{"id":2146,"date":"2010-11-20T20:07:41","date_gmt":"2010-11-21T04:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=2146"},"modified":"2015-05-30T11:22:49","modified_gmt":"2015-05-30T18:22:49","slug":"entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"Gateways on the Central Valley Greenway: The Wonderful and the Weird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Central Valley Greenway runs from New Westminster to Vancouver, via Burnaby<\/strong>. It\u2019s 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 <strong>sublime<\/strong> parts, and some <strong>horrible<\/strong> bits, as <a href=\"..\/?p=1215\" target=\"_blank\">described in a previous post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response to some debate on this blog, I thought I\u2019d zero in on the <strong>wonderful and weird<\/strong> <strong>gateways<\/strong> on the Central Valley Greenway, going from east to west.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Valley Greenway comprises an <em>Alice-in-Wonderland-like mishmash of the sublime and the absurd<\/em>. To kick off with the <strong>absurd<\/strong>, here is the entrance to the Brunette River Natural Area:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2148\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2148\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/gate-at-east-end-of-brunette-river-path\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gate at east end of Brunette River path\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2148 lazyload\" title=\"Gate at east end of Brunette River path\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2148\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/gate-at-east-end-of-brunette-river-path\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gate at east end of Brunette River path\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2148 lazyload\" title=\"Gate at east end of Brunette River path\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?resize=448%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The east entrance to the Brunette River Natural Area is set up as a kind of agility test for cyclists. Photo courtesy of Dweebert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But wait, there\u2019s more.<!--more--><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2149\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2149\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-brunette-river-path\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gate &#8211; concrete block &#8211; at east end of Brunette River path\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;An inexplicable concrete block at the eastern exit from the Brunette River Natural Area on the Central Valley Greenway. Photo courtesy of Dweebert.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2149 lazyload\" title=\"Gate - concrete block - at east end of Brunette River path\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-brunette-river-path\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gate &#8211; concrete block &#8211; at east end of Brunette River path\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;An inexplicable concrete block at the eastern exit from the Brunette River Natural Area on the Central Valley Greenway. Photo courtesy of Dweebert.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2149 lazyload\" title=\"Gate - concrete block - at east end of Brunette River path\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?resize=448%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-concrete-block-at-east-end-of-Brunette-River-path.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> An inexplicable concrete block at the eastern exit from the Brunette River Natural Area on the Central Valley Greenway. Photo courtesy of Dweebert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For no reason that I could possibly fathom, there is a giant, concrete block strategically placed adjacent to this narrow entrance. Is the idea that if you are so uncoordinated that you cannot get your bike through the narrow gap, you deserve to fall on the concrete block? Or is it just a further test of agility? <strong>Or perhaps the beginnings of an interesting art project, akin to Stonehenge, only smaller?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After that, the intrepid cyclist immediately <strong>bounces back from the absurd to the sublime<\/strong>. The whole length of the Brunette River Natural Area is sublime, as it winds its way through jaw-dropping splendour as impressive as the <a href=\"..\/?p=551\" target=\"_blank\">Galloping Goose Trail<\/a> on Vancouver Island. At the other end, the western access to the Brunette River Natural Area used to be just as awful as the east access, with a large gate blocking the cyclist\u2019s way, leaving only a narrow gap between the gate and an unappealing ditch. Now, however, it looks like this.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2151\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-new-at-west-end-of-Brunette-River-path-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/gate-new-at-west-end-of-brunette-river-path-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-new-at-west-end-of-Brunette-River-path-3.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gate (new) at west end of Brunette River path (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-new-at-west-end-of-Brunette-River-path-3.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-new-at-west-end-of-Brunette-River-path-3.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2151 lazyload\" title=\"Gate (new) at west end of Brunette River path (3)\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-new-at-west-end-of-Brunette-River-path-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/gate-new-at-west-end-of-brunette-river-path-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-new-at-west-end-of-Brunette-River-path-3.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gate (new) at west end of Brunette River path (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-new-at-west-end-of-Brunette-River-path-3.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-new-at-west-end-of-Brunette-River-path-3.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2151 lazyload\" title=\"Gate (new) at west end of Brunette River path (3)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-new-at-west-end-of-Brunette-River-path-3.jpg?resize=448%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-new-at-west-end-of-Brunette-River-path-3.jpg?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Gate-new-at-west-end-of-Brunette-River-path-3.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Gate at the West entrance to the Brunette River Natural Area on the Central Valley Greenway. Photo courtesy of Dweebert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Talk about an immense improvement!<\/strong> Now one can just cycle through, without having to squeeze through a tiny gap and risk falling in the ditch. And cars are still effectively barred, which I guess is the point of all these gates (only some have really gone to lamentably overkill lengths).<\/p>\n<p>Right after this uplifting moment, cyclists encounter <strong>another excellent improvement that was recently made on the Central Valley Greenway<\/strong>. It\u2019s at the intersection of Cariboo and Government, <a href=\"..\/?p=825\" target=\"_blank\">which I have previously described as really, really ugly<\/a>, because of the combination of four lanes of often heavy traffic, plus a train crossing. Previously cyclists had to negotiate the four lanes of traffic, while crossing the railway line, to take a left onto Government. Now, there is this wonderfully wide track on the side of the road for cyclists to cross over.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2152\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gate-new-crossing-at-Winston-Government.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2152\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/gate-new-crossing-at-winston-government\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gate-new-crossing-at-Winston-Government.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gate &#8211; new crossing at Winston &#038; Government\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New and improved intersection of Cariboo and Government. Photo courtesy of Dweebert.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gate-new-crossing-at-Winston-Government.