The City of San Jose is no stranger to the action sports scene. The Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park is the largest skate park in California at 68,000 square feet. Featuring the world’s largest cradle, tallest vert wall, and largest full pipe, the LCRSP offers a wide variety of terrain for all skill levels to learn and enjoy. The LCRSP is open to bikes, skateboards, scooters, and inline. It is home to the annual Tim Brauch Memorial Bowl Contest, part of the annual World Cup of Skateboarding Tour. The addition of the Bike Park will expand the action sports offerings to 10 full acres.The Lake Cunningham Bike Park will feature something for everyone with a dual slalom track, beginner pump track, advanced pump track, dirt jump park, slopestyle park, drop zone and skills trails. The City plans to offer a wide range of events and programs including monthly dual slalom and pump track races, dirt jump and slopestyle sessions, summer camps, trail building & maintenance classes, and riding skills classes from beginners to experts.This vision for a world-class bike park was no whim. The Bike Park steering committee, made up of industry leaders from Specialized Bicycles, Fox Racing, Kali Protectives, pro riders, local bike shop owners and community members began meeting with Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services (PRNS) staff in 2011. In the summer of 2012, a conceptual plan was initiated for a bike park at Lake Cunningham. The plan was developed by the Trails Solution program of the International Mountain Bicycling Association. The conceptual plan offered a viable and compelling vision for enhancing the park and meeting a community need.Justin Beck, Action Sports Specialist with the City of San Jose, introduces Vice Mayor Rose Herrera. The Vice Mayor was enthusiastic about breaking ground on the project. "The East Side needs this. I can see at risk youth being drawn into programs here at the bike park", Vice Mayor Herrera exclaimed.Vice Mayor Rose Herrera hands an award of accommodation to Lars Thomsen, owner of Trail Head Cyclery. Trail Head Cyclery is a local bike shop who supports lots of local riders and community projects including the famous flow trail at Soquel Demonstration Forest. When asked how he felt the park would impact the shop, Lars said "It will be great for us. We will add a rental fleet of DJ bikes and will stock parts and accessories for that rider group". He mentioned other locations such as Calabazas, a place where local Haro rider, Ryan Nyquist grew up. "Calabazas was a good place," Thomsen said, "but it had a rougher crowd and was a place that wasn't closely monitored, whereas Cunningham is a city run venue with supervision and it's super family friendly".Rachael Lopes, from Hilride, talks about how they worked with Wormhoudt Inc and Verde Design to design a park for all ages and abilities. After the dignitaries were done on the microphone, they grabbed the shovels and made it official.From Left to Right, Justin Beck - Action Sports Specialist City of San Jose PRNS, Angel Rios Jr - Director of City of San Jose PRNS, Lars Thomsen - Owner of Trail Head Cyclery, Vice Mayor Rose Herrera City of San Jose District 8, James Calmar - Owner of Calmar Bicycles, Brad Waldron - Owner of Kali Protectives, Rachael Lopes - Hilride, Barry Ng - Director of City of San Jose Public WorksKali Protectives is a local protectives brand from Morgan Hill, CA and has been very supportive of the project moving forward. Trail Head Cyclery has been involved from the get-go. Both companies were on hand to spread the stoke for the project and frame a photo of project supporters from all walks of life.During the groundbreaking, families were encouraged to bring the whole family. Bounce houses and face painting for the little ones was a big hit. A seven-stop self-guided tour showcased the bike park's expansive footprint.Victor Solanoy and his son, Myles, who are regulars at the skate park, drool over the tour sign for the Slopestyle Park. The Freeride Zone will feature several wood features from Progressive Bike Ramps including a Whale Tail and multiple Talladega wall rides over 30 feet long.Dustin Vaughn-Luma, his wife Lindsay and their two boys, Luke, and Dominic took the tour of the plans for the upcoming bike park. Here they look at the Dual Slalom course. The City is planning on hosting a monthly race series for Dual Slalom and Pump Track, something the Vaughn-Luma's are excited about.Meanwhile, inside California's Largest Skate Park...Be sure to follow the project online at their website www.sjactionsports.com , on their Facebook or Instagram.