Earth Week 2026
We’ll be promoting activities all week, feel free to use these themes or make up your own. Show what you’re doing on these days of the week on Twitter/X and @austinisdgreen.
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Active Transportation & Air Quality Activities
Join Austin’s Second Annual Kidical Mass Bike Ride!
Join , in partnership with and , for Austin’s second annual Kidical Mass bike ride on Sunday, April 26 from 9am-12pm at General Marshall Middle School Be a part of this epic all-ages group ride to bring awareness to kids’ mobility, clean air, and climate rights. Stay for the post-ride party featuring live music, crafts, icy treats, and more! Event details & RSVP .
Explore the environment by bike with Ghisallo!
During Earth Week 2026, share this short 15 minute from . The presentation includes helmet fit, road safety, hand signals, and navigation skills to prepare students for riding. No lesson planning is needed and it can be incorporated during homeroom, PE class, or during an assembly.
If your school is planning to participate in in May, or if you are interested in any support services for riding to school in general, Ghisallo has a free which also includes a free support services menu. Please feel free to and you can also through Ghisallo and include a request for specific resources like safety clinics, mobile bike parking, student incentives, and/or day-of ride-along support.
Carpool, bikepool, and walkpool with Movability!
²Ñ´Ç±¹²¹²ú¾±±ô¾±³Ù²â’s is a grant program that offers carpool, bikepool, and walkpool matching tools, marketing, and financial incentives to help parents and caregivers save time and money, help schools reduce congestion, and help the region protect air quality by reducing pick-up and drop-off lines at schools across the region. Learn more about SchoolPool and other programs – or contact Alex Terrazas, Movability Program Coordinator, at alext@movabilitytx.org.
Did you know?
The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Transportation Department is committed to providing safe, reliable and professional service for our students, while always aiming to be as environmentally friendly as possible! We have purchased 3 Electric School Buses. We will pilot these buses to see how to best implement a plan for more electric school buses in the future. Reminder, ages 18 & under .
Protect young lungs
Help reduce harmful emissions and protect young lungs with a no-idling campaign at your school! Post and use these brochures in and and these to remind folks to turn the key and be idle-fee!
Be Air Smart
Purple Air sensors that monitor outdoor air quality are all over the globe, including Austin, and even some AISD schools! Check out the and use these to bring the data to life in the classroom through the program.
Reduce your home's carbon footprint
to identify opportunities to reduce emissions at home. Many of our daily activities - such as driving a car, using electricity, or disposing of waste - cause greenhouse gas emissions. Together these emissions make up a household's carbon footprint.
Tour the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) House
Tour the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) House for a glimpse of the most important ways to protect the air in your home. Room-by-room, you'll learn about the key pollutants and how to address them. The tour is available in and .
Take a fitness break!
with your favorite pro athlete. Play one-on-one with basketball star, Jewell Lloyd; show off your quick feet with soccer pro, Em Boateng, and more! Find even .