McLaren Bike Park wins $250K Grant!

Congratulations to SF Urban Riders, who has just won a $250000 grant from the Community Opportunity Fund to build the McLaren Bike Park!

From their grant application:

San
 Francisco
 Urban
 Riders
 is
 proposing
 the
 design
 and
 installation
 of
 a
 youth‐focused
 bike
 park
 in
 a
 vacant
 area 
of 
McLaren
 Park.

This 
proposed
 project
 is 
the 
first
 phase 
of 
a 
larger
 bicycle
 park 
as 
shown
 on
 the
 attached
 conceptual
 master
 plan
 that
 has
 been
 approved
 by
 SFRPD
 following
 the
 community
 design 
meeting 
process.
This
 shovel 
ready
 project
 will
 create 
a
 facility 
for 
individuals
 looking
 to
 learn 
or
 improve
 their
 basic
 bike
 riding
 skills,
 and
 aesthetically
 pleasing
 passive
 areas
 for
 parents
 and
 other
 constituents.
 The
 project
 will
 create
 an
 engaging
 and
 innovative
 park
 amenity
 that
 resonates
 with
 teenagers, 
many 
of
 whom 
are
 underserved 
and
 at
 risk.

Read more at http://mclarenbikepark.com/2013/01/16/mbp-wins-cof-grant-for-250000/