Welcome to Skate Plaza dot org

Skate plaza: a positive use of public space to provide legal skateboarding terrain in an urban setting. Implementations are constantly evolving the concept of a skate plaza. Some of the earliest skate plazas are DIY affairs built by skateboarders themselves beneath bridges. FDR in Philadelphia, Burnside in Portland, and Washington Street in San Diego, are examples of blighted pieces of public property repurposed into heavily-used recreational facilities.

One of the newest skate plazas is located in Vancouver, Canada. It's captured a lot of attention due to its innovative use of street skating elements such as stairs, handrails, and transitioned banks. The Vancouver example demonstrates how a skateboarding community is best served with a mixture of transition and street skating elements.

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