Parking can be hard, but where you can park should be easy. Take a look below for a breakdown of where you can park for free and where you can’t park in either our Metro Vancouver or Victoria Home Zones. Make sure you remember that you are still required to obey all the usual signage, restrictions, and by-laws. Members are also on the hook for any tickets or tows if parked illegally during stopovers, or when ending trips in any non-designated or approved Evo spots.
If you are unsure of where to park, feel free to give us a call and we can help clarify.
Metro Vancouver
To find more deets about parking in our Metro Vancouver Home Zone, click here.
Victoria
Take a look at parking info for our Victoria Home Zone by clicking here.
Evolve E-Bike Share
All trips start and end at approved Evolve Parking Zones in Whistler. Check out our Evolve Parking page for more details.
Evo Return
All trips start and end at the Evo Return Zone. Learn more by clicking here.
Metro Vancouver
End your trip here
Here are the spots you can end your trip in our Metro Vancouver Home Zone.
City of Vancouver and Burnaby meters only unless it states no stopping
Evo designated parking only
City of Vancouver, City of North Vancouver, City of Burnaby, and New Westminster only
City of Vancouver, City of North Vancouver, City of Burnaby, and New Westminster only
Get more details about parking at the airport here
Park at any of our satellite parking locations, more details here
Grouse Mountain has two reserved spots but you can also park in any legal spot at their parking lots
Tandem parking is only allowed on 603 Expo Blvd, for more info click here
Do not end trip here
Along with the below spots, avoid parking in unmarked underground or aboveground parkade spots and commercial parking lots such as grocery stores, fire zones, unmarked private residential or park board properties. Plus, don’t park in back alleys unless there is city signage designating them as permit only, event parking is also not permitted.
Do not end your trip at a City of Vancouver or Burnaby time restricted meter, for stopovers only.
Stopovers only
If you would like to keep the car reserved while not driving, you can make a stopover. You can do this through our Evo app by selecting the "pause" and "resume trip" button to lock and unlock the doors during your stop. Or, use the key fob located in the glove box to lock and unlock the car. Just keep in mind that your trip time keeps accumulating while you’re in stopover mode.
Note: If you’re in an area with low reception (e.g. underground parkades or remote areas outside the Home Zone) or if you’re in one of our cars that doesn’t have a key fob, make sure you have Bluetooth enabled for the Evo App to ensure connectivity.
Just make sure you don’t wait too long to pause your trip as the Evo will automatically end the trip if all the conditions are met. You can park at the below spots only when you are making a stopover but ensure you still follow any time or noted restriction and remember to not end your trip at these spots or you will get a ticket.
City of Vancouver time restricted meters, only park outside of the times noted
Victoria
End your trip here
When parking in the Victoria Home Zone, you can end your trip at the below spots and 3 city surface lots: Royal Theatre, Royal Athletic, and Wharf Street. Also, feel free to end your trip at any of the 4 designated city parkades: Broughton (Library entrance off Courtney St), Johnson (between 7am and 9pm only), View, and Centennial, and Yates Street parkade.
Victoria meters only
Do not end trip here
Avoid parking in underground or aboveground parkade spots not designated for Evo or Evo overflow and commercial parking lots such as grocery stores, fire zones, unmarked private residential or park board properties. Don’t park in any stalls designated as “no overnight parking” or “car coop”. Plus, don’t park in back alleys unless there is city signage designating them as permit only, event parking is also not permitted.
Do not end trip. Stopovers only, feed the meter.
Stopovers only
If you would like to keep the car reserved while not driving you can make a stopover. You can do this through our Evo app by selecting the "pause" and "resume trip" button to lock and unlock the doors during your stop. Or, use the key fob located in the glove box to lock and unlock the car. Just keep in mind that your trip time keeps accumulating while you’re in stopover mode.
Note: If you’re in an area with low reception (e.g. underground parkades or remote areas outside the Home Zone) or if you’re in one of our cars that doesn’t have a key fob, make sure you have Bluetooth enabled for the Evo App to ensure connectivity.
Just make sure you don’t wait too long to pause your trip as the Evo will automatically end the trip if all the conditions are met. You can park at 20-minute meters only when you are making a stopover but ensure you feed the meter first. And remember not to end your trip at this spot or you will get a ticket.
Do not end trip. Stopovers only, feed the meter.
Parking at the airport
Yes, there is a satellite Home Zone in Park’N Fly at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). You can end your trip there for a $5 drop off fee. Here’s how it works:
You can drop off your Evo at Park’N Fly by entering through the main entrance. Simply end your trip using your Evo App or Membership card and leave your Evo with a parking attendant to valet park. Make sure to note your licence plate number, then head inside the Park’N Fly building and register your Evo. You can wait inside for the shuttle bus to take you to the main terminal. Shuttles depart for the terminal every 7-10 minutes and drop off at level 3 only.
When picking up a car from Park’N Fly, we always recommend that you check for available cars and reserve your Evo before hopping on the shuttle bus. This just ensures a car is available for you when you need it. Shuttles back to the Park’N Fly lots must be arranged by calling 604-270-9395 until automatic service resumes. Shuttle pick up for all passengers is on Level 3 only. Note that you will need to go up a level from arrivals to access the shuttle. Just let the shuttle driver know you are an Evo Member picking up a car at the Park’N Fly office. Once you arrive, just show your Evo Membership card or logged in app at the checkout counter, you will receive an exit pass and be directed to where the vehicles are parked so you can exit the lot. Start your trip as usual and hit the road!
Parking at satellite locations
We have satellite parking locations – designated parking areas where you can start and end your Evo trip – at Park’N Fly at YVR Airport, Grouse Mountain, Park Royal (P5) and University campuses such as UBC, SFU, BCIT, Capilano University, University of Victoria, and Camosun College Lansdowne Campus.
Parking at any of our satellite parking locations is only allowed in Evo reserved spots, or designated overflow lots when reserved parking locations are full, check the app to view the locations and descriptions of lots. If you’re making a stopover at any of our satellite parking locations, you can park your Evo in non-reserved spots or lots, just make sure to pay for parking otherwise you may get a ticket or a tow.
Tandem Parking
Our lot on Expo Blvd (603 Expo Blvd), near Costco and the Stadium Skytrain Station, is our only location that allows tandem parking, which is when two cars are able to park right behind one another in a single spot. When parking in a space that allows two Evo cars, make sure you pull all the way up to the sign post to allow other Members to park behind you.
If you have reserved a car that is blocked in by another Evo, we recommend you cancel your current reservation and take another Evo from the spot if it’s available.
