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E-bike charging, lockers and rentals on one app in north Denver
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TransLink's solar-powered smart bike lockers in Metro Vancouver
In June 2021 TransLink started its On-Demand Bike Parking Pilot, bringing 71 smart bike lockers to six transit hubs across Metro Vancouver. They were the first lockers of their kind in British Columbia. Urban Racks, which won a multi-year contract in 2020 to design and run the program, supplied the lockers and runs them for TransLink. Bikeep provides the technology inside, along with smart bike parking docks at two of the hubs.
Ride to the station, lock up, take the train
The aim was to make it easier for people to combine cycling and transit, said Jeffrey Busby, TransLink's acting vice president of engineering. Riders can leave their bike in a secure, enclosed locker at the station instead of taking it on board, and pick it up on the way home.
"Bike theft continues to be a barrier that holds people back from cycling more often. 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." Erin O'Melinn, executive director, HUB Cycling
Where the pilot started
- Moody Centre Station, with lockers and on-demand docks
- Carvolth Exchange
- Lonsdale Quay Exchange, with lockers and on-demand docks
- 22nd Street Station
- VCC-Clark Station
- Richmond-Brighouse Station
How it works
- No booking. Riders turn up, open a locker in the Bikeep app and park.
- Keyless. The app opens the locker and takes payment, so there is no key to lose.
- Pay as you go. C$0.10 an hour, capped at C$1 a day.
- Monthly pass. C$10 a month for unlimited parking.
- Free docks. The bike docks at Moody Centre and Lonsdale Quay are free for up to 24 hours.
- Solar powered. Both the lockers and the docks run on solar power.
From pilot to network
The pilot ran through the fall of 2021 so TransLink could see how riders used it, and it stayed. Today Urban Racks runs the lockers at eight TransLink hubs, after Phibbs Exchange and Capstan Station joined the first six. Riders have parked there about 26,000 times since 2021, and the prices are the same as at launch.
More on the project is on the TransLink project page. Mass Transit Magazine published the pilot announcement, and ITS International covered the launch. More on bike lockers and stations for public transport.
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