Warmer days are here, and so are exciting ways to get riding.

Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or just getting started, we’ve got new bike paths, perks, events, and resources to help you to bike, walk, ride, and roll.

Through our Local Government Funding Programs, we’ve been working with local governments to improve accessibility, comfort, and safety for active travel. Cycling can be one of the fastest ways to travel around the city, especially in more urban areas.

Intrigued? Keep reading for events, offers, and tips!

Events

May 31 – June 6: Go by Bike Week

We’re proud to partner with HUB Cycling for Spring Go by Bike Week. It’s a celebration of cycling, where we encourage everyone in Metro Vancouver to travel by bike and motivate regular riders to keep cycling.

Register for free and log your trips online throughout Go by Bike Week for a chance to win great prizes, including a cycling adventure for two to Vietnam. Make sure to stop by a celebration station (a couple are highlighted below!) for free snacks, basic bike maintenance, cycling maps, and more.

June 3: Guildford Way Celebration Station

🕓 Time: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
📍 Location: Coquitlam City Hall (across from Lafarge Lake–Douglas Station), Guildford Way & Pinetree Way, Coquitlam

Part of Go by Bike Week, stop by this Celebration Station for free snacks and cycling resources including bike maps for the Tri-Cities and Metro Vancouver. Plus, free 10-minute bike maintenance.

June 5: Stewardson Way Celebration Station

🕒 Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
📍 Location: Stewardson Way & 5th Avenue, New Westminster

As part of Go by Bike Week, stop by for a free 10-minute bike maintenance brought to you by HUB Cycling’s New Westminster local committee.

June 9: Island City by Bike Tour

🕘 Time: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
📍 Location: South Arm Community Park, 8680 Williams Road

The City of Richmond’s Active Transportation Committee hosts an annual Island City by Bike Tour. It’s a community event that offers guided cycling tours of some of the city’s new and existing bike routes. The tour is free but registration is required.

Offers

Broadway is still buzzing!

Free 30-day bikeshare passes

As part of our commitment to keeping Broadway Buzzing during construction, we’ve partnered with Mobi by Rogers to offer new customers free 30-day bikeshare passes!

Try Mobi today and skip the vehicle expenses, road congestion, and the stress of having to safely lock-up your personal bike when you visit Broadway and beyond!

Learn more at translink.ca/broadwaybuzz.

Tap into exclusive offers with your Compass Card

We’ve teamed up with an incredible line-up of local businesses — from hidden gems to familiar favourites — offering exclusive discounts for transit riders.

Simply show your Compass Card or proof of fare at participating businesses listed at translink.ca/offers to redeem.

Tips

Plan your route with these tools

The Metro Vancouver Cycling Maps include key connections to transit hubs, locations of bike lockers and parkades, and indicate areas with steeper hills. They also show the comfort levels of each route based on how separated it is from traffic.

There’s also the Vancouver Bike Route Planner. It’s a dedicated trip planner for cycling in Metro Vancouver with the ability find routes that are “safer,” have the least hills, and more.

Register your bike with 529 Garage

529 Garage allows you to register your bike easily and securely in just minutes. Include images and all the necessary details law enforcement requires to expedite the recovery process in the event your bike is stolen.

Interested in registering your bike with 529 Garage? Visit project529.com/garage. Need help with registration? Arrange a visit to the Waterfront Community Policing Centre by emailing waterfrontcpc@gmail.com and they can help you register!

Bike to transit to travel further

Bike to a station, lock it up at a bike parkade, locker or rack, and hop on transit.

Bike Parkades allow you to “bike and ride” for only $1/day up to $8/month to park your bike. Register your Compass Card for access to the Bike Parkades. You can also rent a Bike Locker monthly for only $10 a month.

Bring your bike on transit

You can take your bike on bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus, and West Coast Express, with some restrictions. Visit translink.ca/biketotransit for details and restrictions. 

Of note, scooters that do not fold are not allowed on board and if the transit vehicle is busy, you may not be able to bring your bike or scooter on board. Bikes and scooters are not allowed on escalators at stations, please use the elevators.

Never put your bike on a bus before, or feel like you need a refresher? Check out this step-by-step tutorial to have you feeling confident in no time. Need a more hands-on experience? Try out your new skills at a practice bus bike location near you.

Use a bike or scooter share

You don’t need your own bike or scooter to bike, walk, ride and roll! There are bike and scooter shares operating in cities across Metro Vancouver. Here’s a list:

• Coquitlam: Lime e-bikes and e-scooters
• North Vancouver (city): Lime e-bikes
• Richmond: Lime e-scooters and e-bikes
• Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus: Evolve e-bikes
• Surrey: Bird e-bikes
• University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus: Mobi and HOPR bikes and e-bikes
• Vancouver: Mobi bikes and e-bikes and Lime e-scooters