Ann Arbor Joy Rides is a local chapter of Cycling Without Age (CWA) and operates as a project under the nonprofit Walk Bike Washtenaw. CWA is a worldwide organization that gives the elderly and people with limited mobility the experience of riding a bike in the form of volunteer-piloted trishaw rides. CWA combats loneliness and isolation by getting folks out in nature and into their communities all while building meaningful connections. Rides give passengers, caregivers, and pilots the chance to share stories, thus building intergenerational knowledge, trust, and connection. Joy Rides will be a hyper-local project with a focus on rides in Ann Arbor along safe, established routes. Safe biking routes such as the Border to Border Trail are perfect for the slow paced rides that this project will provide. Our small team has talked in depth with three different USA CWA chapters and they have shared their resources, waivers, insurance information, and organizing tips with us. We are partnering with senior living centers along our safe established routes to give rides, along with rides from central city locations such as Gallup park or the farmers market. CWA has the added benefit of being a low cost and low greenhouse gas, and consumption way to broaden horizons for the elderly and increase land use for all. Our goal is to eventually provide 150-200 rides minimum per year from spring through fall, with the ability to grow as we add volunteers to our team and Trishaws to our fleet. Expecting the Trishaw to be delivered in April 2026, training pilots in May, and giving our first ride by June 2026. We will have riders complete a simple survey at the end of rides with a rating scale to track positive results of rides along with ways we can improve our program. We will keep track of rides given, mileage, and positive outcomes of rides for volunteers and riders. Ann Arbor Joy Rides is a tangible way to create community and increase joy for all.