Annual Reports

Our Voice: Supporters Make a Difference

HUB Cycling supporters, volunteers and members continue to help give us a strong voice to make a positive impact on the cycling landscape of Metro Vancouver. Learn more about how you can join our team of dedicated supporters and make cycling safer here.

HUB Cycling has made significant strides in promoting safe and equitable cycling infrastructure across the province. We engaged extensively with decision-makers, emphasizing the importance of cycling for combating climate change, community connectivity, and equitable access to transportation. 

In July 2023, we released our comprehensive equity report, “Pedaling Towards Equity: Analyzing Transportation Access in Metro Vancouver’s Cycling Network.” This report provides a detailed analysis of the equitable distribution of cycling infrastructure across Metro Vancouver. It was widely disseminated to over 300 media members, municipal staff, planners, engineers, TransLink, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Metro Vancouver, and our supporters. The report was well-received, with supporting quotes from prominent figures such as Pablo Zacarias from BEST and Rowan Burdge, Director of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition. The full report and a project summary are available on our project webpage.

Cycle highways remain a significant focus for HUB Cycling, with continuous engagement and advocacy efforts aimed at decision-makers. We have actively highlighted the importance of cycle highways in our communications, emphasizing their potential to boost tourism and connect BC communities. We met with many decision-makers, including the Minister of Tourism and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, to discuss the link between cycle highways and tourism and explore potential cycle highway routes, including the Central Valley Greenway and Highway 1. Our budget presentation to the government also included a strong recommendation to fund these vital infrastructure projects.

Cycling, when combined with reliable transit, has the potential to address these affordability challenges. To align with both federal and provincial targets of significantly lowering emissions by 2030 and reducing vehicle kilometres travelled by personal vehicles, HUB Cycling continued to advocate all levels of government to reform fiscal planning policies to prioritize funding for a reliable and efficient transit system that connects seamlessly with a safe, connected, active transportation network. HUB Cycling.

As advocates for safer roads, HUB Cycling remains dedicated to championing legislation that prioritizes all road users' safety and well-being - and encourages more people to take active and healthy transportation.  We made considerable progress with passing Bill 23, which introduced a definition of vulnerable road users and stronger penalties for unsafe behaviour. However, these are just the first steps. HUB Cycling will continue to advocate for further improvements to the Motor Vehicle Act, including advocating for a Safe Neighbourhood Speeds Law and a ban on right turns on red at intersections, which causes many injuries to vulnerable road users, and is particularly dangerous for children.

Infrastructure Successes

HUB Cycling has continued to #UnGapTheMap and enhance the connectivity, comfort, and safety of key active transportation routes. HUB Cycling’s 10 Local Committees, staff, and Regional Advisory Committee members worked with municipalities and government agencies to fill key infrastructure gaps, expand and improve bike lanes, introduce separated cycle tracks, and establish important regional connections. This made our region more cycling-friendly, providing a healthier way to travel for people of all ages, abilities and socio-economic backgrounds. 

The progress achieved in 2023 paves the way for further advancements in the region's cycling infrastructure, supporting a shared vision of a more interconnected and multi-modal urban landscape. Two of these infrastructure projects were recognized at HUB Cycling’s eleventh annual bike awards for improving cycling in the community: 

Infrastructure Improvement Award Winner: 
City of Coquitlam (Guildford Greenway)

This new separated cycling route will eventually connect Coquitlam and Port Moody City Centres. The first phase was completed in the summer of 2023 and consists of a protected cycle and micro-mobility lane that runs 2.1 km along the north and south sides of Guildford Way from Johnson Street to the Port Moody border. Work on the second phase will begin in the spring of 2024. 

Infrastructure Improvement Award Winner:
City of New Westminster (New Westminster Secondary School Cycling Connector)

This project establishes a seamless and comfortable route connecting the east-west Rotary Crosstown Greenway on Seventh Ave with the east entrance of the new New West Secondary School building.

Other notable successes from 2023 can be viewed here. 

There are over 300 priority gaps in Metro Vancouver's broken bike network identified by HUB Cycling's Local Committees in critical need of upgrades. 

You can help by adopting a gap for as little as $50. 

Local Committee Highlights

HUB Cycling’s 10 Local Committees continued their tireless efforts to push for better cycling infrastructure across the region. Committees were actively involved in providing feedback and pushing for improvements in future active transportation projects, including but not limited to:

• Burnaby Midtown Bikeway,
• Maple Ridge Active Transportation Plan,
• Massey Tunnel Replacement project, 
• Surrey 72nd Avenue Extension, 
• Steveston Multi Use Path in Richmond,
• Expansion of Spirit Trail towards Deep Cove,
• Removal of maze gates and barriers in the Tri-Cities,
• Safer connections to BC Ferry Terminals including Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, 
• and pushing for active transportation infrastructure on Broadway in Vancouver. 

