Metrotown Station ranks as the fifth busiest SkyTrain station with close to 20,000 boardings on a typical weekday. That’s dramatically more than when the station opened in 1985, prior to the surrounding area and Metrotown mall developing.

Over the past five years alone, about 3,000 new units have been built near to Metrotown Station, with another 5,000 units under construction or planned – that’s a lot of new folks to the area.

That’s why we’re excited to open a new Bike Parade, completed as part of the recently completed Metrotown Station upgrades, to help make it easier to get around.

We’ll be there on Friday, August 10, between 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. with our partners HUB Cycling and Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST) to celebrate! Be one of the first 20 people to ask about how to #BikeToTransit and receive a FREE bike tool kit!

You may be wondering now, what is #BikeToTransit? It’s a partnership between TransLink, HUB Cycling, Mobi by Shaw Go, Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST), Project 529, Modacity and Cowlines that strives to make it easier for commuters to integrate cycling into their travels.

All of you who live, work, or play in the Metrotown area can #BiketoTransit and store your ride in this safe and convenient facility. This is the fifth parkade to open in the region and couldn’t be in a better location, right along BC Parkway. If you haven’t already, enrol for the program today!

Bike Parkades are secure facilities where customers who ride bikes to or from transit can lock their bike for the day. The parkade can be accessed with a registered Compass Card 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for $1 per use (per day) to a maximum of $8 per calendar month.

Aside from the Bike Parkade, the station today has: 

• Three glass-walled elevators
• Four pairs of up-and-down escalators
• New stairs to improve access
• Two additional entrances, giving customers three ways to access the platform
• Glass panels and better lighting to improve safety and security
• Easier connections between bus and SkyTrain
• A new west stationhouse to integrate with new developments nearby
• Public art – Steven Brekelmens’ Natural Resources (Log Benches)

Author: Aylinn Kimura