2017 Bike to Work & School Week is May 29 to June 4!
Bike to Work Week started 23 years ago in Victoria! From humble beginnings it has grown to include more than 52 communities and 37,000 participants BC-wide in 2016 and it continues to grow. In 2016, more than 52 regions/communities across BC participated with the following stats:
- 36,9987 Participants
- 7,798 First-time commuter cyclists
- 3,200+ Workplaces participated
- 1,225,180 Kilometres were cycled
- 324,906 Kilograms of CO2 were saved from entering the atmosphere
- 37,054,982 Calories were burned
- $80,930 In Gas saved
Bike to School Week is a free and fun week-long celebration of biking to school taking place May 29 – June 2, 2017. Bike to School Week is a chance for Schools throughout BC to encourage and celebrate students and their families cycling to school. There are several ways in which you can get involved, if you live in Metro Vancouver you can register at HUB, if you live outside of Metro Vancouver you can register through Bike to Work BC. You can register as a school, a team or an individual!