Translink’s Metrotown Skytrain Station in Burnaby, BC, has been a disgrace for many months, and has got a whole lot worse just recently. What on earth was Translink thinking, to do this to their customers just weeks before the busiest shopping season of the year? Not to mention that disabled transit users have now been inconvenienced for 21 months at this station, and the … [Read more...]
Vancouver Cycling #3 – Central Valley Greenway (CVG) in Metro Vancouver – Guide plus Video
This is a guide plus video of the entire Central Valley Greenway (CVG). This Vancouver bike ride goes from the Science World at False Creek in downtown Vancouver to the New Westminster Quay on the north bank of the mighty Fraser River, via the Central Valley Greenway (CVG). It's a challenging but very interesting bike ride. Parts are magical, other parts still need work to make … [Read more...]
The OTHER reason I am voting YES in the Metro Vancouver Transit Referendum
Last week I wrote a post about why I am voting YES in the Vancouver Transit Referendum – because I want a better future for my children and grandchildren. This week’s post is about the other reason I am voting YES – because of two potentially fatal cycling accidents I have had. The first occurred when I was a teenager. I cycled from UBC, where my parents lived, to North … [Read more...]
