NYBC Lead Youth Bike Summit in US
Published on July 23, 2024
14th - 16th June 20204, Allentown, Pennsylvania U.S.A - Leaders from the National Youth Bike Council (NYBC) led a Youth Bike Summit that looked to further connect young people into the world of bicycling or bicycling advocacy by bringing like minded young people and their staff members together.
The Youth Bike Summit has been going for nine years and is deeply rooted in community engagement. According to the president of the NYBC, Joshua F., the Summit “thrives because local organisations that get young people on bicycles bring their young people to the summit each year”
Some priority Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that guide the event are SDGs 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, 4: Quality Education and, 13: Climate Action.
The organisers worked with different local stakeholders and they started creating programs that encourage youth to use their bicycles, especially directed to those who may want to start the journey but are unsure how.
Through the workshops, the NYBC calls for additional youth groups to join the resource-sharing partnership for cyclists in and around Pennsylvania. “The Resource Sharing Partnership is an opportunity for youth groups to sustain, improve, and transform approaches to getting more young people educated, riding bicycles, and closer to leading local action.”
The Summit was joined by 206 youth, staff, and volunteers from 26 different youth-focused organisations.
The attendees were presented with testaments from leaders in the international cycling community and were invited to attend peer-led workshops. They also joined several different themed bike rides, engaging and interacting with their fellow cyclists.
