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The Iowa Bicycle Coalition plans to build a $26.3 million indoor BMX and skatepark complex at Southridge Mall.

The facility will be housed in a 100,000-square-foot former Younkers department store.

This project follows a trend of repurposing vacant retail spaces for sports and entertainment venues.

The Iowa Bicycle Coalition and its partners in a planned indoor BMX facility and skatepark will seek to build it at Southridge Mall after about a year of studying sites around the metro area.

Coalition Executive Director Luke Hoffman said it makes sense to house the $26.3 million Community Action Sports Complex inside a 100,000-square-foot former Younkers department store in the mall at 1111 E. Army Post Road. Travis Mansfield, who bought the mall in December for $4

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