With an expansive cycling route network and mild weather most of the year, Vancouver has one of the highest cycling rates in Canada. Biking to school can be a great way to see the city and stay active.
Our Broadway campus is one block away from 10th Avenue, a bikeway designated by the City of Vancouver. Our Downtown campus is adjacent to numerous separated bike lanes and pathways. For more information on bike routes, please see the City of Vancouver’s cycling map.
Make sure to keep your bike securely locked while on campus, using your own lock.
There are bike racks near the main entrances at both campuses, but our designated bike storage locations are recommended for additional security.
For secure bike storage at either campus, download the app RBH Mobile BT available on the App Store and Google Play. Then contact VCC’s Coordinator of Safety and Security at ppaone@vcc.ca and provide the following information: name, student number, program name, program end date and the 10-digit code generated by the app.
Bikeep is a smart bike parking station and is available in the downtown secure bike storage area (which also has an air and bike repair station). It can be used to lock your bike and has ebike charging capability. You can download the app on the App Store or Google Play. This video demonstrates how to use Bikeep.
The Downtown campus has washrooms with showers and lockers: men’s room 152, women’s room 150E. There is also a universal gender-neutral shower and bathroom 150B.
The Broadway campus has gender-neutral showers. To find them from the bike cage, walk towards the elevators on the west side of the courtyard. Take the elevator to the basement (the Automotive Department’s floor). Then go straight down the corridor on the right until the hall on the left. Turn left. The showers are the first two doors on the right, Rooms B030 and B031.
Mobi is Vancouver’s public bike share program. Mobi bike stations are within one block of both campuses. The Mobi app available on the App Store and Google Play. Read more about how it works here.
HUB Cycling is a non-profit organization that provides cycling information for all ages. Much of what they offer is free! Check out their education page.
VCC also encourages staff and students to participate in Metro Vancouver’s Go by Bike Weeks. The College sponsors contests, provides stations to serve fruit, coffee and granola bars, and hosts raffles for anyone who is substituting four wheels for two for their commute to work or school.
TransLink also provides great advice on how to bring your bike on transit.