Streets movement.
National Center for Bicycling and Walking
An excellent clearinghouse of info pertaining to federal funding of bicycle projects and how communities are making themselves more bike-friendly.
Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Works to support the development and implementation of programs to promote walking and biking to school.
