Skatepark in Davis, California.

A skatepark is a purpose-built recreational environment for skateboarders and aggressive skaters to ride and develop their sport and technique. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, quarter pipes, handrails, trick boxes, vert ramps, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, stairs, and any number of other trick-oriented objects. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 300 KB) Summary About: Skatepark in Davis, California. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 300 KB) Summary About: Skatepark in Davis, California. ... Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. ... “Fun” redirects here. ... A standard skateboard An old-school skateboard A skateboard is a four wheeled platform used for the activity of skateboarding. ... Exhibition of aggressive inline skating in Písek, Czech Republic Aggressive Inline Skating, Freestyle Rolling, Rollerblading or Blading are unofficial titles sometimes used to refer to a specialized form of inline skating in which the individual preforms dangerous stunts, tricks, or maneuvers. ... Halfpipe A halfpipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, freestyle BMX, or inline skating. ... A Quarter pipe is a wooden construction used in Extreme Sports which resembles a quarter of the cross section of a pipe. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... A trick box is a feature common to many skate parks. ... Vert ramp Mini ramp A vert ramp is a gay sex company, a form of half-pipe used in gay sex,extreme sports such as skateboarding and Iam black. ... Stairs, staircase, stairway, flight of stairs are all names for a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. ...

Skateparks may be privately owned or publicly owned. Privately owned skateparks usually have admission fees, while publicly owned skateparks generally charge no entrance fee. Many privately owned skateparks are indoors, usually in warehouses, roller rinks or buildings with tall ceilings, especially in areas of the world with snowy winters. Public skateparks are almost always outdoors.

Concrete parks, now "pretty much the industry standard", according to an editor of Transworld Skateboarding magazine, can cost S-K-A-T-E three times as much to build as parks with ramps and wooden obstacles, but in the long run they require fewer repairs and little maintenance.^[1]

History

BMX rider in Ontario, Canada

Skateparks first emerged in the 1970s, and were primarily private, non-profit endeavors, although several public parks were built all over the world. Parks of that time included pools, bowls, snake runs, freestyle areas, banked slalom areas, half-pipes, and full pipes. Most were built of concrete and were located outdoors, although in more extreme climates indoor parks were built. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1110x1314, 268 KB) Source: Joshua Sherurcij Subject: Kid whose name I forget, but I had permission to photograph him and his friends at the Welland, Ontario skate-park. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1110x1314, 268 KB) Source: Joshua Sherurcij Subject: Kid whose name I forget, but I had permission to photograph him and his friends at the Welland, Ontario skate-park. ...

None of the private parks of the 1970s remain, with the notable exception of Kona Skatepark in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Many of that country's public parks remain, such as Derby Park in Santa Cruz, California. Most of the parks of that era were poorly designed and built by "get-rich-quick" business people who wanted to make money from skateboarding. The best parks, such as Upland, California's Pipeline, designed by skateboarders and carefully built, survived well into the 80's, until they were overrun by escalating land values that made their survival less profitable than if their sites were to be turned into shopping centers or condominiums. Outrageous liability insurance premiums made possible by the fears of enormous lawsuits also were a contributing factor in the decline of the original skateparks. Nickname: Location within San Bernardino County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County San Bernardino County Government  - Mayor John V. Pomierski Area  - City 39. ...

Modern skatepark design can be traced back to Alen Walker, in 1990, with the commencement of the Burnside Project, a DIY "barge build" sited underneath one end of the Burnside Bridge. Skateboarders took an area that was populated primarily by what the city would call "undesirable elements" and created a skatepark there, slowly building one section at a time. That process came to be known as "design/build" (DB), and is characteristic of nearly all the best skateparks in existence today. The design/build process makes sure that adjacent skatepark features are harmonious and rideable, allowing skateboarders to create endless "lines" to ride among the many elements extant in the design. See also: DIY Network, a cable TV network. ... The Burnside Bridge The Burnside Bridge is a double leaf bascule bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. ...

The modern public skatepark is a relatively new creation, made possible by legislation, such as California's 1998 law stating that skateboarding is an inherently "Hazardous Recreational Activity" (HRA), and therefore municipalities and their employees may not be held liable for claims of negligence resulting in skateboarders' injuries. Usually for persons 14 or over.

