The bike share operator, Lime, is installing e-bike share parking zones on streets in Victoria.
Work is expected to start in July 2026 and continue throughout the summer and fall. Construction on each space is expected to take about one day.
Why now?
A new e-bike share system is coming in summer 2026, giving people another way to get around without a car.
At designated parking zones across the City, easy-to-ride e-bikes and helmets will be available to rent through an app.
The locations and design of the parking zones are approved by the City and informed by feedback from the public and key stakeholders, as well as best practices from other bike share systems.
Project Impacts
While work is underway, you can expect the following temporary impacts:
Changes to parking
Noise, dust, debris and odours
There will also be long-term changes to street parking in some locations.
Locations
Staff are planning bike share parking zones one neighbourhood at a time. As locations are confirmed, they will be added to this list and interactive map. Parking zones will usually be the size of one parking space.
Bay St. & Turner St.
Bridge St. & Hillside Ave.
Cecelia Rd. & Washington Ave.
Discovery St. & Store St.
Douglas St. & Pembroke St.
Garbally Rd. & Bridge St.
Gorge Rd. & Carroll St.
Gorge Rd. & Dunedin St.
Gorge Rd. & Irma St.\
Government St. & Bay St.
Government St. & Discovery St.\
Government St. & Queens Ave.
Hillside Ave. & Douglas St.
Jutland Rd. & Cecelia Rd.
Kings Rd. & Westbourne Pl.
Napier Ln.
Selkirk Village (Jutland Rd.)
Blanshard St. & Courtney St.
Blanshard St. & Yates St.
Centennial Square
Courtney St. & Douglas St.
Fort St. & Cook St.
Fort St. & Douglas St.
Fort St. & Government St.
Fort St. & Quadra St.
Fort St. & Vancouver St.
Government St. & Fisgard St.
Humboldt St. & Blanshard St.
Pandora Ave. & Blanshard St.
Quadra St. & Rockland Ave.
Ship Point
Store St. & Herald St.
Vancouver St. & Johnson St.
Wharf St. & Yates St.
Yates St. & Cook St.
Yates St. & Douglas St.
Yates St. & Langley St.
Vancouver St. & Park Blvd.
Blackwood St. & Vista Hts.
Cook St. & Basil Ave.
Cook St. & Lang St.
Finlayson St. & Mars St.
Graham St. & Kings Rd.
Graham St. & Topaz Ave.
Graham St. & Hillside Ave.
Jackson St. & Finlayson St.
Jackson St. & Tolmie Ave.
Kings Rd. & Wark St.
Quadra St. & Tolmie Ave.
Topaz St. & Blanshard St.
Croft St. & Simcoe St.
Dallas Rd. & Boyd St.
Dallas Rd. & Dock St.
Dallas Rd. & Government St.
Dallas Rd. & Menzies St.
Dallas Rd. & Olympia Ave.
Dallas Rd. & Ontario St.
Five Corners (Menzies St., Toronto St. & Simcoe St.)
Government St. & Michigan St.
Government St. & Niagara St.
Government St. & Simcoe St.
Menzies St. & Michigan St.
Menzies St. & Quebec St.
Montreal St. & Superior St.
Niagara St. & Boyd St.
Niagara St. & Montreal St.
Oswego St. & Niagara St.
Oswego St. & Ontario St.
Simcoe St. & Douglas St.
St. Lawrence St. & Michigan St. (Fisherman’s Wharf)
Superior St. & Oswego St.
Toronto St. & Douglas St.
Blanshard St. & Pembroke St.
Pembroke St. & Quadra St.
Queens Ave. & Dowler Pl.
Vancouver St. & Balmoral Rd.
Vancouver St. & Princess St.
Vancouver St. & Empress Ave.
Vancouver St. & Green St.
Kings Rd. & Empire St.
Bay St. & Henry St.
Catherine St. & Skinner St.
Catherine St. & Wilson St.
Central Spur Rd. & Bridges Park
Craigflower Rd. & Styles St.
E&N Trail & Wilson St.
Esquimalt Rd. & Barnard Ave.
Esquimalt Rd. & Robert St.
Harbour Rd.
Kimta Rd. & Catherine St.
Kimta Rd. & Paul Kane Pl.
Langford St. & McCaskill St.
Mary St. & Esquimalt Rd.
Pine St. & Dominion St.
Raynor Ave. & Craigflower Rd.
Russell St. & Langford St.
Selkirk Ave. & Arm St.
Selkirk Ave. & Syles St.
Songhees Park
Tyee Rd.
Tyee Rd., Kimta Rd. & Songhees Rd.
Tyee Rd. & Regatta Lndg.
FAQ
Bike share aligns with the City’s goals around mobility, sustainability and equity. It provides more affordable and clean transportation options for residents as well as visitors.
Staff are planning for a bike share launch in summer 2026. We will work closely with the operator, Lime, and adjust timelines as needed to support a successful system.
The City has selected Lime for Victoria’s e-bike share system, following a competitive procurement process.
Over 40 cities in Canada have already implemented bike share, scooter share or both, including many in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. These other examples provide lessons learned and best practices for implementation in Victoria.
Victoria has also been building an extensive network of All Ages and Abilities bike routes which will better support newer and less comfortable riders using bike share. Cycling in Victoria has also grown in popularity in recent years and Victoria now has one of the highest levels of cycling of any city in Canada, making it an ideal place for bike share.
E-bikes are more accessible to a wider range of ages and abilities than non-electric pedal bikes, and they make cycling trips more feasible over longer distances for many people.
Shared e-bikes also solve concerns around upfront costs or secure bike parking availability that prevent people from purchasing their own e-bikes, allowing people to pay per one-way trip. Shared e-bikes are proving to be more popular than classic bikes in bike share systems.
At this point, the City is looking at an e-bike share system only. Staff are monitoring policy and technology developments with shared e-scooters and could consider recommending them in the future.
Yes, the plan is to provide parking zones about every two to three blocks across Victoria. We are planning and building parking zones in phases, starting in James Bay, Downtown, Victoria West, Burnside, North Park and Hillside Quadra, with more becoming available over time.
Residents and businesses in the immediate vicinity will be notified about a week before parking zone installation.
In this first phase, Lime is installing about 110 parking zones across James Bay, Downtown, Victoria West, Burnside, North Park and Hillside Quadra, with more to come later in 2026 and future years.
The plan is to provide about 200 parking zones across Victoria, with a parking zone about every two to four blocks across the city.
The locations and design of the parking zones are informed by feedback from the public and key stakeholders, City policies, as well as best practices from other bike share systems.
This includes locating parking zones:
Near our All Ages and Abilities bike routes
Close to key destinations
At visible, easy-to-access spaces (such as near intersections)
In August and September 2025, the City conducted engagement about the e-bike share system to understand where potential users wanted to see bike share parking zones in Victoria.
In summer and fall 2025, the City conducted targeted engagement with key groups, including through the City’s Accessibility Advisory Committee, Welcoming City Advisory Committee and Youth Council and engaged directly with members of the business and tourism community. The City also invited the public to suggest parking zone locations online through Have Your Say.
Staff have used this feedback to help inform the parking zone locations.
Once bike share parking zone locations are planned, nearby residents and businesses will receive advance notice of any changes to the street.
