There was chatter of a velodrome in Brownsville way back in 2006.
2010-05-17 14:28:06
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Western PA Velodrome?!
Anyone see this on CL?
Indoor-outdoor velodrome/bmx complex - $1 (western pa)
Date: 2010-05-16, 8:17PM EDT
Reply to: sale-x5wfs-1744005800@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
investors for Western Pennsylvania indoor-outdoor velodrome/bmx complex. Located in rural area on the Youghiogheny River and the Great Allegheny Passage biking/hiking trail.65 acres of
completely flat usable land, all utilities on-site with good access .Principle owns the site. What do you bring to the table?
* Location: western pa
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http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/1744005800.html
2010-05-17 04:59:41
Indoor - mellon arena. Yes please.
2010-05-17 21:41:41
I can't imagine any better way to revitalize the lower Hill. Cyclists coming and going would really help to friendly up the neighborhood.
...OK, I can think of maybe 2 or 3 better ways, all of which are only slightly more likely to happen than a velodrome in the Civic Arena.
2010-05-18 03:26:26
Indoor - mellon arena. Yes please.
They could call it the Major Taylor Velodrome, and get the kids interested in track cycling and the history of one of --if not the --first African American superstar athlete. Build up a huge track program..revive the Six-day in the U.S. and...
What's that? My alarm clock? It's time to get up? But I was having such a nice dream..
2010-05-18 12:53:02
Maybe it is just me... but a velodrome in the middle of nowhere on the Yough doesn't seem like the best location...
although I did see a sweet gang of bmxers skidding their rear tires as we passed each other the last time I was on the trail
2010-05-18 15:23:28
Seems to me that if there was a Velodrome next to a sweet B&B, an easy day's ride from Pittsburgh, I'd love it.
Particularly if they, say, misused it and had music festivals there.
[Before my alarm goes off, let's contemplate the 2022 TENTH annual bicycle band festival....]
2010-05-18 15:28:05
Maybe it is just me... but a velodrome in the middle of nowhere on the Yough doesn't seem like the best location...
No, but it's pretty easy for developers to get grants/loans/tax breaks by building somewhere like that. Asking the gub'mint to build a velodrome in the Civic Arena would probably be met with laughs.
2010-05-18 16:06:15