Despite the cold and frost, three-year-old Dylan Severino, of Holder, was all smiles and even offered a regal wave from the comfort of his carriage in Curtin yesterday.
His father, Luis, towed him behind his bicycle in a specially designed trailer.
Cyclists can use these kinds of trailers to cart groceries, books and pets and Canberra sustainability organisation SEE-Change is hoping to tap into their potential.
The Jamison arm of the organisation plans to hire out bicycle cargo trailers and children's trailers to local residents for three to 12 months after which they will be sold for reduced prices.
The organisation's executive officer, Vanessa Morris, said the idea was to get people cycling rather than driving. According to SEE-Change, 60 per cent of car trips in the ACT are for personal use, that is, not to work or for business, and of these trips, 90 per cent are less than 10km from home.
The bicycle-towed trailers will have odometers attached so the organisation will be able to measure how much carbon dioxide emission they have saved.
It is part of a wider goal to reduce members' carbon emissions by 20 per cent in 12 months and 30 per cent in three years, the ''Eco-Challenge''.
Ms Morris hopes the pilot program will be adopted widely in the city in the future.
About 100 people gathered at Holy Trinity Primary School yesterday for the launch of SEE-Change Woden and to hear of its plan to offer a year of workshops and talks to help Canberrans reduce the environmental impact of their lifestyles their ecological footprint.
The workshops are made possible by a 2008-09 ACT environmental grant.
According to the organisation, plenty of people are keen to help the environment but are confused about where to start because the measuring of an ecological footprint is ''exceptionally complex''.
''When we talk about ecological footprints that covers everything from water use, electricity use to the food you buy and how you cook it,'' Ms Morris said.
''If you want to look at every area of your life that can take a lot of time.
''Sometimes it's not that important to look at all the areas but to focus on the big areas such as water use, energy use and food.''
The ultimate goal was to encourage change in what was considered a normal lifestyle ''so that we get to know our neighbours better, get a bit fitter and eat better food''.