The Trace PTO Walk n’ Roll committee works with our school and city to make walking and biking to school more safe, welcoming, regular, and fun.
The Walk n’ Roll Committee meets the third Tuesday of the month. All are welcome to join us at 8:30. We are usually outside the school main office. Committee meetings might be more frequent leading up to events but we will always plan to meet monthly.
Want to avoid morning school traffic?
Human-powered transportation makes for cleaner air, engaged kids who care for our planet, neighbors that know one another, energized students who are ready to learn, and lots of joy along the way. Trace Walk n’ Roll invites you to:
- Park near the Rose Garden and walk the last block to school – less car traffic and easier to get out after drop off too.
- Join one of our Bike Trains:
- Trace currently has two groups of families that bike to school regularly and would love for you to join them. These “bike trains” make it both safer and much more fun to bike to school. One train comes from the east and the other from the west. You can find their routes and schedules on our Bike Trains page. Coming from the north or south? We’d love to help you start a bike train to Trace from your neighborhood. Get in touch via [email protected].
- Use our walking and biking map to create your own route!
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day: Friday, November 14
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day is on November 14th, 2025! Learn more about Ruby Bridges. Do you want to get involved and help? Please email us [email protected] or come to one of our monthly meetings!
2025 Ruby Bridges Walk to School EVENT INFORMATION
Join Trace Walk n’ Roll
Volunteers get to support happy kids having fun getting to school, for example by handing out goodies at our Walk n’ Roll Prize Days or helping city staff put on a Walk n’ Roll Rodeo. In April 2023, we hosted a Families Bike Together event which got bikes to families that needed them, taught novices how to pedal and balance, and families how to ride together in the street.
In addition to volunteering, you can help organize these and other events by attending our committee meetings every Tuesday morning (generally at 8:30 outside the Trace office). Got ideas to get more families walking and biking? Email us via [email protected] or sign up via http://bit.ly/TraceBikeWalkTeam.
Need a Bike or Have a Spare?
If you need a bike or have one you’d like to donate, Community Cycles of California and Good Karma Bikes are great neighborhood resources for getting good quality used bicycles at a reasonable cost.
Crosswalk Visibility Zones
Trace Walk n’ Roll Committee has set cones in red-curb no parking zones to establish “Visibility Zones” near the crosswalks closest to our school entrances. Keeping these zones car-free means drivers and kids crossing the street can see one another.
Hadley Crosswalk Safety Initiative
Do your children enter Trace through the gate by the cafeteria? Do you wish it felt safer to use the crosswalk just outside that gate? On Tuesday, February 4th 2025, Trace families and neighbors gathered together to share experiences with and ideas for this crosswalk. The group generally liked a couple of ideas to guard the crosswalk during peak times and to build blockades to parking adjacent to the crosswalk. Our next step is to jointly lobby our city to find ways to implement these preferred solutions to make this crosswalk significantly safer and more welcoming.
If you have ideas or resources that will help, please let us know via [email protected].
Safe Routes Schools Summit
Trace Elementary Walk n’ Roll invites Santa Clara County school community members to a Safe Routes Schools Summit on Saturday, April 26, 2025 9AM-12PM.
More information about the Safe Routes Schools Summit here
We invite anyone interested in supporting kids getting to school without driving to attend this free, in-person gathering.
We want to hear from you as potential participants via a short survey:
For more information, contact Katy Bosworth, Soren Spies, and team via [email protected].