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Palmer Bike Park

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The Palmer Bike Park, in Palmer, Alaska, is envisioned as a place where cyclists of any ability can learn and hone biking skills so they can ride and enjoy all types of terrain. All cyclists of all ages will be able to improve their biking abilities, learn how to bike safely, and have fun. At the park they will learn the skills and confidence they need to ride their bikes anywhere, from sidewalks to roadway bike lanes to backcountry mountain bike trails.

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To help move this project forward, ASLA members Eric Morey (ASLA-AK) and Luanne Urfer (ASLA-WA) collaborated with the NPS Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program and volunteered a generous amount of their time and expertise as participants in every part of the planning and early concept generation process including crafting the initial vision and building community support.

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Viewed as stepping stones toward the larger Palmer Bike Park, smaller neighborhood parks and bike pump parks also are being developed to encourage kids and families to get outside and play and to create a constituency for the bike park. One such smaller park is the Wilson Neighborhood Park. Eric, Luanne, and Zach Babb (ASLA-AK), put kids’ dreams to paper during the 2012 Wilson Neighborhood Park design charrette. Thanks to these ASLA members’ colorful conceptual drawings, the City of Palmer approved funding for design and engineering and the community now looks forward to construction beginning this summer.

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With continued support from ASLA – and the community – the Palmer Bike Park is sure to be a success soon.

Photos & story via Heather Rice, NPS-RTCA & Jonny Hayes, ASLA



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