Nonprofit proposes pump track at Fosgate Park; city and Lincoln Bike & Skate continue design work

Lincoln Bike and Skate Association representatives and city staff presented a conceptual proposal to build a pump track on an undeveloped parcel at Fosgate Park, near Foskett Elementary School.

City staff said the parcel was originally eyed for an aquatic center but remains largely unused aside from tournament overflow parking. The nonprofit’s concept would use earthwork to form a dirt pump track, with some compacted riding surfaces and a later-stage slurry or surface treatment for more permanent features. Staff said the site includes existing parking and ADA spaces nearby, and that the city would consider limited seed resources for required ADA access and bollards to prevent vehicle intrusion.

Max Moon of the Lincoln Skate and Bike Association described a three-part design that would include BMX-focused features, a pump track and mountain-bike skill elements. He said the group expects to raise donations and secure vendor support for labor; the nonprofit would operate events, maintain usage schedules and host demonstrations while the city would retain property control under a license agreement similar to arrangements the city uses with other community organizers.

Staff said maintenance needs would be modest — periodic compaction and weed abatement, plus water for dust control — and that the city would evaluate liability, schedule management, site layout and potential fencing or bollards before bringing a formal license agreement to council. Council members expressed support for diversifying recreational offerings and asked staff and the nonprofit to return with project documents and a proposed agreement at an upcoming meeting.