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Our New Plan
Our New Plan
And Why We're Doing it
This project is a 9,000-to-11,000 square feet cast-in-place and/or shotcrete concrete skate park facility.
We believe a well-designed skate park is a great way to bring community members together that might not usually come together. It's a place where mentor-ship can happen- where older skaters are helping younger skaters when these people wouldn't usually be together outside of a park. It's a place where younger people can look up to the older skaters, and if the skate park has a friendly atmosphere, this can occur naturally. A skate park with this vibe is something that our community could benefit from immensely.
The Past Skate Park
The Past Skate Park
And Why We Need a New One
A picture of the current Gypsum Skatepark
One of the main problems with the current Gypsum skatepark design is the amount of space taken up by unskatable features and a large bowl with no flow. This poor design results in less efficient use of the park, where only a fraction of the park is skatable. Often skaters end up skating in the small areas of flat ground surrounding the bowl rather than using some of the main features, which only take up space. Another issue with the existing Gypsum skatepark is the lack of seating areas. Without benches or shade structures, kids and parents end up sitting on the ledges and rims of the bowl and are in the way of those using the skatepark.
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