{"id":444,"date":"2010-09-16T21:07:23","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T04:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=444"},"modified":"2015-04-16T22:56:21","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T05:56:21","slug":"sea-to-river-bike-route-burnaby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/sea-to-river-bike-route-burnaby\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea to River Bike Route in Burnaby &#8211; If a Bike Route is full of Cars, is it Still a Bike Route?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The bike route from North to South in Burnaby is poetically named the Sea to River Bike Route. I could suggest a lot of other names. \u201cDeath-defying route\u201d springs to mind. As does \u201cSuicide Run bike trail.\u201d And \u201cAre you Kidding Me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let me take you through my morning commute, along the Sea to River Bike Route.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first part of my route is heading west along the <a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/central-valley-greenway-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">mostly-fabulous\u00a0Central Valley Greenway (CVG<\/a>). Apart from the dodgy bit on Stillcreek Avenue, this part is heavenly. The exercise endorphins kick in and I start to sing loudly and discordantly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Then I hit Gilmore.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At this point I have to turn left (south) onto the Sea to River Route. Only trouble is \u2013 despite the fact that the two major bike routes in Burnaby intersect right here\u00a0\u2013 apparently no transportation planner has ever\u00a0thought that cyclists might want to switch bike routes at this point. And while the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/central-valley-greenway-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Central Valley Greenway<\/a> route is on the sidewalk, the\u00a0Sea to River Bike Route is on the road. So there is no safe way or sensible way to turn left (south) onto the Sea to River Bike Route. The problem is even worse coming home, when it is completely impossible to safely turn\u00a0right (East) from the Sea to River onto the <a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/central-valley-greenway-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Central Valley Greenway<\/a>. (It is equally impossible to turn left.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There is, in short, <strong>no safe way<\/strong> to switch from the <a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/central-valley-greenway-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Central Valley Greenway<\/a> to the Sea to River bike route,\u00a0 no matter which way you are going.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-446\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/B00H1X06U8\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=390961&amp;creativeASIN=B00H1X06U8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"446\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/sea-to-river-bike-route-burnaby\/post-sea-to-river-bike-route-cvg-intersection\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-CVG-intersection.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1284486264&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Intersection of CVG and Sea to River, at Gilmore and Stillcreek &#8230; a mystery for cyclists and motorists alike \u2013there\u2019s just no safe way to transition between the two routes, no matte which way you\u2019re going\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Intersection of CVG and Sea to River, at Gilmore and Stillcreek &#8230; a mystery for cyclists and motorists alike \u2013 there\u2019s just no safe way to transition between the two routes, no matter which way you\u2019re going &#8230;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Intersection of CVG and Sea to River, at Gilmore and Stillcreek &#8230; a mystery for cyclists and motorists alike \u2013there\u2019s just no safe way to transition between the two routes, no matte which way you\u2019re going&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-CVG-intersection.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-CVG-intersection.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-446 size-medium lazyload\" title=\"Intersection of CVG and Sea to River, at Gilmore and Stillcreek ... a mystery for cyclists and motorists alike \u2013there\u2019s just no safe way to transition between the two routes, no matte which way you\u2019re going\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-CVG-intersection-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Sea to River bike route\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"446\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/sea-to-river-bike-route-burnaby\/post-sea-to-river-bike-route-cvg-intersection\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-CVG-intersection.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1284486264&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Intersection of CVG and Sea to River, at Gilmore and Stillcreek &#8230; a mystery for cyclists and motorists alike \u2013there\u2019s just no safe way to transition between the two routes, no matte which way you\u2019re going\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Intersection of CVG and Sea to River, at Gilmore and Stillcreek &#8230; a mystery for cyclists and motorists alike \u2013 there\u2019s just no safe way to transition between the two routes, no matter which way you\u2019re going &#8230;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Intersection of CVG and Sea to River, at Gilmore and Stillcreek &#8230; a mystery for cyclists and motorists alike \u2013there\u2019s just no safe way to transition between the two routes, no matte which way you\u2019re going&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-CVG-intersection.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-CVG-intersection.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-446 size-medium lazyload\" title=\"Intersection of CVG and Sea to River, at Gilmore and Stillcreek ... a mystery for cyclists and motorists alike \u2013there\u2019s just no safe way to transition between the two routes, no matte which way you\u2019re going\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-CVG-intersection.jpg?resize=300%2C224&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sea to River bike route\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-CVG-intersection.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-CVG-intersection.jpg?