Metro Vancouver Bike/Pedestrian Discussion

[Lexus]

2024-03-28

Much needed and long overdue improvement in Mew West along Skytrain pathway

Untitled by Lexus LX600, on Flickr

Untitled by Lexus LX600, on Flickr

[Lexus]

Originally Posted by officedweller

https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-p...n-way-upgrades

Looks like this is the gap in the separated path where they will be building a new path on a former railway RoW.
This is the intersection at 5th Ave. where the path currently goes to the sidewalk, but the map shows a new path away from Stewardson Way.


https://www.google.com/maps/@49.2038...8192?entry=ttu

Didn't realize it's being mentioned already

2024-03-28

Much needed and long overdue improvement in Mew West along Skytrain pathway

Untitled by Lexus LX600, on Flickr

Untitled by Lexus LX600, on Flickr

[officedweller]

Thanks for the update!

[Aman Nanda]

Thank you for the update and photos!!!
Aman Nanda

[Jimbo604]

Originally Posted by officedweller

https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-p...n-way-upgrades

Looks like this is the gap in the separated path where they will be building a new path on a former railway RoW.
This is the intersection at 5th Ave. where the path currently goes to the sidewalk, but the map shows a new path away from Stewardson Way.


https://www.google.com/maps/@49.2038...8192?entry=ttu

East of 5th is the real problem area, as mentioned, as the bike path basically ends at 5th for about 220metres before it starts again.

The section between 18th/River Rd and 5th isn't that bad, is it? I can't remember. The map indicates upgrades for this section as well.

[Lexus]

I wish COV and/ or Translink will address the situation along Kent Ave (Parallel to Marine) at some point. Currently it looks like tanks rolled over it and some sections look like were bombed by artillery.

[CanSpice]

Originally Posted by Jimbo604

The section between 18th/River Rd and 5th isn't that bad, is it? I can't remember. The map indicates upgrades for this section as well.

It's not that bad, but there's one section of it where a retaining wall looks like it's about to fall into a neighbouring warehouse (the path is on top of the wall), and the road crossings are pretty dodgy as well.

[b5baxter]

There is a new section of separated bike lane now open on W 45th in Vancouver.