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'''Charlottesville Skateboard Park''', also known as '''McIntire Skateboard Park''', is free and open to the public<ref name=official>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=762|title=Charlottesville: Skate Park|work=official website|publisher=City of Charlottesville}}</ref>.
'''Charlottesville Skateboard Park''', also known as '''McIntire Skateboard Park''', is free and open to the public<ref name=official>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=762|title=Charlottesville: Skate Park|work=official website|publisher=City of Charlottesville}}</ref>.


The park arose somewhat organically in the mid- to late-1990s, when skateboarders set up ramps, rails, and other obstacles on the site of former tennis courts.  The city eventually took over the site and turned it into an official city park.  The park now ranks among the top two city parks in number of visits per year<ref name=looming>{{cite-progress|title=With parkway looming, where is a skater to go?|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/oct/29/parkway-looming-where-skater-go-ar-1420767/|author=Bryan McKenzie|publishdate= October 29, 2011}}</ref>.
The park arose somewhat organically in the mid- to late-1990s, when skateboarders set up ramps, rails, and other obstacles on the site of former tennis courts.  The city eventually took over the site and turned it into an official city park.  The park now ranks among the top two city parks in number of visits per year<ref name=looming>{{cite-progress|title=With parkway looming, where is a skater to go?|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/oct/29/parkway-looming-where-skater-go-ar-1420767/|author=Bryan McKenzie|publishdate= October 29, 2011}}</ref>.  Full pads (helmet, knee pads, elbow pads) are required to use the park, though free pads are available to borrow.


The park requires relocation due to the construction of the [[Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange]].
The park requires relocation due to the construction of the [[Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange]].

Revision as of 17:05, 7 November 2011

Charlottesville Skateboard Park, also known as McIntire Skateboard Park, is free and open to the public[1].

The park arose somewhat organically in the mid- to late-1990s, when skateboarders set up ramps, rails, and other obstacles on the site of former tennis courts. The city eventually took over the site and turned it into an official city park. The park now ranks among the top two city parks in number of visits per year[2]. Full pads (helmet, knee pads, elbow pads) are required to use the park, though free pads are available to borrow.

The park requires relocation due to the construction of the Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange. [2]

References

  1. Web. Charlottesville: Skate Park, official website, City of Charlottesville
  2. 2.0 2.1 Web. With parkway looming, where is a skater to go?, Bryan McKenzie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, October 29, 2011