Over the past year, committees have:

We want to thank our 2023-24 Local Committee Chairs:

• BURNABY: Josh Lemer, Blake Standard
• DELTA: Neil Pope, Roel Schootman
• LANGLEY:  John Evanochko, Sarah Kikkert
• MAPLE RIDGE - PITT MEADOWS: Jackie Chow, Jenny Wright
• NEW WESTMINSTER: Andrew Feltham, Heidi Hizsa
• NORTH SHORE: Don Piercy, Paul Janzen
• RICHMOND/YVR: Jesse Li, Donna Kwan, Anna Chow    
• SURREY / WHITE ROCK: Tim Yzerman, John Burgess  
• TRI-CITIES: Andrew Hartline, Colin Fowler
• VANCOUVER / UBC: Jeff Leigh, Anthony Floyd

HUB Cycling has 10 Local Committees across Metro Vancouver, made up of volunteers working to improve cycling in their communities. The committees meet monthly and work to make cycling safer and more attractive for everyone. We're always looking for more people, and no experience is required to join!

Join a Local Committee near you.

Research Program

In 2023-24, HUB’s research program collaborated with diverse partners to complete our second benchmarking analysis of the Metro Vancouver bike route network, profiling bike route growth, comfort, and types. The report compared census data with HUB’s State of Cycling bike route network data, and looked at network development relative to road safety data and research, as well as broader health and climate resilience research, to aid in informing future network development.  

TransLink enlisted HUB’s Research Team to update the State of Cycling regional bike route network GIS data set to reflect new infrastructure installed in 2022 and 2023. The updated data will be used for a wide range of purposes by TransLink, municipalities, academics, private sector consultants, and advocates.  

Bike-Friendly Building Consulting

HUB provided Bike Friendly Building consulting services for a broad range of clients and projects this fiscal year, including:

• Advising rezoning applications for a PCI “transit oriented development” in Port Moody, a Bosa two-tower residential project in Downtown Vancouver, and a PC Urban affordable rental residential project also in Downtown Vancouver.
• Providing specifications for the expansion of bike parking facilities for the Erikson Tower strata in Burnaby.
• Developing a “cycling welcome package” for a new student residential building on Kingsway in Vancouver for Williams Management.
• Partnering with a fire safety engineering company to develop e-bike charging fire safety design guidelines for QuadReal buildings across Canada.

These projects reflect an expansion and diversification of HUB Cycling’s Bike Friendly Building program.

Does your building project require our cycling expertise? Book a free consultation with our Bike Friendly Building Consulting team today.

Spring and Fall Go by Bike Week

May 29-June 4, 2023 and October 16-29, 2023

Go by Bike Week in Metro Vancouver is a bi-annual event that encourages residents to embrace cycling for their daily trips. Since 2007, over 170,000 participants have joined the campaign, including 25,000 individuals trying cycling for transportation for the first time. 

Photo credit: Lights Camera Vancouver

Bike to Shop

August 13-21, 2023

Bike to Shop is designed to encourage residents to visit local businesses across Metro Vancouver by providing participants with the resources they need to confidently shop by bike. It’s also an event that helps build bridges with the business community. In 2023, we introduced eight interactive neighbourhood maps that contained information on: 

• local bike parking, 
• safe routes, 
• local bike shops for maintenance and 
• bike-friendly or sustainable businesses in the area. 

To promote the campaign we activated at local farmers’ markets and hosted the Bike to Shop Challenge, an event to highlight the many ways to carry items by bike.

Bike Awards

March 12, 2024

Taking place in Downtown Vancouver on March 12, the HUB Bike Awards returned to an in-person format for the first time since 2020. The community gathered to celebrate the 22 organizations and individuals that made cycling more comfortable and safer for people of all ages and abilities across Metro Vancouver in 2023. All of the winners can be found on our website.

2024 Key Highlights:

• Welcome video from the Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure, the Honourable Rob Fleming 
• Keynote speech from TransLink CEO, Kevin Quinn
• Winners from 9 municipalities

Bike to School Week

May 29-June 2, 2023

Bike to School Week is a cherished annual event that unites students of all ages from across Metro Vancouver in an exhilarating celebration of active transportation. The event is a great way to enhance green initiatives already happening at schools, build community, and highlight the benefits of active transportation - like less congestion and healthy, energised students. 

Since its inception in 2016, Bike to School Week has witnessed an impressive growth trajectory, engaging nearly:

• 750 schools 
• 69,000 students 
• 185,000 memorable bike trips. 

2023 Key Highlights:

StreetWise Cycling Courses

StreetWise programs aim to get more people cycling more often, through supportive and engaging on-bike programs for adults, multi-day programs for adults and youth, and interactive virtual courses. In 2023, courses continued at our popular StreetWise Cycling Education Centre in Vancouver and a new centre was added in Richmond. At both centres, 47 courses occurred with 370 participants. Several new courses were added, including e-bike skills and the Women’s Summer Cycling Program. Ride Your Path also engaged 20 Musqueam youth and provided bikes to continue their riding afterwards.  

