Help Build a VELODROME
 

The local school board where I live is trying to figure out what to do with under enrolled schools. I said make them attractive build a velodrome, share the cost with the county and provide space for the only coop, all in one swoop. Please help write to: schoolbd@arlington.k12.va.us subject should be "velodrome for public schools " thanks

try posting this in fixedgearfever.com they are way more likely to actually help out

thanks , the closest one to here is like 300 miles away

I live in Richmond and it would be awesome to have a 'drome in Arlington!

get some letters sent in, the more people the better the chance to get the item voted on.

It may be helpful to draw from other examples to show that projects like this can be successful and can be implemented and maintained by communities.

http://www.forestcityvelodrome.ca/track_history.php

Thanks , anyone have a ppt I can use ?

How exactly will building a velodrome increase public school enrollment? Enrollment is a function of population and demographics. Would building a velodrome in Arlington encourage parents of school-aged children to buy property there and enroll their children in public schools? Have other new velodrome projects correlated with higher public school enrollment?

I dunno how things are around here, but it's usually not cool to post the same thing twice in multiple subforums (same thread in the Road forum)

I agree.

Are velodromes the new skatepark?

Track racing is a pretty expensive sport for the athletes. More expensive than swimming, baseball, basketball, track & field, football, and even tennis.

To the OP: Are you sure that you aren't proposing using school board money to build a track for YOU? How would you feel if they built the track and only allowed Arlington students to use it like they do gyms, football fields, and baseball diamonds?

when I saw Arlington, I thought Arlington, MA :( too bad I'd love to track race sometime.

Richmond has a track racing series... has for years. Maybe a velodrome soon if we get more riders out at the speedway races.

I'll be coming to the races this summer braden

the current rules allow anyone to use the facilities , preferace given to county residents, it would be open to pretty much every one .

This seems to have little or no connection to raising enrollment...

Awesome! I have never raced on a track though, I would need some serious lessons...