Helpful Information About Cycling in Metro Vancouver

Maps & Route Planning

Route planning has a HUGE impact on safety! Plan ahead.

• Route planning best practices
• Vancouver Bike Route Planner
• Metro Vancouver Bike Maps by Municipality
• Google Maps route planning
• Cycling in Vancouver
• Metro Vancouver Maps (TransLink)
• Bike to Transit
• Cowlines - multimodal trip planning App
• Let's Go Biking (Easy rides around Metro Van for all ages and abilities) 

Cycling & COVID-19

Resources that cover everything cycling related in the time of COVID-19.

• Metro Vancouver Bike Shops & Bike Delivery Services Open during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• COVID-19 Street Rebalancing Guide
• Pandemic Safety for Bike Racks and Amenities 
• Astounding response to reallocating under-utilized road space
• NACTO Streets for Pandemic Response & Recovery

Buying or Donating a Bike

Resources to help you decide which bike makes sense for you - cargo, road, hybrid, or city/commuter. 

• Bike Shops with HUB Member Discounts
• Donate Abandoned Bikes (Donate Bikes from a Strata or Building)
• Metro Vancouver Bike Match Program (Donate a Bike or Need a Bike)
• Cargo Bike Buying Guide (check out our section on cargo bikes below under 'HUB Webinars and Resources on Bicycles)
• PST-Free Bikes, Trikes, and Related items (Check out our section on Adaptive Bikes below under 'HUB Webinars and Resources on Bicycles)
• Bikeshare: in Vancouver, we recommend Mobi Bikes 
• Commuter Bike Shopper's Checklist
• Bike fitting services and 'try before you buy' options

Cycling Safety & Tips

Our Streetwise program includes a variety of public courses to reach people with different skill and experience levels. Sign up today!

• Cycling Courses
• Newcomers Guide to Cycling
• How to perform ABC Quick Check
• Helmet Fit video
• Year Round Cycling
• 10 Cycling Safety Tips
• Using a bike box video
• Be Bike Safe when cars are turning right video
• BikeSense: A Guide on Cycling Laws and Safety in BC
• Carrying Stuff on your Bike
• Cycling in the Rain
• BIKESAFE with Mobi by Shaw Go
• Cycling with Families: see our section on kids bikes and cargo bikes below
• Metro Vancouver Cyclist's Handbook: English, Chinese, Tagalog, Korean and Punjabi

Insurance, Theft & Collisions

Be prepared in case of an incident on your bike, or when encountering a dangerous situation on a bike route.

• Insurance: Are you covered?
• Bike Theft
  • Project 529: Register your bike to reduce theft
• Been in a Collision? 
  • Video: In Conversation with David Hay, Q.C. Bicycle Lawyer on legal rights & duties and what to do if you've had a collision
• BikeMaps.org lets you track collisions and near misses

Issues & Improvements

Help maintain cycling infrastructure by reporting potholes and unsafe street conditions or to request improvements. Or get involved in a HUB Local Committee and help us write letters, attend meetings and consultations.

• Learn more about the #UnGapTheMap campaign
• In Vancouver, call 311
• Reporting issues to Local Governments
• Request Bike Parking
• HUB Local Committees

Bike Research
& Data

• State of Cycling in Metro Vancouver
• HUB Cycling Amenities - Informing Design for End of Trip Cycling Amenities in Vancouver.
• Cycling in Cities Research Program (UBC)
• Safety Evidence for Bicycling (UBC)
• The Economics of Bike Parking (White Paper, Urban Racks)
• Value for Money: An Economic Assessment of Investment in Walking and Cycling (Dr. Adrian Davis)
• Cycling Research (McGill University)
• Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (Portland State University)
• Toronto Cycling Think & Do Tank (University of Toronto) 
• AARP Livable Communities
• A Manual for the Design of Active Transportation

Cycling
Groups

Local cycling groups meet regularly to discuss cycling issues. You are welcome to join!

• HUB Local Committees
• BC Cycling Coalition
• Recreational Cycling Groups
• Become a HUB Member

Webinars & Resources on Bicycles

• Adaptive Biking and 'Cycling for All Abilities' Webinar (Video & Resources)
• Cargo Bikes 
• Electric-assist Bikes 
• Kids Bikes (Coming Soon)
• Building a Bike-Friendly Metro Vancouver:

Cycling in a Post Pandemic World
Hear from experts on how cities are transforming their streets to get more people biking in the Covid and post-pandemic period. 

Cycling for Sustainable Cities
John Pucher PhD and Ralph Buehler PhD explore how cities can make cycling safe and convenient for all ages and abilities.

Cycling in the Metro Vancouver Suburbs: Barriers and Opportunities
Kay Teschke PhD explores the infrastructure challenges and opportunities of biking the Metro Van suburbs

Future of Urban Space and Streets: Bikes, Buses and Pedestrians
A conversation with HUB Cycling ED, Erin O'Melinn and others about the future of urban spaces and streets​