Confidence Begins Where the Pavement Ends
Bicycle Playgrounds teach safe riding skills, build confident kids, and inspire healthier, more active families.
Bicycle Playgrounds:
by the American Ramp Company
Every child deserves a place to discover what they’re capable of. Bicycle Playgrounds give kids that first taste of freedom — a safe space where pavement ends, confidence begins, and lifelong habits of health and courage take root.
For over 25 years, American Ramp Company (ARC) has helped communities reimagine what play can do. With 4,000+ projects across 44 countries, ARC builds inspiring environments that teach balance, confidence, and connection — from skateparks and pump tracks to Bicycle Playgrounds.
Kids are moving less — and communities are paying the price.
Improves
Physical Health
Cycling just 30 minutes a day can help children improve their cardiovascular fitness, and studies show that kids who cycle regularly are 48% less likely to become overweight compared to those who don’t cycle.
Children spend half as much time outdoors as their parents did.
Without safe, engaging places to ride, they miss out on lessons in balance, safety, and confidence.
When kids stop moving, communities suffer — health declines, family connection fades, and civic spaces lose purpose.
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Boosts Mental
Well-Being
Research from the Outdoor Foundation found that children who engage in outdoor physical activities like cycling are twice as likely to report high levels of happiness and lower levels of stress.
Enhances Academic Performance
Studies have shown that regular physical activity, such as cycling, can lead to a 20% improvement in focus and cognitive performance among children, helping them perform better in school.
Of kids don’t meet daily activity guidelines
50%
Of kids today are less active than their parents were.
60%
Of parents say there’s not a safe place to teach their kids to ride.
Grow their confidence
Biking presents challenges that children learn to tackle, such as pedaling uphill, navigating obstacles, or balancing after minor falls. Facing and overcoming these challenges teaches resilience and gives kids the confidence to approach other challenges in life with a "can-do" attitude.
Activities you can do together
Biking together creates shared experiences and memories, giving families quality time away from screens and daily routines. Parents and kids can explore, laugh, and conquer challenges together, strengthening family bonds.
