There's some good news on the BMX front.
The Sioux Falls BMX group received approval recently to build a track at Elmwood Park. (Yes, we have BMX bikes in stock.)
Elmwood is at the corner of Russell Street and Kiwanis Avenue and is also the site of a cyclocross race each fall and a home for CX practices. There have been some BMX features back in the trees for many years, but now a real track is getting built with the city’s blessing.
It's a big development for local BMXers and a great thing to see for the cycling community as a whole.
Falls Area Bicyclists is selling t-shirts to raise money for the track, which you can get here.
We've made significant progress on multiple fronts over the past several years, when you consider:
- Falls Area Single Track's ongoing effort to expand to 25 miles of trails in the city by 2025.
- An agreement to open parts of the expanded Great Bear Ski Valley to mountain biking.
- Year round racing organized by the Sioux Falls Bike Racing Series.
- An expanded Trail Fest at Tuthill Park the last weekend in August.
- A new Active Transportation Board within city government with real powers and responsibilities.
- Continued public education by Falls Area Bicyclists.
And that's just the big stuff. It's a great time to be a bike rider in our city.
Below are a couple illustrations regarding the BMX track at Elmwood. These come from the group's Facebook page, which you should follow here.
We're pretty sure these aren't actual designs, but more examples and concepts. Really looking forward to watching this develop.
A huge thank you to everyone who is working so hard to make Sioux Falls a GREAT place to live and ride your bike.
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