Bike Sheds and Funding
About this page
One of the biggest barriers to more students riding to school is the lack of secure, sheltered places to park bikes at school. Our experience shows that a bike shed can increase the number of students riding to school by 50% overnight.
1. Funding
Everybody wants to build a bike shed but where are you going to find the money? Try these ideas....
1. Win a Rosebank Bike Shed for your Primary School!!!
Get ready for the opportunity to WIN a brand new bike shed for your school... Rosebank Helmets and Ride2School are giving all Aussies the opportunity to nominate their local Primary School to win a bike shed.
1a. Great ideas to win your school a Rosebank Bike Shed
This is an opportunity too good to miss. Best of all, it doesn’t cost anything to enter. Australia’s only local helmet manufacturer, Rosebank Helmets has partnered with the Ride2School program to give Aussie Primary School students somewhere to secure their bikes off the grass while they are in class.
2. How to Build a Bike Shed
So you want to build a Bike Shed at your school? There are some important questions you should ask, and a few critical things you need to know. Lucky for you we have collected them all here and broken them down into three clear stages.
3. Bike Shed Budgets, Specs and Layouts
Detailed Budgets, Specifications and Layouts for four different sizes of Bike Shed have been developed for free use by schools. Download them here.
4. Campaigning for Bike Sheds
If you need a bike shed and have missed out on the bike shed grants that have been around this year, or are in a new school for which you couldn't get as little as $15,000 allocated from a budget of millions to build a bike shed, this page is for you.
40 Schools Get Bike Funding
James Merlino, Minister for Sport and Recreation, has announced the 40 schools which will receive $5,000 Bike Shed Seeding Grants.
Bike Sheds in Parliament
We know that bike sheds are essential to get more students riding more often. We know that schools want bike sheds. And now, Members of the Victorian Parliament are also asking that bike sheds be a priority. Judith Graley MP spoke to the House about bike sheds on 8 August 2007. This extract is from Hansard.
Cambridge builds their dream bike shed
Providing secure, sheltered and adequate bike parking has been a long held dream for Cambridge Primary.
Go For Your Life Healthy Start Grant Recipients 2007
More than 130 Victorian primary schools will be able to install bicycle sheds, create cafe-style school canteens, establish kitchen gardens, and upgrade their playgrounds in the first round of a $3.5 million Victorian Government program in 2007.
Herald Sun peddles bike sheds
Check out this article which appeared on the Herald Sun on Wednesday 18th October 2006.
Mayor of London's School Cycle Parking Programme
The Mayors long term target for London is a 200% increase in cycling by 2020 (on 2001 levels). One way he hopes to achieve this is by providing bike shelters for schools.
Rosebud Primary School has the most fantastic bike shed!
Based on a simple gable roofed carport, the shed can accommodate more than 100 bikes and one side doubles as 'Sun-Smart' seating for students.
