The 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 on this blog, I thought I’d zero in on the wonderful and … [Read more...]
Vancouver Bike Routes: What’s Next?
Recently 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 a pleasure! And then of course … [Read more...]
If a Bike Route is “temporary” for more than a year, is it actually “permanent”? Problems with the Central Valley Greenway
Problems with the Central Valley Greenway in Metro Vancouver 2014 Update - there is NOTHING temporary about this horrible part of the CVG - it's now lasted longer than many people's marriages ...(Note: this is Part 2 of a 2 part series on the Central Valley Greenway. Here is Part 1. Also, here is a most excellent video of the entire CVG route, in fast-motion, from … [Read more...]
