safe, secure, easy bicycle parking

safe, secure, easy bicycle parking

Read one user's experience.

Left Coast Mama blogged about the Bicycle Valet during the Olympics.

How to Have a GREAT Bicycle Valet Experience

 

A few tips will make your Olympic bicycle valet experience pleasant and easy:

We process bike for parking as quickly as possible, but as with everything Olympic allow yourself enough time, and be patient.

You may leave your helmet, panniers and any other gear with your bike, providing you firmly attach them to the bike.

Have your bike ready to go by the time you get to the front of the line—gear attached, anything you are taking with you, in hand. If you're not ready to give us your bike when you reach the front of the line, we'll ask you to step aside and won't tag your bike until you're ready to hand it over. This allows us to park bikes in order, so we can retrieve them easily.

Don't lose your claim ticket!

Only Bicycle Valet and City staff are allowed in the bike parking compound. If you forget something on your bike and need to get, as staff person will have to bring your bike out.

We CAN park tandem bikes, bikes with trailers, etc. We LOVE families! Usually we'll have to park them out of sequence, so if your rig is one of those special ones, please remember to let us know when you are picking it up, so we can find it faster.

Yes, we CAN park electric assist bikes. That means it's a real bicycle, ridden as a bicycle with electric assist, not a scooter type, even if it has the pedals on it. We're sorry for the inconvenience but it's a question of size, weight, maneuverability, and so on. 

Be sure to fill out your claim stub to keep get on our newsletters. And don't forget to check out info on BEST and what we do.

When picking up your bike, please be patient and do not try to enter the compound.

Ride safely! Make sure you have lights and reflectors for night riding.

Thanks for biking!

 

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Bicycle Valet will be at the Port Coquitlam Coast Meridian Overpass Grand Opening Saturday March 6.

Bicycle Valet will be on the south side near Kingsway and Broadway. The north end will have additional bike racks for self-lock up.

Avoid the congestion. Leave the car at home. Ride! Have fun!

BEST will also have a booth on the bridge showcasing our programs.
Home General Information For Organizers

This year, BEST is expanding The Bicycle Valet...

to serve more events, park more bikes, and make traveling on two wheels throughout Metro Vancouver even easier.  With the Bicycle Valet, riding bikes to and from events can be a more viable transportation option.

What is the Bicycle Valet?

The Bicycle Valet makes event bike parking simple.  Part “coat check”, part parking lot for bikes and other non-motorized transportation, it is an easy and safe bicycle parking solution at community events of all sizes. 

The Bicycle Valet Experience

 Patrons sign a claim check, give us their bike and keep the stub.  When they are ready to leave, they bring back their stub and the bike is returned.  The service is free, friendly and convenient!

 Behind the Scenes

 BEST shows up at the venue one to two hours before the event begins to set up fences, bike stands and a reception tent. The fenced area is attended by BEST staff who remain on-site until all of the bikes have been claimed. At the end of the event, we tear down and clean up after ourselves.  All your venue needs to provide is space.  
 

 Benefits for your 2009 Event

 

SAVE TIME & MONEY

Our complete service means no hassles for organizers. All you need to do is provide us with space, mention the service in your advertising and notify your security personnel.  The Bicycle Valet also reduces car parking costs.

GUARANTEE PEACE OF MIND

Secure bike parking means more attendees who are comfortable staying longer. Attendees can enjoy themselves without worrying about the safety of their bike and accessories.  In three years of service, nothing has been stolen or vandalized under our care and we carry liability insurance.

REDUCE TRAFFIC ISSUES

Events that encourage their patrons to arrive by bike avoid parking-lot nightmares and benefit from the added attendance of those who value the convenience of cycling.

KEEP IT SIMPLE

The Bicycle Valet gives bikes a designated, central parking area.  This avoids the nuisance of having bikes locked up to any and every pole or fence around your venue.

THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

Save money, increase accessibility and work towards making your event carbon neutral by reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of event goers.
 

What does BEST provide?

  •  Secure, ticketed parking for bicycles during your event;
  • Staffing and materials related to service;
  • Secure fencing (if secure fencing is not provided);
  • Training information materials for event volunteers and staff use;
  • Cross-promotion at other Bicycle Valet events as well as through Bicycle Valet promotional materials; and
  • Liability insurance.

The cost of our service depends on:

  • The duration of your event (hours per day + number of event days); and
  • Whether or not you can provide secure fencing, overnight storage and/or security (the latter two apply to multi-day events).


Please note, this service is offered free-of-charge to event goers.  Subsidized rates may be available for non-profit or low-budget community events.

Detailed pricing is structured for the specific event. Please Ask a Question! for details either through email or by phone.
 
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