Students, parents and cycling campaigners rode from Belmont to San Carlos on Friday to draw attention to road safety around Carlmont High School and demand better facilities for people travelling by bike.
The ride focused on routes used by pupils commuting to the Belmont campus, where campaigners say cyclists must navigate busy roads and inadequate protection from traffic.
Organisers are calling for safer, more connected bike infrastructure linking Belmont and San Carlos, arguing that improved routes would make it easier for students to cycle to school with greater confidence.
Carlmont High School serves communities on both sides of the city boundary, making the surrounding roads particularly important during the morning and afternoon school rushes. The corridor around Alameda de las Pulgas and San Carlos Avenue has previously been identified by Belmont officials as a heavily congested area affected by school traffic.
A city-backed corridor study has examined pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle movements near Carlmont and neighbouring schools. Proposed improvements have included changes to traffic circulation, pedestrian crossings and bike lanes.
San Carlos Bikes, a local volunteer advocacy group, lists safer routes to schools and better connections between Belmont and San Carlos among its priorities. The group also supports cycling initiatives involving Carlmont pupils.
Friday’s ride was intended to keep pressure on local authorities to turn those proposals into practical improvements, while highlighting the concerns of families who want students to be able to travel to school by bicycle more safely.
