Colorado Springs neighborhood group sets out to build new skatepark
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. In November 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, a group of teens living in Banning Lewis Ranch had an idea. 17 year-old Isaac Padilla and 14 year-old Tyson Robertson, two active BMX riders, wanted a safe place to ride and socialize, without having to drive more than 30 minutes away from home. I ve met a couple people here who said, yeah, I just bought a BMX bike, or, yeah, I just put together a board, like, I want to ride or go to the skatepark but it sucks cause it s 30, 45 minutes away, says Isaac.