Central Valley Greenway! Archives • Average Joe Cyclist https://averagejoecyclist.com/tag/central-valley-greenway/ A Blog for Average People who LOVE to ride bikes! Sun, 08 Jun 2025 03:14:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 15693361 Vancouver Cycling #3 – Central Valley Greenway (CVG) in Metro Vancouver – Guide plus Video https://averagejoecyclist.com/central-valley-greenway-cvg-guide/ Fri, 05 Jun 2015 14:30:10 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=12446 Commuting cyclists on the bridge over Winston Street, an impressive part of the CVG, in BurnabyThis is a guide plus video of the entire Central Valley Greenway (CVG). It runs all the way from Science World in Vancouver to the New Westminster Quay. It's a challenging but very interesting bike ride. Parts are magical, other parts still need work to make them pleasant. It is NOT a AAA route (all ages and abilities), even though it aspires to be. Still, it is quite an awesome route, covering 24 km (15 miles) from Vancouver, through Burnaby, and into New Westminster. It is remarkably flat most of the time, but there are a few uphills.

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]]> 12446 What do YOU think makes Vancouver special? https://averagejoecyclist.com/what-do-you-think-makes-vancouver-special/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/what-do-you-think-makes-vancouver-special/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:11:10 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=2785 VACC-on-the-Hornby-Bike-LaneVancouver is voted one of the  best cities in the world to live in, year after year. In celebration of Vancouver’s 125th birthday, the Vancouver Sun’s Steve Whysall had an article in the Sun called What Makes Vancouver Special? Whysall revealed his pick of the ten brightest lights in Vancouver. As with all such lists, most […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/what-do-you-think-makes-vancouver-special/feed/ 9 2785 Gateways on the Central Valley Greenway: The Wonderful and the Weird https://averagejoecyclist.com/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird/#comments Sun, 21 Nov 2010 04:07:41 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=2146 CVG-GatewayThe Central Valley Greenway runs from New Westminster to Vancouver, via Burnaby. It’s a wonderful cycle route, much used and loved by thousands of BC Lower Mainland cyclists. But wow, it is a route of extremes, with many sublime parts, and some horrible bits, as described in a previous post. In response to some debate […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird/feed/ 10 2146 Vancouver Bike Routes: What’s Next? https://averagejoecyclist.com/vancouver-bike-routes-what-next/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/vancouver-bike-routes-what-next/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:28:02 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=1571 Bike Commuters at Stadium-Average Joe CyclistRecently Vancouver and the lower Mainland have made three giant strides towards safe cycling for all: The Central Valley Greenway (June 2009) The Burrard Bridge separated cycling lane (July, 2009) The separate lane on Dunsmuir Street (March 2010) Also, there is finally a traffic light on the 10th Avenue bike route at Fraser – what […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/vancouver-bike-routes-what-next/feed/ 6 1571 Translink Planning Department’s Response to my Critiques of the Central Valley Greenway (CVG) https://averagejoecyclist.com/translink-planning-departments-response-to-my-critiques-of-the-central-valley-greenway-cvg/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/translink-planning-departments-response-to-my-critiques-of-the-central-valley-greenway-cvg/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:24:41 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=1522 Mrs. Average Joe Cyclist (Maggie) and I really love being able to cycle in Vancouver. In spring, there is the added bonus of beautiful cherry blossoms. Amazing evolution of Vancouver cycling infrastructureClick here for an updated, complete guide to the Central Valley Greenway – plus Video Translink Planning Department has taken the trouble to respond comprehensively to my posts on the Central Valley Greenway, Part 1 and Part 2. I really appreciate this, and decided to post their response in full, so as many people as possible […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/translink-planning-departments-response-to-my-critiques-of-the-central-valley-greenway-cvg/feed/ 21 1522 If a Bike Route is “temporary” for more than a year, is it actually “permanent”? Problems with the Central Valley Greenway https://averagejoecyclist.com/problems-with-the-central-valley-greenway/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/problems-with-the-central-valley-greenway/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:06:35 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=1215 The Central Valley Greenway runs from the New Westminster Quay, via Burnaby, to Science World in Vancouver – a total distance of 24 km. It is marvelously ambitious; hinting at a wonderful future when commuting by bike could be easy and safe for a wide range of cyclists – from kids to seniors, and everyone in between. Unfortunately, it still has some major problems.

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/problems-with-the-central-valley-greenway/feed/ 30 1215 The Central Valley Greenway – If a Greenway is full of Semi’s, is it still a Greenway? https://averagejoecyclist.com/central-valley-greenway-review/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/central-valley-greenway-review/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:11:51 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=825 The Central Valley Greenway runs all the way from the New Westminster Quay, via Burnaby, to Science World in Vancouver – a total distance of 24 km. The creators of this route really, really tried to make a magnificent cycling route. But unfortunately, the execution was sometimes lacking. At times the route soars impressively to the heights – but at other times, it really, really sucks.

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