Local Skateboarding Community
Local skaters will have a big influence on the skatepark design by attending design workshops and developing a personal stake in the facility that will ultimately lead to better stewardship principles. The local skaters may indicate particular preferences for styles of terrain or even specific obstacles.
VISUAL GLOSSARY
Most street plaza-style skateparks are an arrangement of simple forms and structures. See the most common structures and learn how they're used.
Experienced skatepark designers know what the standard “building blocks” of a skatepark are and use these in various combinations to create a compelling space. However, the designer may also wish to propose one or two signature elements that exist nowhere else. This might be in the form of a particular juxtaposition of elements or a single unique obstacle.
Local skaters must not be led to believe that they should design the skating area. There is no shortage of skateparks created by ambitious amateurs that remain empty throughout skating season. Instead, like the neighbors, they should have influence and a voice in the process but should not fill a leadership role.
