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June 3, 2020
In some areas, skateboarding is seen as an undesirable activity. It has even been considered an illegal act in certain public spaces. But many disagree with this stance. Some argue that people will still skateboard anyway and that encouraging it can reduce crime levels and childhood obesity while promoting a more creative mindset.
And if you add in an officially sanctioned skate park, those aren’t the only benefits either. With a skate park, kids have somewhere to spend their energy and socialize in a safe, regulated environment. It doesn’t cost much to create either. It can even boost the visual appeal of its surrounding area.
A number of places have realized these benefits, and in that regard, the City of Burnaby in British Columbia, Canada, was no different.
But the city wouldn’t go on to just host any old skate park. Instead, they gathered a team of experts to create something award-worthy for their future Metro Skate Park.
This expert team included the following:
And one of the key companies driving the vision of this team was the Project Specialist Spectrum Skateparks.
With Spectrum Skateparks’ guidance, the City of Burnaby went with an architectural approach. As a result, the team didn’t just think about how well the skate park would function for skateboarders. They also thought about what the design could bring to everyone else in Burnaby. With that in mind, they designed Metro Skate Park to be an incredibly open space that would appeal to more than the visiting skateboarders.
In fact, they would create a viewing platform just for the public on top of a full pipe. There, those interested in watching the art of skateboarding would have a place all to themselves.
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