Columbia City Council discussing planned Cosmo Bike Park | komu.com

Headlines are quick hits from media outlets from Missouri and around the world. Follow the headline link for the full story. The source of this headline says:

The approval for the construction of a bike park in the Northeast Corner of the Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area (Cosmo Park). The project will be known as the Cosmo Bike Park.

The plans include:

Trailhead for Rhett's Mountain Bike Trail
Asphalt pump track
Cyclocross event space
Bike playground
Mountain bike skills course

If approvals go through city council, the estimated date of completion would be late summer of 2024.

MoBikeFed comment: You can find out more about the planned Cosmo Bike Park in Columbia at https://beheard.como.gov/cosmo-bike-park

That page says that the "development of the Cosmo Bike Park will be funded by the 2021 voter-approved Park Sales Tax as well as a $300,000 donation from the Frank W. Morris Memorial Trust and a $250,000 donation from the Columbia Missouri Trail Association and Veterans United Foundation."

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