Skateparks

Then you read about these soldiers returning home, about the loss of life and the severe injuries sutained; and still the ‘discussion’ about service accommodation and shite or even non-existant equipments rumbles on with cost being cited here and there, and then the bloody drivel about ‘interacting with the kids in skateparks’!!!!! ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

And if the rapid proliferation of city-built and funded skateparks is any indication of skateboarding's staying power, we better get used to it. ❋ Kevin Duffel (2011)

The Author, a designer of urban skateparks, used his considerable friend list to find people in Austin interested in coming up to hear about his book. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Skaters even have one of their own in City Hall: Tom Miller, chief of staff to Portland Mayor Sam Adams, rode into politics through skateboard advocacy and has continued pushing for skateparks from the inside. ❋ Unknown (2009)

BMX bikers — trick-oriented riders who who often ride the same terrain as skateboarders — were aligned with skaters in fighting for skateparks but feel skate advocates shut them out of the parks as the skateboarders gained power. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He is a professional skateboarder now and has his own charrity to help get skateparks in small towns. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Miller has gone far beyond his roots as a skateboard advocate whose first brush with the City Council came when he put on a suit and testified about skateparks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Portland is building a network of 19 skateparks scattered throughout the city. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Playspaces – playgrounds, skateparks, fields, ice rinks – serve as natural gathering spaces for kids, families and community members, and contribute to collaborative community improvement. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Since the passage of the skatepark system plan Portland has built five skateparks in the past four years. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Oceanside, Calif., just added two new skateparks, including a street-style park with rails and ledges and a ramp-heavy site that leads into a deep pool. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The panel pushed for concrete parks designed by skaters, rather than the plastic obstacles many cities were buying from playground equipment companies more familiar with swingsets than skateparks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Obstacle-by-obstacle, with concrete sometimes hand-mixed, they built a huge skatepark of flowing transitions that still eclipses most city-built skateparks in size and quality. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Miller has publicly opposed letting BMX bikes into skateparks, citing the risk of biker/skater collisions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Did I mention it has comprehensive list of over 400 skateparks, which can be mapped via Virtual Earth? ❋ Unknown (2008)

So they eschew sanctioned skateparks and pop up in public spaces and office parks. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Those of you who have been following the news know that since the shutdowns of the skateparks at the Seattle Center and in Ballard, there is no public skatepark in the city of Seattle. ❋ Unknown (2006)

'When I was about 16 I cycled from Crawley to Land's End, stopping at all the skateparks on the way, and Emmett and I have been talking about recreating that trip. ❋ Unknown (2011)

i love [riding] the skateparks ...its fun. socalskateparks.[com] is where u will find great and not so great skateparks and check out the skatepark [scene]. ❋ Jackson J (2006)

"that's some [skatepark] [stinking] green" "It smells like [the fuckin] skatepark in here!" ❋ Jat147 (2016)

(Guy)- Yo its freezing out here, lets go to the skatepark and ditch this [rail] [for now] (OTher Guy) -Ya, seems like a good idea (Other guy *2) Na id rather [freeze out] here and die ❋ Razor_Amature (2005)

skatepark slut: oh hey jonny can i see your board for a second? (annoying giggle) johnny: uh [ya sure] skatepark slut:(still giggling annoyingly as she climps up [the ramp]) omg do you think i should try this, omg im going to...wait! omg [im scared] *more giggling*okay here i go!!! *falls on her ass, with more trying to be cute laughs* ❋ Kaleyissuperawesome12 (2006)

[Ramp Tramp] 1: Why did you make my sister cry? You're a bitch. Ramp Tramp 2: ['Cos] shes a slag. *Fight breaks out while skaters view for entertainment* [Skater] 1: *Shouts* Skatepark Drama! Skater 2: This is great. ❋ Lekoko (2010)

[Come] [fleet skatepark] ❋ Paul Kapszul (2019)

She's [going out] with another [skateboarder]?!? [Geez], what a skatepark slut! ❋ Smileysarah (2005)

" I can not believe for the third time in a [row] that the skatepark bigots voted the park down..it costs more to buy [Kevlar] for all the [school teachers] then the park would ever cost..." ❋ DaynaS (2008)

kwinana skatepark is [the ghetto] ❋ Jeff Gunning (2007)

Dude, ya no [dat] [chick] you think [hooked up] with is just a Skatepark Slut, right? ❋ Robot Noah (2009)