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Lights
A skatepark with adequate lighting will allow use of the facility during the evening. During the winter this will help to attract older, working skateboarders who may otherwise not have recreational options. Depending on the intensity of the lights, even skateparks placed within residential zones can be lit until the park closes without any impact to the other park visitors or nearby residents.
Lights should be configured so that they do not abruptly turn off. Rather, they should turn off in stages with a few seconds in between to allow those skaters in the middle of a run to stop skating. It’s easy to imagine the feeling of things going pitch black while one is in the middle of a difficult trick.
The lights can be set on a 20-minute timer that is reset with a button so that the facility does not consume power when it’s not being used.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 10 February 2008 )
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