What: a proposal to turn the community-built pump track at Light Art Park into parking for the new public safety building and build a city-maintained replacement track as part of the Westside Trail.
Where it stands: capital funds for a new track are appropriated and the Planning Commission approved in late June 2026; riders and neighbors strongly oppose removing the existing track and ask for alternative parking sites to be evaluated.
Next: written comments go to the Common Council and Mayor's Office; staff said the concept would not be installed without further input.
Staff presented the plan and timeline; no engineer's estimate for the parking lot exists yet. Speakers cited unfulfilled past promises, the track's role in the arts district, and underused nearby lots; staff said the replacement would be built "not if, but when."