Statewide Let's Go Program
We're expanding Let's Go across Washington state to create a new generation of youth who value bicycling, walking, and public transportation as the first options for mobility through their adult lives. We hope to create lifelong advocates for active mobility to advance our state's climate and public health goals.
Cascade has been providing youth bike education to Seattle and Edmonds public schools since 2016, teaching upward of 25,000 Puget Sound-area children bike and pedestrian safety skills to begin their lifelong joy of safe bicycling and walking. Now, that curriculum is expanding statewide thanks to the creation of the School-Based Bicycle Safety Education Program administered by the Washington State Department of Transportation, which selected Cascade to design and implement this expansion.
Cascade is working with educators across the state to implement the statewide bike education programs, which will phase in over 16 years and are expected to reach 90 percent of Washington state students by 2039. Environmental health is central to this expansion as Cascade is prioritizing partners who serve communities where poverty, safety, and community plans point to the highest needs.
In the first 2 years of programming, Cascade partnered with 14 total education partners across the state to serve over 38,400 youth in grades 3-8 in over 215 schools and 104 school districts, including but not limited to Spokane, Tacoma, Bellingham, Highline, Everett, and Vancouver, and two Education Service Districts (ESD): North Central Educational Service District 171 and Northwest Educational Service District 189. These partner districts are planning to implement the program through Physical Education classes in over 45 schools across Washington state.
In the third year of the program, Statewide “Let’s Go” is partnering with 17 education partners to run programming in 305 schools (275 elementary and 30 middle schools) and is projected to serve over 67,200 students in grades 3-8.
2026-2027 Grant Application Opens in Early March 2026
The Statewide In-Class "Let's Go" Program grant application for the 2026-2027 school year will open in early March 2026.
Current grant partners are eligible to renew their application for continued/additional funding. Prospective applicants from Large School Districts and Educational Service Districts (ESDs) are eligible to apply.
If you wish to stay informed about future grant application opportunities, please complete this form and/or email Tina Castillo at tinac@cascade.org.
Let's Go Students Served in 2024/2025
Expand our Statewide effort
Volunteer with partner schools
If you're interested in volunteering at a school near you, let us know and we will make all the introductions to teachers at participating schools in your area. We're constantly expanding the reach of Let's Go Across the State, so if there isn't a school near you yet, there may be in the future!
Donate to Let's Go
Make a huge impact in your support by giving to Cascade and bringing the freedom and joy of bicycling to riders in schools across the state. There are many quick and easy ways to donate to Cascade Bicycle Club to support our work in education, advocacy, and community building.
Statewide Expansion
Contact Us
Tina Castillo (she/her)
Program Officer, Statewide In-Class Bicycle Education Program
Funded by Washington's Climate Commitment Act
Cascade's Statewide School-Based Bicycle Education Program is supported with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.
Thanks to our Partners
