Safe Routes to School
About the Program
Walk and Roll to School is Hood River County School District’s Safe Routes to School program.
This program inspires a culture of walking, rolling and biking to school and afterschool activities for students and caregivers at all 8 schools in the Hood River County School District.
To increase walking, rolling and biking to school, we will address a diversity of barriers to families including physical abilities, economic and cultural backgrounds.
Program Manager
Megan Ramey is the Safe Routes to School Manager for the Hood River County School District (HRCSD). She is the mother of a HRCSD student and long-time advocate of childhood mobility.
Events
Throughout the year, the schools will join students around the globe as we celebrate these special events.
Free or Used Bikes for Families
Since 2022, over 300 bikes have been donated to students and their caregivers in need.
Do you or your child need a bike to ride to school?
E-bikes
According to a law written in 1997, E-bikes are technically illegal for students under 16. Understanding that families have a real mobility need for t(w)eens, here is some guidance.
Routes
Use these route maps to plan your child’s way to school. If your family needs a bike buddy or walking partner, Megan will happily be a coach for their first ride or walk to school.
After School Club
For 5th-8th graders, the 80s Walk & Roll Club is a great way for students to be social, outdoors and subversively get to know our town, the best routes and how to navigate complex traffic patterns. A snack is always a destination!
Safe Routes to School Plans
City of Hood River:
Hood River Middle School
May Street Elementary
County of Hood River:
Cascade Locks Elementary
Hood River Valley High School
Mid Valley Elementary
Parkdale Elementary
Westside Elementary
Wy’East Middle School
2025 Educator of the Year Award
Megan Ramey, received the 2025 Gail and Jim Spann Educator of the Year award from the League of the American Bicyclists at the National Bike Summit, for her work in Hood River County.
Bike Education
Through the school curriculum, all students will have the opportunity to:
learn to ride bikes
know the laws and etiquette for walking and biking
learn how to be aware, assertive, predictable and empathetic as a vulnerable street user
6th-8th graders will understand how to be comfortable navigating complex streets and intersections
9th-12th graders will be offered an E-biker’s Ed course
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