HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/6/2021 Item 4b, Steinmaus
Delgado, Adriana
From:Nancy Steinmaus <nsteinmaus@hotmail.com>
Sent:Monday, October
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Parks and Recreation commission
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Dear Parks & Rec Commission,
Please consider the development of city-provided bicycle dirt jump parks and a pump track to replace
the recent destruction of the Costco Jumps. The removal of the one near Cost-co was a shock to our
community! A 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. 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 existence. 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 such as
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 skill required to address 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. 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 does not progress us towards
our 2030 climate action goals.
Sincerely,
Nancy Steinmaus, SLO city resident, parent, educator, coach
-Nancy Steinmaus
M.A. Exercise Physiology, NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Cuesta College Officer on CCFT Union Executive Board, Secretary Board of Trustees
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of SLO.
-We can DO better, we can BE better." -ns
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