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gate-new-crossing-at-Winston-Government.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2152 lazyload\" title=\"gate - new crossing at Winston &amp; Government\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gate-new-crossing-at-Winston-Government.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2152\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/gate-new-crossing-at-winston-government\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gate-new-crossing-at-Winston-Government.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gate &#8211; new crossing at Winston &#038; Government\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New and improved intersection of Cariboo and Government. Photo courtesy of Dweebert.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gate-new-crossing-at-Winston-Government.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gate-new-crossing-at-Winston-Government.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2152 lazyload\" title=\"gate - new crossing at Winston &amp; Government\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gate-new-crossing-at-Winston-Government.jpg?resize=448%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gate-new-crossing-at-Winston-Government.jpg?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gate-new-crossing-at-Winston-Government.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> New and improved intersection of Cariboo and Government. Photo courtesy of Dweebert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is a massive improvement, so THANKS to whoever conceived it and made it happen. I only have one criticism: there is no signage that <strong>actually says this is for cyclists<\/strong>. So the first time I used it, I was worried that I was illegally riding on the sidewalk (and we all know that makes some motorists angry enough to want to kill cyclists \u2013 although no one knows <strong>why<\/strong> this is so). I have now decided that it is most probably intended for cyclists, and therefore OK to use.<\/p>\n<p>After this one goes on for miles and miles without serious impediment or obstruction in the form of bizarrely designed gateways. Until one gets to the unpleasant \u201ctemporary\u201d bit of the Central Valley Greenway on Stillcreek. Just after surviving the truly nasty industrial Stillcreek bit, replete with road debris, puddles, potholes and various vehicle dangers, the fearless cyclist encounters this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-chaos-on-CVG.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2153\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/post-chaos-on-cvg-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-chaos-on-CVG.jpg?fit=448%2C226&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,226\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1286715663&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14.421&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Post &#8211; chaos on CVG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-chaos-on-CVG.jpg?fit=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-chaos-on-CVG.jpg?fit=448%2C226&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2153 lazyload\" title=\"Post - chaos on CVG\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-chaos-on-CVG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"226\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2153\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/post-chaos-on-cvg-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-chaos-on-CVG.jpg?fit=448%2C226&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,226\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1286715663&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14.421&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Post &#8211; chaos on CVG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-chaos-on-CVG.jpg?fit=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-chaos-on-CVG.jpg?fit=448%2C226&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2153 lazyload\" title=\"Post - chaos on CVG\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-chaos-on-CVG.jpg?resize=448%2C226&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-chaos-on-CVG.jpg?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-chaos-on-CVG.jpg?resize=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>This entrance way changes quite frequently, but this is a pretty good idea of what it usually looks like: narrow, convoluted, and <strong>concrete-blocked<\/strong>. And I use the word <strong>blocked<\/strong> deliberately. This is yet another test of cyclist agility.<\/p>\n<p>Next, my personal \u201cfavourite\u201d on the CVG \u2013 this one just plain drives me crazy:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-caution.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/post-caution\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-caution.jpg?fit=448%2C299&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,299\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1286726666&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Post &#8211; caution\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-caution.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-caution.jpg?fit=448%2C299&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2154 lazyload\" title=\"Post - caution\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-caution.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/post-caution\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-caution.jpg?fit=448%2C299&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,299\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1286726666&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Post &#8211; caution\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-caution.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-caution.jpg?fit=448%2C299&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2154 lazyload\" title=\"Post - caution\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-caution.jpg?resize=448%2C299&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-caution.jpg?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Post-caution.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>This is at the Costco end entrance to the nasty \u201ctemporary\u201d bit that links with the nasty industrial Stillcreek bit. There are <strong>two parallel concrete blocks that force cyclists to do an intricate little figure 8<\/strong>. For no good reason that I can ascertain. Or am I missing something?<\/p>\n<p>Of course, many of the gateways on the Central Valley Greenway are entirely sensible:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cvg-22.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/cvg-2-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cvg-22.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cvg 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cvg-22.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cvg-22.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2155 lazyload\" title=\"cvg 2\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cvg-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/entrances-and-exits-on-the-central-valley-greenway-the-wonderful-and-the-weird\/cvg-2-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cvg-22.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cvg 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cvg-22.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cvg-22.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2155 lazyload\" title=\"cvg 2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cvg-22.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cvg-22.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cvg-22.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>This is the entrance to Hume Park on the Central Valley Greenway in New Westminster. It\u2019s effective, in that it excludes cars. But it\u2019s trouble-free, and does not require any special agility. This makes it accessible for all cyclists, including children.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Here\u2019s hoping that eventually all the gateways on the Central Valley Greenway will look like this!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Valley Greenway runs from New Westminster to Vancouver, via Burnaby. It\u2019s 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. 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