Velo Park

As I’m sure you’ve heard the news, received an email or even been a part of the ini­tial plan­ning… it seems as though it’s a real­ity. The Velo Park in Draper has been mak­ing its way through the books for some time now, and from the sounds of it, it’s going to hap­pen. Check out the Pro­posed Draper_Cycle_Park_Nov_2010 here.

As the cycling com­mu­nity in Utah grows, so does the demand for places to ride. Draper city has set the bar with it’s moun­tain bike trail net­work in Cor­ner Canyon and is rais­ing it to a whole new level with the Velo Park. Wouldn’t it be nice if all the city’s along the Wasatch could step up to Draper’s exam­ple by mak­ing our com­mu­ni­ties much more cycling friendly! I’m not talk­ing about build­ing velo­dromes in every city or even a des­ig­nated crit or cx courses. I’m talk­ing about con­nect­ing shore­line trails, and bike paths. Adding a few more trails with bike park style fea­tures and mak­ing the sys­tems con­nect to one another. It could hap­pen. It just takes a lit­tle work on your part to get the com­mu­nity and those who use the trails involved.

Check with your local city or gov­ern­ment offi­cials. Find out what their plans are for cyclists or trails and bike paths. Chances are they have one but there’s not enough response or push behind the plans to get them in the works. Do your­self and your fel­low cyclists and get involved. Cycling Advo­cacy is the key and being a part of or at least get­ting atten­tion to future plans is some­times all it takes.

For an inter­est­ing look at track rac­ing, check this out.