VICTORIA, B.C. — The City is seeking input on a new e-bike share system coming to Victoria that will give residents and visitors more options to get around. Add pins to our digital map by September 24 to tell us where you want to go with bike share.
Once the bike share system launches (planned for 2026), easy-to-ride e-bikes and helmets will be available in designated parking zones across the city to rent using a smartphone app. Users will only be able to start and end their bike share trips in these designated parking zones, so the City is looking to hear from community members about destinations they want to visit by bike share.
This public input will be used to help select the placement of bike share parking zones while following best practices from other shared systems, including locating them:
• Near our All Ages and Abilities bike routes
• Close to key destinations
• At visible, easy-to-access spaces (such as near intersections)
Parking zones will be around one parking space in size, depending on location and anticipated demand. Once the roll-out is complete, there will be parking zones distributed throughout Victoria.
Bike share aligns with the City’s goals around mobility, sustainability and equity – it provides more affordable and clean transportation options for people while also supporting a strong tourism industry in Victoria. With 44 km of All Ages and Abilities bike routes built and more underway, cycling in Victoria has also grown in popularity in recent years. As of 2022, about one in three trips in Victoria is made by walking, cycling or rolling. This is one of the highest rates in Canada and makes Victoria an ideal place for bike share.
For more information or to suggest a parking zone, please visit engage.victoria.ca/bikeshare.
Media Contact:
Colleen Mycroft
Manager, Intergovernmental and Media Relations
250.896.5325 | cmycroft@victoria.ca
