Perks

Bike to Work Week has lots of external motivation to help you cycle through all seasons:

Hot coffee, free food, and mechanical help

at our commuter stations.

View the map and schedule of celebration stations.

Wrap-up Party

Friday Nov. 4, 4:30-6:30p
Union and Main (Adanac/Union bike route)

Sponsored by Vancity & Brodie Bikes
Free refreshments! Join us for a cuppa hot chocolate! This is our final station for Autumn Bike to Work Week, and our casual wrap-up party. Please join us!

Refreshments provided by Terra Breads and Hogan's Alley Cafe! Hot chocolate by Wilder Snail!

Free mechanical services by our station sponsors, Brodie.

Prizes!

Prizes can be won at commuter stations around Metro Vancouver, plus you can be entered for other prizes by logging your commute online. There is a brand new bike up for grabs, along with waterproof gear, clothing, and free tune-ups to make you visible, comfortable, safe, and stylish.

Apart from all the swag, cycling has great perks for your body, mind, wallet and world.

Commuting by bicycle is a proven mechanism for improving the health and wellness of both individuals and workplaces. It is a viable, cost effective form of transportation. Biking to work rather than driving a single occupant vehicle helps to contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions in our communities. It is also positively the most enjoyable means of traveling between work and home!

Reasons to bike:

• Get healthy. Your commute can be your exercise routine. It can save you time and money spent at the gym.
• The costs of a car. On average, it costs $7,400/year to own and maintain a car, or around two months' wages for the average worker.
• Cut down on your personal greenhouse gas emissions. Our database will calculate the CO2 that you save.
• Engage your community. Meet your neighbours. Breathe fresh air. Enjoy our beautiful cityscape.
• Get out of traffic. Some commutes are faster by bike because of less traffic lights and congestion.
• Have fun and enjoy the freedom that comes with cycling.
• Be energized for work. Exercise naturally releases endorphins that give you a boost.

Participating in Bike to Work Week delivers measurable results to the individual commuter, our workplaces, our municipalities and our greater Metro Vancouver region as a whole. The program establishes a valuable avenue for marketing sustainable transportation initiatives and practices in the Lower Mainland in the years to come.