LETTER: Put the push on city hall for pump tracks in Burlington parks

BurlingtonToday received the following letter to the editor from readers Anne and Dave Marsden in response to a letter about city hall's request for feedback on plans for local parks.

A letter to the editor in BurlingtonToday confirms our position that giving feedback is an absolute waste of time in Burlington.

With the feedback requested for two parks (including Nelson), we were about to organize all those who we know have a keen interest in biking and the new craze for exercise for all ages on pump tracks to start sending in feedback.

We should have at least two pump tracks installed this year, given the size of our city and more coming. Nelson, at the very least, would be ideal for pump track locations. Very definitely, Nelson could add it as a feature immediately.

Anne used to be the Cyclepath National BMX team manager and Chair of the bringing a BMX track to Burlington Committee and took a Burlington team to the World Championships. She has kept up with the needs of both very young and very old bike riders who all participated in this sport, and their need to stay fit, summer and winter.

We both see this as a health, safety and access issue. Driving to other municipalities is not the answer for the Burlington community when we know energy conservation is a must.

A fit community is important to us all. It helps keep our hospital beds from overflow status. Come on Burlington residents, give the City no choice in proving us wrong. Inundate them with your support for a pump track at Nelson this year, at the very least! 

Anne and Dave Marsden, Burlington