We created this toolkit to help you bring the trishaw magic of Cycling Without Age (CWA) to your community. From ordering your trishaw, to recruiting pilots, to planning trailside donut and coffee stops, here is how to get started:
The global CWA movement has chapters in 39 countries. At its core, each chapter is made up of volunteer “pilots” who provide trishaw rides to seniors in their city or town. Communities have structured their chapters differently based on local needs, largely fitting into one of three categories :
Individual Chapter
Run by a single volunteer pilot with their own trishaw.
Provide rides as personal schedule allows.
Community Chapter
Run as a non-profit or part of a bicycle coalition.
Matches pilots with ride opportunities in the community.
Provider Chapter
Run by a local care provider or senior living community.
Incorporate trishaw rides into existing programs.
You can bring the rides and smiles to your community in the way that you best see fit. Find another chapter in your region and reach out. Join them on one of their scheduled trishaw rides. Participate in one of their pilot trainings. This will give you a great idea of what Cycling Without Age can look like in practice.
Chapters in Action
Cycling Without Age can manifest in all shapes and sizes. Single trishaw operators. Senior community networks that have a trishaw at each facility. Chapters with a dozen trishaws that have their very own birthday party planning committee. Here are a few examples to inspire you with the possibilities:
