On Monday, September 30th, we will kick off our WES Bike Bus–a group ride that gives kids a safer way to bike to school.  Please note - we ask that each child or sibling group be accompanied by an adult. To connect with your neighborhood group, please reach out to the parent contacts listed below for each neighborhood.  Departure times will be finalized within neighborhood groups. *If you would like to participate in biking or walking to school without completing the full route, please meet at the Helen Kate Furness Library parking lot between 8 and 8:15am. At 8:15 everyone will walk or bike together to WES.  This year for the kick off we will have very special guests - WES teachers and staff walking with us for the final leg to WES!  A special racoon will greet students at the WES playground for a brief celebration before heading into school.  We are in need of more parent volunteers to help organize routes particularly from the South Media neighborhood.  Please reach out to Amanda Hemmer if you are interested.

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BIKE BUS GUIDELINES

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Please keep the following in mind to help the Bike Bus run as smoothly as possible for kids, parents and WES Staff.

• Each child (or sibling group) must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

• Please make your own arrangements for biking home or transporting your bikes home.

• Please bring a bike lock and/or know that WSSD is not responsible for bikes left on the property. You may lock up to the bike rack or nearby fence.

• You may want to consider testing the route with your family in advance.

• Please send a yellow note or submit in powerschool if your child's dismissal will change, i.e, they normally take the bus home but will be riding home with you today.

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BIKE BUS ROUTE INFO

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Beatty Road/Wisteria/Winding Lane Route

 
Parent Contact:

Amanda Hemmer
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Stops*

Parkridge Drive at Beatty Road
Wisteria Lane at Azalea Lane
Twyckenham Road at Hidden Acres
Quaint Road at Surrey Road
Gouley Park on Plush Mill Road
Helen Kate Furness Library parking lot (families who would like to walk or bike for just this final leg can meet here).
*Or join the route at any point closest to your home

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Route

 

• Follow Surrey Road to Beatty Road

• Follow Beatty Road to Chesley Road

• Follow Chesley Road to Grandview Road

• Cross Baltimore Pike at Grandview Road

• Grandview Road to Locust Lane

• Locust Lane to cut through to Gouley Park

• Walk bikes along cut through area to Gouley Park

• Plush Mill to Colonial Drive

• Right on Dogwood Lane

• Follow path from Dogwood to Providence.

• Walk bikes on Providence to Green Valley Road

• From Green Valley, turn right on Blackthorn Road

• Turn Right on Furness Lane and stop at HKF Library Parking Lot to meet others

• Depart library parking lot around 8:15

• Stop traffic and walk/bike to school on Providence

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Grandview/Plush Mill Route

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Parent Contact:

Meg Stine

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Stops*

Grandview Road and Locust Lane
Gouley Park on Plush Mill Road
Helen Kate Furness Library parking lot (families who would like to walk or bike for just this final leg can meet here).
*Or join the route at any point closest to your home

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Route

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• Locust Lane to cut through to Gouley Park

• Walk bikes along cut through area to Gouley Park

• Plush Mill to Colonial Drive

• Right on Dogwood Lane

• Follow path from Dogwood to Providence.

• Walk bikes on Providence to Green Valley Road

• From Green Valley, turn right on Blackthorn Road

• Turn Right on Furness Lane and stop at HKF Library Parking Lot to meet others

• Depart library parking lot around 8:15

• Stop traffic and walk/bike to school on Providence

 

Rose Valley/Moylan

Parent Contacts:

Erin Stancill 
Shawn Stancill
Mike Diamond
Jessie Shaver

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Stops*

Woodward Road at RV/Moylan SEPTA Station
Possum Hollow Road at W. Rose Valley Road
Possum Hollow Road at Rabbit Run Road
Possum Hollow Road at Fox Lane
Possum Hollow Road at Woodward Road
*Or join the route at the point closest to your home

Route

 

• From Woodward Road, Rabbit Run Road, Possum Hollow Road or Brookside Road, head toward the intersection of Woodward Road and Possum Hollow.

• From Possum Hollow & Woodward, continue on Possum Hollow to Providence

• Cross Providence and continue on Possum Hollow to Kershaw, then turn right on Kershaw.

Country Club

Parent Contact:

Vanessa Thomas

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Stops*

E. Country Club at Smithfield Road
Golfview Road at Palmers Lane
Palmers Lane at Marlyn Lane
Palmers at Barry Lane
Avondale at Martroy Lane
Sykes Lane at Kershaw Rd
*Or join the route at the point closest to you home

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Route 

 

• E. Country Club at Smithfield to Palmers

• Stops at Golfview, Marlyn, Barry at Palmers

• Turn right on Barry

• Turn left on Callendar

• Turn right on Copples

• Turn left on Avondale

• Turn left on Martroy and stop

• Martroy to Sykes stop at Kershaw

• Kershaw cross Avondale to WES via Kershaw

 

 

South Media/Wallingford Avenue

Parent Contact:

Laura Bruce*** Just for the kick off day Sept 18th.  We are in need of another Parent Captain for the South Media/Wallingford Ave Route.

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Stops*

Forrest Street at Wallingford Ave.
Fildes Lane at Wallingford Ave.
*Or join the route at the point closest to your home

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Route

 

• From Fildes Lane & Wallingford Ave, take Wallingford Ave toward Providence Road

• From Wallingford Ave and Providence Road, turn right on Providence Road

• Left on Furness Lane and stop at HKF Library Parking Lot to meet others

• Depart library parking lot around 8:15

• Stop traffic and walk/bike to school on Providence Road with the group