Velo Solutions pumping out a winner next to Aquatic Center in TD
The Dalles, Ore., Oct. 25, 2023 - Crews with Velo Solutions have worked through the wind and rain in the past few days as they are putting the humps in the new pump… track, that is.
The track is being constructed next to The Dalles Aquatic Center on West Second Street and abuts the Skate Park.
The park will provide, yet another free and friendly recreational opportunity for local kids and adults, when it comes online in weeks to come.
What’s a pump track?
It is a circuit of humps, banked turns, and features that are designed to be ridden completely by "pumping" — generating momentum by up and down body movements instead of pedaling or pushing.
And it’s a riot.
Money
North Wasco County Parks and Recreation received a $300,000 grant to build both the pump track and the recent additions to the skate park. Parks Executive Director Scott Baker said The Dalles Lions have also contributed $5,000 and Parks and Rec. is putting in about $300,000. The total project cost for both the skate park improvements and the pump track is about $605,000. The District is also working to raise $4,000 toward installing lights at the location.
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