HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/6/2021 Item 4b, Pelikan
Delgado, Adriana
From:Daniel Pelikan <dtpelikan@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, October
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Parks & Recreation Commission - mountain bike skills center in San Luis Obsipo
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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.
The dirt jumps at Costco while unauthorized, became a valued community resource over their decade-plus 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. Just to name a few: Morro Bay, 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.
Our community should band together to create something that all can enjoy, rather than use money and resources to
destroy healthy recreational activities. Never before has it been more important to have outside activities that are
COVID safe and that promote physical and mental health. Removing these jumps without a plan to replace them was a
detriment to the community.
Sincerely,
Daniel Pelikan
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