ATP Students Participate in Bike and Bus Education Program

Berkley Adult Transition Program (ATP) students are participating in transportation training through Programs to Educate all Cyclists (PEAC) this month.

PEAC is an independent nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities by championing cycling as transportation, integrated recreation, fitness, and therapy.  In 2010, PEAC established the "School Active Transportation Program'' with SMART’s support.  Their motto of "Everyone Can Ride" took on a broader meaning to include riding transit. Now, PEAC is teaching students with disabilities how to independently travel around their communities by biking, taking public transit and walking. So far, ATP students have engaged in an introduction day to learn about pedestrian skills and safety as well as learned how to use the SMART bus system. In addition to classroom education programs, students have practiced walking to SMART bus stops and rode the bus to locations in Southfield and Ferndale.