Cycling Without Age: How trishaws are reconnecting seniors to community life
03/20/25 • 39 min
Find out how the simple act of feeling wind in your hair can transform a day of isolation into one filled with joy, connection, and even awakened memories.
Jennifer Reid, Co-Founder and Director of Vancouver Cycling Without Age Society, joins us to explore how specialized three-wheeled 'trishaws' are creating magical moments for seniors across British Columbia. What began with one bike named after Jennifer's mother has grown into a fleet of six trishaws serving 12 partner facilities throughout Vancouver, and chapters operating in 14 communities across BC. The program, which started in Denmark, now thrives in 41 countries with 3,500 chapters worldwide.
To learn how you can help bring the wind-in-your-hair experience to seniors in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia visit
cyclingwithoutage.ca/vancouver
facebook.com/cwavancouver
instagram.com/cwa_vancouver
linkedin.com/company/cwavancouver
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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.
Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! To find out about BCCC's projects and add your voice to the chorus please visit BCCycling.ca
Find out how the simple act of feeling wind in your hair can transform a day of isolation into one filled with joy, connection, and even awakened memories.
Jennifer Reid, Co-Founder and Director of Vancouver Cycling Without Age Society, joins us to explore how specialized three-wheeled 'trishaws' are creating magical moments for seniors across British Columbia. What began with one bike named after Jennifer's mother has grown into a fleet of six trishaws serving 12 partner facilities throughout Vancouver, and chapters operating in 14 communities across BC. The program, which started in Denmark, now thrives in 41 countries with 3,500 chapters worldwide.
To learn how you can help bring the wind-in-your-hair experience to seniors in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia visit
cyclingwithoutage.ca/vancouver
facebook.com/cwavancouver
instagram.com/cwa_vancouver
linkedin.com/company/cwavancouver
Global
Film
Contact Jennifer Reid at [email protected]
Share your BikeSense with us! Send us a text message.
***********************************************
The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.
Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! To find out about BCCC's projects and add your voice to the chorus please visit BCCycling.ca
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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.
Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! To find out about BCCC's projects and add your voice to the chorus please visit BCCycling.ca
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The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.
Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! To find out about BCCC's projects and add your voice to the chorus please visit BCCycling.ca
Bike Sense - Cycling Without Age: How trishaws are reconnecting seniors to community life
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Welcome to Bike Sense , the BC Cycling Coalition's podcast , where we talk about all things related to active transportation advocacy in BC .
Peter LadnerI'm your host , peter Ladner , chair of the Board of the BC Cycling Coalition .
Peter LadnerI hope you enjoy the show .
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