SkateparkNews

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND – A proposed extension to one of New Zealand’s largest skateparks has been delayed as Christchurch city leaders try to stop repeated vandalism affecting nearby businesses. The Washington Way skatepark will be one of the largest in Australasia if the planned $1.2 million extension is completed. The proposal has been sent back [...]

LIVINGSTON, MI-Skateboarding is not a crime; just ask Brighton Nazarene Church family pastor Tim Wessel, whose church has taken the phrase “holy roller” to the extreme. With an indoor skate park, video arcade, indoor cafe and a paintball course, “The Naz” has also taken an unconventional approach to connecting with area youth, making it one [...]

School’s barely out on a recent afternoon and the Ruben Pier Memorial Skatepark is already packed with dozens of skateboarders, BMX bicyclists and kids on scooters. The skaters don’t care for the rap the two-week old facility in Sherwood Park has gotten because of incidents of vandalism and littering. They say that nobody who cares [...]

WELLAND, ONTARIO — When it comes to relocating Welland’s skatepark, there are a lot of options to be discussed. Ideas of where to put it, what it should be made of, and how it can be funded, were all discussed by a group of youths at a public meeting Saturday held at Youth Innovations in [...]

Some of the Florida boys made it down to the Black Pearl, the second largest skatepark in the world, in Grand Cayman. Featuring Ryan Nix, Evan Smith, Chris Blake, Bert Wootton, and more. With 62,000 square feet of concrete, you might want to book a trip there asap. Located 480 miles south of Miami in [...]

Organizers of a planned community center and skateboard park in Crofton are pressing ahead with fundraising after receiving preliminary approval from the Anne Arundel County Council, which includes submitting detailed construction and operating plans and raising $2.5 million in each of the next three years to build the project. The County Council approved the plan, [...]

SEREGNO, ITALY-The new skatepark will be open in Seregno this morning. It starts at 10 with athletes of four sports clubs training to the rhythm of hip hop. The athletes will train on the 400 meter, asphalt, oval track surrounding the skatepark. At 11.30 am the Mayor Giacinto Mariani will officially launch the structure with [...]

Skatepark La Friche Marseilles opened Nov 14 with a demo courtesy of DC Shoes France – Jonathan Jean Philippe Arthur Derrien, Sebastien Simon, Stephane Larance – and Antiz Skateboard – Samuel Partaix, Hugo Liard, Julian Bachelier. Skatepark La Friche de la belle de Mai (The Wasteland of the Beautiful May) is open from 8am to [...]

MEMBERS of Portishead Skatepark Project (PSP) are urging people in the town to pledge their support for a skatepark at the Lake Grounds. After several years of intensive effort by skateboarders, a formal planning application has now been submitted. The proposed park will be located close to the promenade, near the boathouse, and will comprise [...]

The new Lithgow skatepark has been a great success, not only for the people riding bikes, scooters and skateboards but also for families and friends who like to sit and watch. With these crowds however come pedestrians and vehicles which can lead to road safety problems. “The skatepark is a great venue and we would [...]