 Winston Overpass Bring your kids!
The Central Valley Greenway officially opens Saturday June 27, 2009. A family-friendly celebration will run from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the Winston Overpass near Sperling-Burnaby Lake SkyTrain station. Festivities will feature a ribbon cutting, a children’s booth, free BBQ, a unicyclist, dance performances and lots of interactive booths. Please click here for your invitation.
The Central Valley Greenway – or CVG for short - is a new 24-kilometre cycling and walking path that runs near the Millennium Line SkyTrain through Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster. This dedicated cycle and walking path from Science World to New Westminster Quay links to plenty of parks, shopping, worksites, and major transit hubs along the way.
On Saturday, June 27, 2009, the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC) is offering two bike tours to the event site - one from Vancouver and one from New Westminster.
The family-friendly, 8 km, guided bicycle tour to Winston Overpass begins at Trout Lake. Look for the VACC departure station on the northeast side of John Hendry Park. The tour departs at 10:30am.
Novice riders can start in New Westminster. The VACC departure station will be at Hyack Square, on Columbia Street just west of Begbie, near the New Westminster Quay. This journey offers 13 km of historic city and nature all the way to the Winston Overpass. The tour will share historic information about New Westminster, which is celebrating its 150th birthday. The tour departs at 9:30am.
If you’d prefer to explore the Greenway on foot, Vancouver Parks and Recreation will provide guided walks through Trout Lake and onto the Central Valley Greenway. The walk begins at 10:30 a.m next to the Trout Lake VACC departure station. After the walk, you will be able to take the SkyTrain from Broadway Station to the opening event at Sperling Station.
Transit riders can board the Millennium Line to Sperling-Burnaby Lake SkyTrain Station. Once at Sperling-Burnaby Lake SkyTrain Station, guests walk towards the magnificent Winston Overpass. This overpass has been designed for pedestrians and cyclists to safely cross Winston Street and the railroad tracks.
The partners who worked to bring you the Greenway are Transport Canada, Province of British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, TransLink, City of Vancouver, City of Burnaby, City of New Westminster, BEST and Vancity. For more info, check out the Translink website. |