E-bike education grew with a new e-bike module added to StreetWise Cycling Online to coincide with the provincial e-bike rebate. A variety of webinars also provided specialised education to BC residents, with a total of 802 online course participants. More e-bike drop-in workshops were offered in conjunction with community events, where hundreds of people tested bikes and learned about the benefits of e-biking.

2023 StreetWise Highlights:

Newcomer Bike Mentorship Program

February 2023 marked the end of the three-year Public Health Agency of Canada contract for HUB Cycling’s partnership with the Immigrant Services Society of BC to deliver the Newcomer Bike Mentorship Program. In 2023, we matched experienced local cycling volunteers with 57 recently arrived immigrants and refugees in Vancouver and 18 in Port Moody to learn about the many joys and benefits of city cycling.

Bike to School Courses

HUB Cycling’s Bike to School program enables and encourages thousands of Metro Vancouver youth annually to see cycling as a safe and enjoyable mode of transportation in their community.

2023 Bike to School Highlights:

• After significant post-pandemic growth in 2022, we increased our reach by almost 2000 students in 2023. 
• On track to reach 80% of public school students in Metro Vancouver with HUB Cycling education before they reach high school.
• More students are biking to and from school after taking a HUB Cycling course and their families and teachers are also encouraged by the Bike to School Courses to increase their own cycling.

"The entire experience was fantastic and so well organized. The students really enjoyed themselves. The instructors were outstanding. We are already planning a bike trip on the dyke down to the beach and the local swimming pool." - Dale Cotter, Grade 5 Teacher at Beach Grove Elementary 

Everyone Rides Grades 4-5

Together with our delivery partners throughout the province, Everyone Rides Grade 4-5 provided 110 Learn2Ride courses to over 10,000 students in 2023.  In the spring, we reached our first northern community, partnering with Caledonia Nordic in Prince George. Courses also occurred in and around Metro Vancouver, Kelowna, the east Kootenays, and Victoria.  We also researched and developed a new delivery method to reach smaller communities, which is being piloted in 2024.

Financials

To view HUB Cycling's financial position from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, please click here.

We'd like to thank our Board of Directors:

• President: Jeff Leigh
• Vice President: Victoria Gray
• Treasurer: Esther Holobuwich
• Secretary: Vacant, Caitlin Hyldelund (to June 2024)
• Directors at Large: Sarah Eustace, Alexandra Flynn, Luke Gillies, Alicia Gowan, Anne Murray, Mairin Shields-Brown

Our Board Committees:

Regional Advisory Committee
Alicia Gowan (Co-Chair), Mairin Shields-Brown (Co-Chair), Luke Gillies, Jeff Leigh.

The Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) of HUB Cycling develops regional infrastructure and policy recommendations to support the organization’s mission. It collaborates with staff to strengthen local committees and ensure regional priorities are reflected in HUB Cycling’s advocacy efforts. RAC develops policies and positions that align with HUB Cycling’s mission by reviewing research, gathering community input, and engaging with Local Committees (LCs) and decision-makers. The RAC also works to build and maintain strong relationships with regional and provincial authorities such as the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Translink, and Metro Vancouver. The Regional Advisory Committee includes the Director of Inclusion and Campaigns and selected Board Directors, with 3 to 5 members. The committee reports to the Board and meets monthly.

Board Development Committee
Victoria Gray (Chair), Alexandra Flynn, Anne Murray.

The Board Development Committee (BDC) aims to cultivate a proficient and effective Board that operates in a supportive and equitable environment. The BDC’s mission focuses on ensuring quality governance through education, training, and processes that align with the organization’s values of equity, diversity, and inclusivity. The BDC develops strategies and tactics to fulfill these duties and reports to the Board within the guidelines of the BC Society Act, HUB Constitution, and HUB Policies and Procedures. The committee meets monthly unless extraordinary circumstances arise. The committee reports to the Board and meets monthly.

Operations Committee
Sarah Eustace, Esther Holobuwich.

The Operations Committee of HUB ensures that financial reporting, accounting systems, and risk management activities are effectively chosen and executed to achieve the organization’s strategic objectives. The Operations Committee includes the Director of Operations and selected Board Directors, with 3 to 5 members. The Committee reports to the Board. The Committee meets quarterly and additionally as needed during year-end or budgeting periods. 

And our Organizational Members:

• 2400 Motel
• Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Clinic Physiotherapy
• ATS Traffic Service
• BCAA
• BC Cycling Coalition (BCCC)
• Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (B.E.S.T)
• Bicycle Broker Insurance
• BIRD Canada
• Boffo Developments Ltd.
• Carscadden Stokes MacDonald Architecture
• Cloud eBikes
• Electronic Arts (EA)
• Hudson Pacific Properties
• Kinetic Parking Solutions
• Lafarge
• Lime
• Mobi by Rogers
• Oxford Properties
• R.E.C. for Kids Society
• Recycle BC
• Richards Buell Sutton LLP
• Uber
• Zipply Logistics Inc.

Thank you for helping us get more people cycling more often!

Past Annual Reports:

• 2022-23 Annual Report
• 2021-22 Annual Report
• 2020-21 Annual Report
• 2019-20 Annual Report