Skatepark in Portland, Oregon

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In May 2007, the Alamosa Skatepark Environment, Albuquerque, New Mexico (aka West Side Skatepark), a design collaboration by Artifex Skatepark Environments and Morrow Reardon Wilkinson Miller Ltd. Landscape Architects (MRWM) was featured in the Eleventh Edition of Architectural Graphic Standards by the AIA, American Institute of Architects. Widely known as the “architect’s bible”, this reference book establishes standards for construction materials, methods, and practices. The commemorative Eleventh Edition is the most thorough and significant revision of Architectural Graphic Standards in a generation. Substantially revised to be even more relevant to today's design professionals, this edition is the first since 1932 to include project case studies. The West Side skatepark environment is included, as one of only two site design case studies, because of its relevance to a broad range of site design criteria, as well as being on the leading edge of a new generation of skateparks. This precedent setting accomplishment gives much-deserved professional prestige to the niche of skatepark design. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Controversy

With its history of fringe social acceptance, skateboarders have only recently gained significant legitimacy. Still, there is no shortage of controversy surrounding skateboarding.

Many urban areas face widespread property damage caused by skateboarding and some have addressed the problem by creating skateparks. However, the design and materials used often leads to heated discussions within the skateboarding community.

Though once there existed a some friction between inline skaters and other skatepark users, the small number of inline skaters at skateparks does not tend to contribute to crowding or collisions. BMX bikes, on the other hand, are the subject of a great deal of controversy within skatepark communities due to safety and skatepark maintenance issues. The maintenance issues usually concern the effect of BMX pegs on pool coping, and some parks have banned bikes from grinding it. Safety refers to collisions between skaters and bikers. Many parks have designated BMX-only. A BMX Race. ...

