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Cycling Without Age program hits the pavement

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Age Friendly Cold Lake is rolling out a new pilot program that aims to get seniors and other locals with mobility issues out and about as passengers on a trishaw, a three-wheel bike.

Sandi Evans, who works for AFCL, decided to bring a trishaw to Cold Lake after watching a video from the Danish organization Cycling Without Age that featured specially-made tricycles, called trishaws, which have a bench-like seat on the front for up to two passengers. The bikes allow people to enjoy the experience of cycling, even if they can’t pedal anymore.

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  • Date

    Jul 16, 2021

  • By

    Lexi Freehill

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