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Delgado, Adriana
From:George Dubois <georged@ethirteen.com>
Sent:Monday, October
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Parks & Recreation Commission
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Dear Parks & Rec Commission,
Please accelerate the development of city provided bicycle dirt jump parks and a pump
track to replace the recent destruction of the Costco Jumps. This new, or addition to a
city park must be in an area that is centrally located, easily accessible by kids via bike,
and along designated safe cycling routes already in use to travel between schools and
across town. The acceptable locations include Laguna Lake Park & near Sinsheimer
Park along the Railroad Safety trail.
The dirt jumps at Costco, while unauthorized, became a valued community resource
over their decade-plus existence. I used them, my kids used them, and they were
always in use while I pumped gas at Costco. Jumps like these promote a healthy
lifestyle for riders of all ages and abilities, build skills, teach responsibility with their use
& maintenance, and promote community bonds via easy equitable access. There are
many cities with jump parks that SLO can use as a guide. Just to name a few: Truckee
Bike Park, Sedona Bike Skills Park, Bijou at South Lake Tahoe, Snakes Hollow in St.
George Ut, Valmont in Boulder CO. All are incredible and offer a range of beginner,
intermediate, and expert features accessible and challenging to all abilities.
As previously stated, location and ease of access is key. Laguna and near Sinsheimer
would promote healthy lifestyle choices as well as be the most environmentally
acceptable locations. A bike park should be located where kids are already riding and
not require a drive by car. Sedona & St George’s bike parks are located directly
adjacent to their middle schools and thus receive massive use. Costco jumps were
there for all to see and thus also received steady & continuous use. For this reason, the
suggestion to put a facility out by the sewer treatment plant should be a non-starter.
There is no safe way for a kid to ride their bike to that part of town and the fact that a car
ride is required to use a bike skills facility should give us all pause as we work towards
our 2030 climate action goals. Additionally, putting a bike facility whose primary users
will be children near the sewer treatment plant as a homeless encampment deterrent is
in poor taste and poorly thought out.
Sincerely,
George Dubois
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