Nestled just east of the downtown core and west of Grandview Woodlands, whether you’re walking, cycling, taking transit, driving, Strathcona is conveniently accessed from all over Vancouver.
Strathcona By Foot
- The west side of our commercial district is about a 15 minute walk from Waterfront Station.
- The east side of our commercial district is about a 10 minute walk from south Commercial Drive.
- To walk across the district from Gore Ave to Clark Drive is about a 20 minute walk.
Strathcona By Bike
On-street bike parking exists throughout the district, and we’re hoping to see even more bike parking installed in Strathcona soon!
- The Union-Adanac bike route and Alexander St. bike route are both excellent east-west connections for cyclists through the district.
- Heatley Avenue is a good north-south street to connect between these two cycling routes.
Mobi Bike Share stations are located at:
- Pender & Gore
- Alexander & Dunlevy
- Alexander & Railway
- Keefer & Princess
- Keefer & Hawks
- Hawks & Union
- Glen & Union
- Campbell & Hastings
Learn more about Mobi by Shaw Go Bike Share here.
Strathcona By Bus
The following transit lines have routes that pass through Strathcona:
- The 14 Downtown/Granville on Hastings St
- The 16 Arbutus/ 29th Avenue Station on Hastings St
- The 20 Downtown/ Victoria on Hastings St
- The 4 Powell/Downtown/UBC eastbound on E Cordova St and westbound on Powell St
- The 7 Nanaimo Station / Dunbar eastbound on E Cordova St and westbound on Powell St
- The R5 Hastings St rapid bus stops at East Hastings and Main.
Plan your transit route here.
Strathcona is only a five minute drive from the downtown core.
On-street parking is available throughout the district, and is a mix of metered parking, and free 2-hour time limit parking. No time-limit metered parking is available in select streets in the district.
Note that HOV lane on Hastings is in effect on:
- Eastbound: Monday to Friday between 3pm-7pm
- Westbound: Monday to Friday between 6:30am – 9:30am
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