Notable skateparks around the world

Alamosa Skatepark Environment (aka West Side Skatepark), Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Alamosa Skatepark Environment (aka West Side skatepark) located in Albuquerque, New Mexico is a one of a kind public park that opened in 2007 and was designed by Artifex Skatepark Environments. The parkscape draws inspiration from Albuquerque’s world renown arroyo system as well as site specific elements in the city that are now off-limits to skating and BMX. Various elements are incorporated in a cohesive site plan, some of the distinctive features include; the real-street arroyo segment, a brick central plaza, session-specific sculptural elements, integration of green space landscaping throughout and natural stadium seatng, colored concrete, and the world’s first skylit 3/4 pipe (which was pre-cast on-site, craned into place, and is supported with cathedral barrel vaulted steel beams.)
• SMP Skatepark Shanghai - Shanghai, China - The world's biggest skatepark designed by Convic skateparks runs over 150 m in length and in places up to 85 m wide, totalling over 13700 sq/m (over 147,000 square ft) of permanent rideable terrain. The park opened in October 2005 and has an annual Shanghai Showdown competition each year which attracts some of the best professional skaters, inline and BMXers from around the world.
• Stockwell Skatepark - South London, UK
• Louisville Extreme Park - Louisville, Kentucky
• Livingston Skatepark, Scotland. Created at the end of the 1970s, 'Livvy' was the first of a new generation of concrete parks. The brainchild of Iain Urquhart the chief architect for the local council and the chairman of the Scottish Skateboard Association, Urquhart managed to gain funding for the park by creating a multi-sport complex comprising of a fitness trail, climbing wall, kayak launching area and the skatepark. Having been to California and seen the parks there, Urquhart was able to create a revolutionary facility. Comprising a half pipe with flat bottom, a large banked area and a double bowl, the 'Rock and Roll' (because of the climbing wall and park) has outlasted its creator, who died shortly after its opening. It has been extended and coping added to the pool.
• Paris Skatepark is a skateboarding and inline skatepark, located behind the Syl App's Arena in Paris, Ontario, Canada. The Paris skate park was hastily constructed in August of 1998, largely because of continuing antagonisms between local skateboarders, the Paris Police, and private property owners who had expressed numerous liability concerns. The Paris Skatepark is approximately 5000 square feet (470 m²) of ashphalt terrain, and is complemented with both steel and wooden ramps. A large tree provides shade for the southern portion of the park during the day.
• Missoula Skatepark - The Missoula Skatepark Association (MSA) is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt US organization of local skateboarders in Missoula, Montana who are in the process of building free, concrete, public skateparks in the Missoula area. The MSA is committed to constructing safe and positive places where skaters of all ages can build confidence and self worth. Phase 1 of the first MSA skatepark began construction on March 6, 2006. The grand opening was held September 24, 2006.
• FDR Skatepark - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Rotary Club Skatepark Environment - Black River Falls, Wisconsin is a 9,500 square foot (880 m²) hybrid park built in 2006 creatively integrating a skate plaza, bowled entrance trail and utilizes color pigmentation and rock landscaping derived from the actual Black River. It is a free use public facility and socially inviting to viewers and riders alike.
• Skate Plaza A skatepark design concept that focuses on creating an urban space that also supports skateboarding. Strong examples include the world's first skateplaza; the Vancouver Skate Plaza - which was completed in October 2004 by vdz & Associates Inc. - which was followed by the UK's Milton Keynes Plaza (Designed by ex-Blueprint Skateboards pro Rob Selley) in March 2005 and then Ohio's DC plaza openening shortly after in June 2005 in Rob Dyrdek's hometown of Kettering, Ohio. The UK's Stoke Plaza (Which was design assisted by the United kingdom skateboarding association) opened for sessions in August 2005 (Although officially in October) and Prissick Plaza in November after two years of planning and development.
• Shaw Millennium Skatepark- One the world's largest outdoor skateparks, designed by Spectrum Skateparks with Landplan associates. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
• The Plaza at The Forks- Covering a total area of over 44,000 square feet (4,100 m²), This park consists of a 30,000 square foot skate plaza and an 8,500 square foot (790 m²) bowl complex. This park was designed by van der Zalm + associates inc. with New Line and opened on June 30, 2006. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
• Cairns Skatepark, Australia - The park designed and constructed by Convic Skateparksin Dec 2006. The park features two bowls and multiple skateable pathways and has already received several awards and rave reviews including a position on the “7 Wonders of the World” list in the new Australian Skatepark Guide. Integrated landscape, shelters, lighting, an amenities block and the use of coloured concrete to highlight pathways throughout the park all contribute to the overall effect and success of the park.
• Concrete Wave Country - Nashville's first public skatepark.
• Green Skate Lab is the only concrete park in Washington, DC and features a huge bowl built by local skaters using recycled tires salvaged from illegal dump sites around the Anacostia River, recycled steel rebar remnants, and recycled pool coping from hotel demolition sites.
• Skatopia
• Mei Foo Skatepark is the biggest skate park in Hong Kong. It was already built in 2003 by American Ramp Company, but it was only after a petition from local skaters (that included 446 signatures) that the park opened.
• Pioneer Skatepark St Albans UK is UK's oldest indoor skatepark. It has 8 indoor ramps and an outdoor mini.
• The No Name Skatepark Greenville, South Carolina. Opened May 9, 2006 witnessed much success being the second largest skatepark on the east coast, over 38,000 square feet (3,500 m²) of indoor skate and bmx space and featuring outdoor bmx dirt jumps.
• The Edge At Allen Station Park
• Skatepark of Tampa
• Cherry Hill Skatepark, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA

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References

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External links

• The Skatepark Directory A large directory of skateparks across the nation.
• Skatepark videos, photos, maps, and discussion on skatespotter.com
• The Ultimate Skate Park Directory Check out SkateboardParks.com
• Convic Skateparks - Design and Construction company inc Worlds Biggest, Shanghai, China.
• World Skateboarding Map - Community built map with videos and pictures
• list of skateparks around the world - churF international skateboard community
• Skaters for Public Skateparks
• Skatepark.org - A resource for the skatepark process
• SkateOregon - A resource for Oregon public concrete parks.
• Skate Montana - A resource for Montana Skateparks, and skateboarding news.
• Straight from the Hip - A free information resource for cities managing skatepark projects
• Free Skateparks - Worldwide Skatepark Directory
• California Skate Park Coalition Website
• Skatepark Listings on SkateboardDirectory.com
• Hillyard Skatepark

• DundeeConcrete.com Website for Outdoor Skatepark in Dundee, Scotland.