On Singletrack

For those interested in our local pending singletrack adventure, I wanted to provide you with a slightly vague update on the action, or lack there-of.

Supposedly, you can't even talk singletrack in this town without being forced to walk, or ride, a fine line. On the one (1) hand the community is overwhelming in support of having some dirt to ride on. On the other (2) hand, the geriatric neighborhood wants nothing to ever happen with “their” park. What’s a mother to do?

We, the fine folk of Falls Area SingleTrack (FAST), have coerced an expert trail builder to come have a look-see at what we’d like to do. Originally we’d thought of having a nice trail building kick off semi-party. Fate stepped in and we had to change the dates around.

That, coupled with angry old folk, makes prepping hairier and more challenging than it should be. We’ve got a hearing with the Parks and Recreation Board coming up in a couple (2) weeks. Not only is FAST going to present its case, but, the angries are going to present theirs.

In the interest of not stirring up neighborhood resistance our walk-through with the trail expert will be, how do I say this, slightly covert. In actuality, anyone can be in the park as it’s public. However, fire needs fuel to burn and we’re not about to give the fire that is the neighborhood group any.

Some of us are meeting tonight to discuss upcoming singletrack stuff. Once that is done, I’ll be shooting out an email “to the (local) masses” forthwith.

Stay tuned for more updates in this ongoing soap opera saga that is “Sioux Falls single track.” You’d think providing a unique recreational opportunity for the public to use in a very little used City Park FOR FREE would be an easy thing. Nope.


Ride On.