A "world-class" bike park sounds like a good idea. "But there's baggage, right?" said Susan Davies, executive director of the Trails and Open Space Coalition. Yes, baggage in the ugly shape of a quarry. The city of Colorado Springs can have the Pikeview Quarry at "a discounted rate" if the owner gets the OK to mine part of Hitch Rack Ranch to the south near the sensitive, bird-teeming Aiken Canyon Preserve. If the company gets its way, we can take that sad eyesore in the northwest hills and turn it into a cycling dreamland of flowing, winding tracks and downhill trails galore, as seen in artist renderings attached to a news release last week. Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette
Commentary: Is Deal For 'world-class' Bike Park In Colorado Springs Worth It?
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