Cypress - development update - OCM, SexGirl

If you’ve ridden the area around SexGirl below Fern recently you could not have missed the flagging and other preparations for development that that area is about to see. 

This has been evolving for many years and, unfortunately, the trucks are going to roll in soon. The initial focus within the development zone will be the eastern portions - directly impacting lower SexGirl and the area around NNL (closed). It will spread west all the way to the bottom of Roach Hit, and well past, eventually.

All those lower trails will be impacted in some way, and I suspect that even those within the proposed “MTB Zone” will see changes. BPP is working with the MTB community to minimize the disruption in the meantime but there are three points to message right now:

Lower SexGirl below the area of where the step up used to be (which is no the end of a road) will be permanently closed soon below the OCM. 

The area around NNL (closed) will also become a construction zone. 

The very top of the construction zone will also include the OCM between the road and somewhere about in the middle of NNL and Trunk Monkey. A reroute of the OCM will be considered but the OCM as it is today will be closed soon. 

I’m told that this area will be fenced next week  and it appears that SG and the area around NNL will be per closed permanently. The OCM will be usable until sometime in January but will be rerouted in the meantime to keep the line usable after its original line is closed  

So heads up, time is ticking to ride these trails. Get them while you can. While it’s a pisser this is happening, the positive is that BPP is working with the community for the best outcome possible and to ease the transition as much as possible

Dang. Get those laps while you can. I know BPP is working with bikers and all, but it still hurts to lose trails knowing that we will never never enjoy the land again.

Thanks for the update DDean.  I've seen all the flagging there and was wondering when work was going to start, sad that we are now going to lose more trails.  Just need more built to the West out of the future construction zones.  =)

The use of the lands is always evolving. Sometimes landowners prohibit riding on their lands and wage war via closing trails and towing cars. Other times it’s development causing a ruckus.

Hurts, yup. We all do the best we can regardless of the situation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTdlfLEFG5k

Sad to see those trails go.

On the bright side, at least there will be some new affordable housing built on the North Shore....

Posted by: TonyJ

Sad to see those trails go.

On the bright side, at least there will be some new affordable housing built on the North Shore....

Haha totally. All those towers at the first switchback will really put a dent in our need for subsidized low income housing. Luckily they're building a new LTR to service the extra population up there because it would be silly to add that many more people and expect them to cram onto the upper levels with the existing gridlock.

Posted by: TonyJ

Sad to see those trails go.

On the bright side, at least there will be some new affordable housing built on the North Shore....

Transit oriented and walkable development too! /s

no risk of climate change induced landslides either (or landslides in general). I can't imagine buying on the side of a mountain, forget it.

Posted by: heckler

no risk of climate change induced landslides either (or landslides in general). I can't imagine buying on the side of a mountain, forget it.

That landslide a few weeks ago near Lions Bay just reinforces how insane it is to build along the slide paths along that highway.