SPS is a non-profit skatepark advocacy organization, international in reach, dedicated to providing the information necessary to ensure safe, rewarding, freely-accessible skateparks are available to all skateboarders.

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Skaters for Public Skateparks
820 N. River Street, Loft 206
Portland, OR 97227

Every skatepark is the direct result of a successful advocacy effort. By donating to SPS you help bring better information to more communities requiring expert direction.

SPS is committed to ensuring that the path to a successful skatepark is available to skaters everywhere, and it's our goal that the information provided here gets it done. The compilation and presentation of this material has taken years of preparation and experience. Your contribution greatly assists our efforts to serve even more communities and will ensure the continued publication of important skatepark and skateboarding-related essays, articles, and research. We're all in this together.

All contributions are tax-deductible; SPS is a non-profit tax-exempt charitable organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code. Your generous donation helps SPS continue to publish most useful, up-to-date skatepark information available free of charge and without advertising.

There are lots of ways, big and small, that you can spread awareness about skaters and skateparks. Please contact us for other ways you can get involved in Skaters for Public Skateparks.

SPS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Since its creation in 2004, Skaters for Public Skateparks has amassed quite a list of notable achievements. Everything that SPS has done, it has done through the hard work of volunteers—people like you, people who believe that skateboarding and skateparks often play a pivotal, positive role in a youth's life.

We continue to push skateboarding forward by helping communities get organized, develop a strategic advocacy plan, and make informed skatepark decisions. This web site is a reflection, but not the sum, of that work

Since its creation SPS has:

• Launched the first national comprehensive skatepark advocacy network and library with all of its content and services provided absolutely free.

• Successfully advocated for and implemented the removal of anti-skateboarding policy and deterrent devices from a public park, setting an important precedent for other communities all over the nation.

• Produced the first full-size, comprehensive printed skatepark advocacy manual, the Public Skatepark Development Guide. The Guide is free for the asking (the recipient only pays shipping)! The Guide completely sold through within a year. It is now in its second printing.

• Host a number of non-profit charters across the nation. This service enables communities to focus on their skatepark priorities rather than on the cost and paperwork of managing a non-profit organization.

• Continue to provided educational sessions and information services and appearances at the various trade and industry shows. At the Action Sports Retailer conference, for example, we focus on bringing skatepark awareness to the skateboarding industry. At shows like the National Recreation & Parks Association Expo we hold accredited educational workshops to build skatepark fluency among Parks professionals.

• Influenced proper design and construction direction with our Visual Glossary of street elements which has helped bring the skatepark user into the design process. This document illustrates the kinds of forms, constraints, and usage of common street structures to help communities avoid costly mistakes.


• Continue to publish helpful literature for advocacy groups to employ in their own local efforts...again, for free. SPS continues to be the best place for advocates to come to when they have a skatepark question.

• Maintain a robust forum where masters of advocacy, design, and construction come together to share news, tips, and ideas for better skateparks.

Skaters for Public Skateparks is non-profit organization owned and operated entirely by volunteers. Our mission is simply to see better skateparks built in more communities. Whatever help you can provide in furthering this important mission is appreciated.

ABOUT SPS STAFF
Skaters for Public Skateparks is managed by a Board of Directors and operated by an army of volunteers. If you would like to join our ranks and leave things a little better than how we found it, contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .