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Replacing Modular Parks with Concrete
In the early 2000′s, when the public skatepark boom started to hit the country many cities went with the option...
How Skateparks Fail…
…and What You Can Do About It. There is not a single parks manager who doesn’t see a way to...
Skatepark Adoption Model
Experienced skatepark advocates are able to stand in front an audience and claim with some certainty how many skaters are...
Understanding Master Plans
Ordinary community parks are created according to a typical process. It’s important that skatepark advocates understand this process in order...
Dyrdek’s Los Angeles Vision
Love him or hate him there is no doubt that Rob Dyrdek has joined the pantheon of skateboarders who have...
Cheap, Fast, AND Good!?
Communities and skatepark advocates everywhere face the same crossroads at some point in the development cycle: “Do you want the...
Skatepark Process Overview
Every skatepark is the result of a successfully executed process, with phases that are remarkably consistent from one to the...
Architect Magazine on Skateparks
Skatepark advocates help young skaters build safe, legal sites where they can cut loose—and maybe overturn a few stereotypes. Source:...