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Intersection of CVG and Sea to River, at Gilmore and Stillcreek &#8230; a mystery for cyclists and motorists alike \u2013 there\u2019s just no safe way to transition between the two routes, no matter which way you\u2019re going<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If this was <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p13QyJ-5Q\" target=\"_blank\">Montr\u00e9al<\/a>, someone would have figured it out, and all kinds of steps would have been taken to make the Sea to River bike route safe: signs, painted directions on the road, etc. But sadly, it\u2019s Burnaby, and cyclists have no option but to wing it, thereby putting themselves in danger. And because there is no signage, motorists are often surprised when cyclists suddenly hop onto, or off, the sidewalk. As any cyclist will tell you, it is NOT a good idea to surprise motorists.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">The Scariest Part of Gilmore<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From that point, it\u2019s all uphill \u2013 literally and figuratively. Heading south on Gilmore, the traffic gets worse the higher you go. There is no designated bike lane, so you have to settle for what is laughingly referred to as \u201cshared lanes\u201d \u2013 aka \u201ccyclists beware, because everyone sharing the lane with you is faster and MUCH bigger than you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By the time you get to the intersection of Gilmore and Canada Way, the Sea to River bike route has assumed the nightmarish dimensions shown in the photo at the beginning of this post. Bikes are squashed in between buses and cars, in too-narrow lanes, and it\u2019s really, really dangerous. The <strong>only solution<\/strong> to make this route safe for cyclists would be a <strong>physically separated bike lane<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After this\u00a0Sea to River bike route improves, as one can ride off-road from Canada Way to Kincaid. Even there, there are issues: you&#8217;re on a sidewalk, shared with pedestrians and people lining up for buses\u00a0\u2013 and worst of all, motorists zooming in and out of car parks, apparently blissfully unaware that they are crossing over a bike route. Some signs <strong>might<\/strong> help them remember.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After that, the roads are quieter. But it would still be\u00a0WAY better if there were \u2013 at the very least \u2013 painted bike lanes. After all, the Sea to River bike route is one of the only two north-south connectors for bikes in Burnaby \u2013 would it be too much to ask for just ONE lane? I can attest to the fact that there are many, many cyclists on this route \u2013 pretty impressive, given how scary it is.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Just past Kingsway, things are looking good, as one cycles along a quiet road (Patterson) \u2013 but then suddenly, a short way after Patterson Skytrain, the entire route is simply blocked off.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-447\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/B00H1X06U8\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=390961&amp;creativeASIN=B00H1X06U8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/sea-to-river-bike-route-burnaby\/post-sea-to-river-bike-route-sidewalk\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-sidewalk.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1284485030&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A cyclist (more nimble than me) hops the sidewalk to try and find a way around the dead end on Patterson\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A cyclist (more nimble than me) hops the sidewalk to try and find a way around the dead end on Patterson on the Sea to River bike Route in Burnaby BC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A cyclist (more nimble than me) hops the sidewalk to try and find a way around the dead end on Patterson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-sidewalk.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-sidewalk.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-447 size-medium lazyload\" title=\"A cyclist (more nimble than me) hops the sidewalk to try and find a way around the dead end on Patterson\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-sidewalk-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sea to river bike route\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/sea-to-river-bike-route-burnaby\/post-sea-to-river-bike-route-sidewalk\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-sidewalk.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1284485030&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A cyclist (more nimble than me) hops the sidewalk to try and find a way around the dead end on Patterson\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A cyclist (more nimble than me) hops the sidewalk to try and find a way around the dead end on Patterson on the Sea to River bike Route in Burnaby BC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A cyclist (more nimble than me) hops the sidewalk to try and find a way around the dead end on Patterson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-sidewalk.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-sidewalk.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-447 size-medium lazyload\" title=\"A cyclist (more nimble than me) hops the sidewalk to try and find a way around the dead end on Patterson\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-sidewalk.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sea to river bike route\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-sidewalk.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-sidewalk.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> A cyclist (more nimble than I) hops the sidewalk to try and find a way around the dead end on Patterson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The route has been blocked off completely like this for MONTHS. What used to be my route to work, now looks like this:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-449\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/B00H1X06U8\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=390961&amp;creativeASIN=B00H1X06U8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/sea-to-river-bike-route-burnaby\/post-sea-to-river-bike-route-grader\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-grader.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1284484720&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Post &#8211; Sea to River bike route &#8211; grader\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Blockage on Sea to River bike route in burnaby BC caused by road construction&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In what universe does this look like a bike route?