Bikes left unattended or parked in TransLink bike parks, including the Maple Meadows station location, will be removed and donated to charity in the coming weeks.
TransLink reminds users that long-term storage in bike racks is prohibited to ensure customers have same-day space for use. The aim of this cleaning is to free up parking spaces for bicycles before the spring and summer months, when the parking lots are most heavily used by customers.
Starting next week, the Transport Police will attach a detachable tag to all bikes parked in parking lots and write down detailed descriptions of the bikes. Two weeks later, beginning January 26, police are removing all bikes that match registered descriptions and have tags.
Police databases and 529 Garage , an online community stolen bike reporting service, are used to verify if abandoned bikes have been stolen.
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All bikes not reported stolen will be donated to the PEDAL Society's Pedals for the People program. The PEDAL Society is a non-profit organization that provides bicycles to Metro Vancouver residents in need of affordable transportation.
With 11 bicycle parks at TransLink stations and a total of 560 bicycle parking spaces, Metro Vancouver has the largest network of bicycle parks in Canada that are integrated with the public transport system. Each car park is a fully-lit, glass-enclosed facility equipped with CCTV video surveillance and open 24 hours a day. They cost $1 per day and are capped at $8 per month.
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