A friend and her son are living with us now so we are beginning to venture into getting around with two kids the car-free way. It’s a learning curve! We hope to write more about it and hear your stories about how you get around with multiple kids.
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Biking to the Y…DeAnna, Ramona, and their Extra Cycle
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DeAnna and Ramona on their Extra Cycle.
Last month – May 2013 – was Bike Month and our local YMCA got involved by highlighting different member’s stories about why they bike to the Y. There were all these great photos and essays up around the facility as well as raffles, and a promotion of the new indoor biking parking space (Go Berkeley Y!).
A few weeks ago I was taking Fern to play at the Kindergym and I was excited to discover a photo and essay up about our friend DeAnna and her 3 year old daughter, Ramona, right outside of this kids area at the Y. What a great way to engage folks and inspire other parents.
Big poster at the Y. Love it!
Here is the poster:
DeAnna plans to write a guest post for Car Free Parenting soon but here are a few highlights from the poster:
“I choose to bike to the Y for many reasons including environmental, financial, social and my physical well-being.”
“As a family, it was a challenge to find a bike that worked for us, we settled on an Extra Cycle with a Yepp seat, which we absolutely love.”
“I think cycling has had two impacts on our life. One is that we are more likely to stay local. We do have a car and mostly use it to take our dogs out for hikes or to visit friends and relatives in nearby towns. Generally, we keep our day-to-day routines on bicycle and that means within 3 miles.”
We are looking forward to hearing more from DeAnna (and Ramona) soon!
And, just for the cuteness factor, here is a picture of Ramona and Fern hanging at the Y together getting ready for swimming:
Funny girls who like to ride bikes and swim!
Weekend Outings
Entertaining the toddler while waiting for the bus.
During the week we walk and bike to our regular destinations like the library, the YMCA , and for grocery shopping and other errands.
We get restless on the weekends and want to get out of our normal routine. To get further afield we often use public transit. We love the bus and the BART and are lucky to live somewhere with good transit options.
In recent weeks we have gone to the Berkeley hills and Lawrence Hall of Science, Indian Rock and the Alameda Circle Fountain, to San Francisco to visit the Yuerba Buena Gardens (more fountains – Fern loves water!) and the great park there and the Children’s Creativity Museum nearby. Last weekend we took the BART to West Oakland for the Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair.
Buses, BART, feet — and strollers!
Adventures in CAR FREE PARENTING 