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-grader.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-grader.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-449 size-medium lazyload\" title=\"Post - Sea to River bike route - grader\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-grader-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Blockage on Sea to River bike route in burnaby BC \" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/sea-to-river-bike-route-burnaby\/post-sea-to-river-bike-route-grader\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-grader.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1284484720&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Post &#8211; Sea to River bike route &#8211; grader\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Blockage on Sea to River bike route in burnaby BC caused by road construction&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In what universe does this look like a bike route?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-grader.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-grader.jpg?fit=448%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-449 size-medium lazyload\" title=\"Post - Sea to River bike route - grader\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-grader.jpg?resize=300%2C224&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blockage on Sea to River bike route in burnaby BC \" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-grader.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Post-Sea-to-River-bike-route-grader.jpg?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> In what universe does this look like a bike route?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What drives me crazy about this is the complete, total, utter lack of consideration for the fact that <strong>this is the only safe way for hundreds of cyclists to get to and from work<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Imagine if they completely closed off Highway 1, without warning, without explanation, without telling motorists when it would open again, and without making provision for an alternative route!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Governments would fall, heads would roll \u2013 but they can treat cyclists like just so much irrelevant garbage, like we\u2019re not even people, let alone tax-payers, and completely get away with it. Deep yoga breaths &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Back to my commute. I scoot around this impediment, on the sidewalk because there\u2019s no alternative, carefully dodging strollers and seniors, and get to calmer waters. It\u2019s smooth sailing along Maywood and McKay, which are quiet streets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But here\u2019s the kicker: at the foot of the intimidatingly steep McKay, the\u00a0Sea to River bike route simply &#8230; STOPS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hello, City of Burnaby, news flash: there is NO RIVER at the foot of McKay. There\u2019s a dead end. So <strong>why<\/strong> is it called Sea to River bike route? Shouldn\u2019t it be \u201cSea to Dead End in the Middle of Nowhere Route?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At this point, I am just one tantalizing kilometer away from the next major bike route, Kent. I am also a slightly shorter distance from my workplace on North Fraser Way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Another news flash for the City of Burnaby: there are hundreds of cyclists working in the new industrial complex on North Fraser Way. Would it be too much to ask that you provide us with a safe way to get to work &#8211; <strong>especially<\/strong> given that transit options to this area are very limited?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In any event,\u00a0after the\u00a0Sea to River bike route simply ends, I wend my way through a tortuous route that includes alley-ways and a narrow, unlit forest crossing (fun in summer, but scary in the icy dark of winter, especially now that homeless people have moved in).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Once I am safely through the forest, I cross a steep, narrow pedestrian bridge with limited visibility and low railings. This is the only <strong>relatively<\/strong> safe way for cyclists to reach the river, but it&#8217;s really not safe enough. I have no idea if this is legal, but given the total lack of guidance or interest from the city of Burnaby, I just hope for the best.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At the other side of the pedestrian bridge you get to choose between a hairpin U-turn, or another forest foray. 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Her pannier clipped the turnstile, causing her bike to stop suddenly, while she sailed gracefully over the handle bars and hit the paving. Miraculously, she escaped relatively unscathed, albeit severely shaken up. If she&#8217;d been badly hurt, I&#8217;d be even angrier than I already am &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The last bit of my route to work is on Sea to River bike route is on Glenlyon Parkway and North Fraser Way,\u00a0two very broad roads that for reasons unknown have no bike lanes. How is it possible, in this day and age, that new industrial areas can be developed without so much as a thought for the existence of cyclists?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Come on, City of Burnaby &#8230; surely you can do better than this? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>POSTSCRIPT:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Here is the <a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=877\" target=\"_blank\">City of Burnaby&#8217;s response<\/a><\/strong> about the Sea to River Bike Route.<\/p>\n<h3>On a more positive note: <a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/category\/cycling-reviews\/average-joe-cyclist-bike-trail-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\">here are some posts about trails that really ARE cycling trails<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h3>Did you like this post or find it useful? 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The bike route from North to South in Burnaby is poetically named the Sea to River Bike Route. I could suggest a lot of other names. \u201cDeath-defying route\u201d springs to mind. As does \u201cSuicide Run bike trail.\u201d And \u201cAre you Kidding Me?\u201d The kicker is that it just ENDS in the middle of nowhere. Hello, City of Burnaby, news flash: there is NO RIVER at the foot of McKay. There\u2019s a dead end. So why is it called Sea to River? 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