Following the death of a Colorado teenager in a bicycling crash, one Colorado city decided to build its residents a place to practice cycling safely.

The City of Littleton is trying to make its streets safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. It opened a "Safer Streets Practice Park" earlier this month at the East Community Center.

Cyclists ride along the track at Littleton's new practice park CBS

The park's goal is to help younger people get a refresher on the rules of the road, but there's no age limit on learning these life skills.

Emily Kleinfelter, a transportation planner with the City of Littleton, said the idea for the park came in response to the loss of a local boy.

"It was two years ago we lost the life of Liam Stewart while riding his bike to school. And that really in

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