Getting to Douglas College

Looking for the best way to get to College? Hop on transit. It’s fast, better for the environment, and – with your U-Pass BC – it's cheap, too. 

If you live in Surrey or North Delta, you can get to the New Westminster Campus in about 15 minutes from King George Station and in about 10 minutes from Scott Road Station.

For detailed transit information, bus schedules and routes, see TransLink’s Trip Planner and enter one of the campus addresses (New Westminster: 700 Royal Avenue; Coquitlam: 1250 Pinetree Way) as the destination.

Every Douglas College student registered for three credits or more gets a U-Pass BC each semester. U-Pass BC is a discounted student transit pass that provides unlimited, all-zone access to TransLink bus, SkyTrain and SeaBus services, as well as discounts on the West Coast Express, for a fraction of what the public pays.

For more detailed transit information, schedules and routes, check out TransLink’s Trip Planner and enter one of the campus addresses as the destination.

Douglas College offers secure, covered bike parking facilities at both of the college’s main campuses located at the underground parking entrances. 

Facilities are open to students and employees free of charge. Simply fill out the user agreement below and present it, along with a valid College photo ID, at the bookstore at either campus to register.

Please be aware that access codes to the facilities will change at the end of each semester and possibly without notice. If this occurs, please contact the Bookstore.

Bike parking facilities user agreement

There are two car-share services operating near our campuses: Evo and Modo. Visit their websites to locate their vehicles.

Both New Westminster and Coquitlam Campus locations have Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations on the P1 level of their parkades. To take advantage of EV charging on campus, users must register for a free FLO account through one of the following two methods:

• On the FLO website 
• Through the mobile app, available on the Apple App Store or Google play

​Following creation of an account, the EV charging stations can be used by plugging your vehicle into one of the chargers and using the FLO app. Once charging is complete you will be notified by email.

EV charging stalls are for charging, not parking

EVs should only be parked in a charging station stall when they are actively charging. When charging is complete, please disconnect your vehicle as soon as possible and move it from the stall, to allow access for other users.

Vehicles that exceed posted hourly limits or are not actively charging will receive warning tickets from Security. Repeat offenders may be towed at their own expense and without further notice.

Don’t aim for 100%

If you have plenty of charge (more than 75%), consider other people who may need to use the charging station to get home.

Vacate the EV charging stall as soon as possible

Move your vehicle to a standard parking stall as soon as your vehicle is fully charged or within four hours. 

Don’t unplug other users

Some vehicles can be damaged if you attempt to disconnect them from the charger. Please always ask permission first.

Keep the EV community friendly

If you feel comfortable, consider displaying a note on your dashboard to communicate with other users.

For example,

• “Call me on local 5555 if you are desperate for a charge.”
• “Please do not unplug without consent. Call me on 5555.”

If a vehicle has been parked in an EV stall and is not charging, or if you believe it has been there for too long, please email parking@douglascollege.ca.  When reporting a concern, provide as much detail as possible (e.g. "Purple Nissan, Model A, P1 underground Lot, plate ABC123, charge duration exceeding 4 hours").

Take the time to share these tips to create a more positive experience for everyone.

Locations

EV Charging Stations are located close to the P1 entrance of each campus parkade.