# Central Maple Ridge Maps Twenty Transit Stops and Three Parks

Central Maple Ridge maps 20 transit stops and three parks. The area includes Harry Hooge Elementary School and one childcare facility.

Published 2026-10-11. Evidence snapshot 2026-10-11.

## Market summary

Central Maple Ridge maps 20 transit stops and three parks. The area includes Harry Hooge Elementary School and one childcare facility.

## Central finding

Central Maple Ridge features a dense network of 20 transit stops alongside three named parks and one elementary school. Sources:
[Harry Hooge Elementary School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/414531489)

## Transit and Park Infrastructure

Central Maple Ridge contains twenty mapped transit stops distributed across Dewdney Trunk Road and 232 Street corridors. These points include specific intersections such as 232 St (SB) at 124 Ave and Dewdney Trunk Rd (EB) at 230 St. The dataset identifies these locations but does not specify bus routes, service frequency, or operational hours.

Three parks serve the neighbourhood: Harry Hooge Park, Fletcher Park, and Pioneer Park. These green spaces provide local recreational areas within the mapped boundary. The evidence confirms their presence but offers no details regarding size, amenities, maintenance status, or accessibility from surrounding residential blocks. Sources:
[Harry Hooge Elementary School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/414531489)

## Education and Childcare Points

Harry Hooge Elementary School is the single mapped school in Central Maple Ridge. Current indicators suggest a lower comparative position, though historical trend data remains unavailable. Report-card scores do not reflect teaching quality or safety, requiring families to consult direct school information for fit assessment.

One childcare facility, 123ABC Montessori Childcare, operates within the neighbourhood boundary. This point represents the only mapped early learning provider in the immediate area. The absence of additional childcare options in the dataset limits visibility into broader early education capacity for local households seeking nearby care. Sources:
[Harry Hooge Elementary School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/414531489)

## The strongest counter-case

The local evidence consists solely of static point locations without data on service frequency, catchment boundaries, or market activity. Sources:
[Harry Hooge Elementary School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/414531489)
[Planet Ice & Albion Fairgrounds recreation programs](https://www.mapleridge.ca/explore-maple-ridge/festivals-events/joint-forces-ball-hockey-jamboree)

## City market context

From the Maple Ridge market article, 22 September 2026:

Maple Ridge faces a concentrated financing headwind as the last of the pandemic-era five-year fixed-rate mortgages come up for renewal, with borrowers facing an average 15% increase in monthly payments. This payment shock coincides with rising bond yields that are pressuring new fixed mortgage rates higher, even as the central bank holds its policy rate steady. The final wave of pandemic-era five-year fixed-rate mortgage renewals is set to raise average monthly payments by 15% for roughly 12% of all outstanding Canadian mortgages over the next year, a financing shock that lands in Maple Ridge against a backdrop where the Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 2.25% on September 2, 2026, and rising five-year bond yields near 3.65% are already pushing new fixed rates higher.

## Sources

- [Harry Hooge Elementary School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/414531489): date unavailable. Scope: neighbourhood.
- [Planet Ice & Albion Fairgrounds recreation programs](https://www.mapleridge.ca/explore-maple-ridge/festivals-events/joint-forces-ball-hockey-jamboree): date unavailable. Scope: city.

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