Rsvp 2014

[shootingstar]

I understand parts of the route should make it less congested.

There are route segments that could be even more peaceful, but that means designing route that would include winding abit through some interconnected path routes from New Westminster into Vancouver..and people having slightly wider tires than road narrow tires. I'm not talking about mountain biking.

Going into downtown Vancouver has ....some quiet residential (and scenic) roads which are wider and would accommodate a large group ride...so no idea why on earth some of those streets aren't included.

I'm sure there have been some route improvements..

[MarieV]

I agree with Jean (shootingstar) that the route changes on Day 2 will make the ride more peaceful and safer. The major changes seem to be between Golden Ears Bridge and Pitt Meadows Bridge and once we're in downtown Vancouver. I think the best change is having us ride on the urban trail along the water once we're in downtown Vancouver rather than making us ride along Water St. and Cordova St., which were crazy busy with tourists, buses, cars, etc., last year.

Jean, I'm also curious why the Cascade ride organizers don't choose a route going through quieter areas once we start heading west towards Vancouver. Maybe they want to include the Barnett Highway segment to make the ride more fun for the experienced riders, or it may just be that they need the ride to go through Port Moody since Cap's Cycle always serves as a food/bathroom/bike-maintenance stop for the ride.

[shootingstar]

Cap's Cycle is actually in New Westminister, very close to the Central Valley Greenway, a bike route where a lot of it runs through park, lanes and abit on quieter roads go west and into downtown Vancouver. http://www.translink.ca/en/Getting-A...ling-Maps.aspx Go to CVG Map on page. Then from the Central Valley Greenway, we would cross Broadway St. and hook into the Adanac St. bike route which takes one through some quiet older neighbourhoods, some bike mural art, past old historic downtown Chinatown, etc.

CVG has sections which is hard-packed fine gravel and the rest is paved. Large sections of the CVG never gets too busy on weekends. Which is quite doable with road bikes, if tires aren't very thin/no thread. We have done day long 100 km. round trips between Golden Ears Bridge in Langley and downtown Vancouver. We never cycled back home on the Barnett Highway. We used the CVG and east of that that other paths. We headed out on the Barnett Highway early morning on weekends to get out to Golden Ears Bridge, when car traffic was minimal.

My partner is a long time cycling advocate in Vancouver, he knows (and was involved in working the municipalities) on some of these signed/laned bike routes.

I worked on the capital construction project for the Golden Ears Bridge. Here is are my stories: http://cyclewriteblog.wordpress.com/...-i-never-knew/ http://thirdwavecyclingblog.wordpres...ed-work-areas/

Have a good, safe ride. Just tell yourself, there are beautiful quiet areas maybe less than 2-3 streets parallel to the mass group bike ride route!!

****I just looked at this yrs.' route. It is a lot better ..and more scenic into the downtown Vancouver area. No matter what, there will be huge wave of cyclists from Seattle on part of the popular Seaside bike path (that runs under the Burrard Bridge).

[Wasp]

Cap's Cycle is actually in New Westminister, very close to the Central Valley Greenway, a bike route where a lot of it runs through park, lanes and abit on quieter roads go west and into downtown Vancouver. http://www.translink.ca/en/Getting-A...ling-Maps.aspx Go to CVG Map on page. Then from the Central Valley Greenway, we would cross Broadway St. and hook into the Adanac St. bike route which takes one through some quiet older neighbourhoods, some bike mural art, past old historic downtown Chinatown, etc.
CVG has sections which is hard-packed fine gravel and the rest is paved. Large sections of the CVG never gets too busy on weekends. Which is quite doable with road bikes, if tires aren't very thin/no thread. We have done day long 100 km. round trips between Golden Ears Bridge in Langley and downtown Vancouver. We never cycled back home on the Barnett Highway. We used the CVG and east of that that other paths. We headed out on the Barnett Highway early morning on weekends to get out to Golden Ears Bridge, when car traffic was minimal.

My partner is a long time cycling advocate in Vancouver, he knows (and was involved in working the municipalities) on some of these signed/laned bike routes.

I worked on the capital construction project for the Golden Ears Bridge. Here is are my stories: http://cyclewriteblog.wordpress.com/...-i-never-knew/ http://thirdwavecyclingblog.wordpres...ed-work-areas/

Have a good, safe ride. Just tell yourself, there are beautiful quiet areas maybe less than 2-3 streets parallel to the mass group bike ride route!!

****I just looked at this yrs.' route. It is a lot better ..and more scenic into the downtown Vancouver area. No matter what, there will be huge wave of cyclists from Seattle on part of the popular Seaside bike path (that runs under the Burrard Bridge).

Your correct there is a Caps Cycle in New Westminster, however there are 3 more locations. Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, and Maple Ridge. I believe it's the Port Moody store that assists with RSVP2 riders.