{"id":4043,"date":"2023-10-12T22:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T22:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islandmtb.org\/?p=4043"},"modified":"2023-10-12T22:07:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T22:07:07","slug":"mi-bsa-construction-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islandmtb.org\/?p=4043","title":{"rendered":"MI BSA Construction Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Construction on the <a href=\"https:\/\/letstalk.mercergov.org\/bike-skills-area-design\">Mercer Island Bike Skills Area <\/a>started the week of October 2nd, 2023! MIMBA is stoked to see construction begin and bring this vision to life.   The ramp structures are on-site at the construction site. The construction timeline is weather dependent so a firm ETA is unavailable. Until construction is complete please respect the trail closures and ensure the builders can efficiently complete the construction. Until then we can look at the design concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/islandmtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MIBSADesign.png?resize=1024%2C674&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/islandmtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MIBSADesign.png?resize=1024%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/islandmtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MIBSADesign.png?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/islandmtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MIBSADesign.png?resize=768%2C506&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/islandmtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MIBSADesign.png?resize=1536%2C1012&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/islandmtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MIBSADesign.png?w=1831&amp;ssl=1 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MIMBA has asked to collaborate with the city on an opening event including a drop-in skills clinic to help riders safely take on the new course. Consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/US\/fundraiser\/charity\/4729880\">donating to MIMBA<\/a> to support this opening event and future investments. We will share details as a schedule becomes available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volunteer events will be required to complete the BSA area to re-plant ferns and other plants. Many of these were salvaged from the area during volunteer events this summer. MIMBA and the MI bike team plan to host a volunteer event on November 4th. Stay tuned for upcoming events to get the BSA complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are a couple of photos from the BSA location showing the start of this work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/islandmtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MIBSABuild1.jpg?resize=505%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MI BSA trail under construction - jump line.\" class=\"wp-image-4045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/islandmtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MIBSABuild1.jpg?w=505&amp;ssl=1 505w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/islandmtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MIBSABuild1.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MI BSA trail under construction &#8211; jump line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/islandmtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MIBSARamps.jpg?resize=671%2C370&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MI BSA wooden ramps in staging waiting for installation.\" class=\"wp-image-4046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/islandmtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MIBSARamps.jpg?w=671&amp;ssl=1 671w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/islandmtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MIBSARamps.jpg?resize=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MI BSA wooden ramps in staging waiting for installation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s been almost 2 years since the closure of the BSA in Upper Luther Burbank Park &#8211; it&#8217;s been a long journey but all good things take effort to realize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Trails Everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction on the Mercer Island Bike Skills Area started the week of October 2nd, 2023! MIMBA is stoked to see construction begin and bring this vision to life. The ramp structures are on-site at the construction site. The construction timeline is weather dependent so a firm ETA is unavailable. Until construction is complete please respect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bsa","category-mimba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MI BSA Construction Started - Mercer Island Mountain Biking Advocates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/islandmtb.org\/?p=4043\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MI BSA Construction Started - Mercer Island Mountain Biking Advocates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Construction on the Mercer Island Bike Skills Area started the week of October 2nd, 2023! 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