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Delgado, Adriana
From:Tony Skapinsky <seaskap@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, October
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:bike park
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Dear Parks & Rec Commission,
Please accelerate the development of city provided 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.
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. The idea to put a facility out by the
sewer treatment plant makes little practical sense in my view. 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.
Bike parks are fun and community oriented and promote a healthy and active lifestyle
for a new generation. Please prioritize this project and move it forward in a way that
makes sense for the kids in this community that will be using them.
Thank you for the consideration.
Steven Skapinsky
2456 Gerda St. SLO
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