On National Bike to School Day, an early May day, two dozen kids and parents whiz down the bike lane on United Avenue under a pink-tinged morning sky.
Andrew Francis rides a white cargo bike at the head of the pack. He is impossible to miss, wearing a neon green T-shirt that reads “Parkside Bike Bus.” Other matching shirts speckle the crowd.
“The kids are happier. They’re not stuck in the car on the way to school,” he said.
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