TransLink is launching an On-Demand Bike Parking Pilot in six transit hubs, but has left Burnaby off the list.
The new on-demand bike lockers are now available to use through the “Bikeep” app, which is free to download through the GooglePlay or App Store on your smartphone. The new lockers use 100 per cent solar power and are now available at Moody Centre Station and Carvolth Exchange, the first of six pilot locations to receive new lockers. In total, 71 bike lockers will be installed at the following transit hubs over the coming months:
- Lonsdale Quay Exchange
- 22nd Street Station
- VCC-Clark Station
- Richmond-Brighouse Station
“This initiative is part of our goal to make it easier for people to combine cycling and transit into their everyday travel,” says Jeffrey Busby, TransLink’s acting Vice President of Engineering. “Introducing this state-of-the-art technology to our transit system will give customers another convenient place to store their bike and make it even easier to use green transportation in Metro Vancouver.”
In addition to new bike lockers, TransLink has installed new on-demand bike racks at Moody Centre Station with additional racks coming to Lonsdale Quay Exchange later this summer. Cost of use is 10 cents per hour capped at $1 per day, and $10 for unlimited monthly subscription.
“Bike theft continues to be a barrier that holds people back from cycling more often,” says Erin O’Melinn, HUB Cycling’s executive director. “Providing better end of trip facilities, like these bike lockers, will help people safely store their bikes and other cycling gear and shift towards adopting cycling and transit into their daily commute.”
