I have to admit, I found that article and what's happening, to be utterly ridiculous and typical.

When semi-decent, semi-safe places to ride are soooo difficult to find (thank the cities & government for that), to go target cyclists (and skaters) at parks for the sake of filling the city coffers is insulting.

I do not advocate cyclists or skaters riding around parks as if they were in a velodrome. However, the city ought to be doing everything possible to make more spaces, safe-spaces, available for cyclists as well as educating drivers. Instead of ticketing some poor gal exercising on her bike who hits 16 mph.