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'''Charlottesville Skateboard Park''', also known as '''McIntire Skateboard Park''', or simply "'''the skate park'''" is a [[Charlottesville Department of Parks and Recreation|Charlottesville City Park]], free and open to the public. Full pads (helmet, knee pads, elbow pads) are required to use the park, though free pads are available to borrow. | '''Charlottesville Skateboard Park''', also known as '''McIntire Skateboard Park''', or simply "'''the skate park'''" is a [[Charlottesville Department of Parks and Recreation|Charlottesville City Park]], free and open to the public. Full pads (helmet, knee pads, elbow pads) are required to use the park, though free pads are available to borrow. | ||
<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> | <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 was completed in 2000. <ref>{{cite web|title=Evolution of Charlottesville's Skate Park|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15190-evolution-of-a-skate-park/|author=Daria Brezinski|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 22, 2013|accessdate=June 27, 2013}}</ref> | ||
The skate park ranks in 2011 among the top two city parks in number of visits per year.<ref name=looming/> | The skate park ranks in 2011 among the top two city parks in number of visits per year.<ref name=looming/> | ||
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==Meadowcreek Parkway relocation== | ==Meadowcreek Parkway relocation== | ||
The park | The park is now closed and will be relocated to the east side of McIntire Park due to the construction of the [[Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange]]. | ||
<ref name=looming /> | <ref name=looming /> | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 27 June 2013
Charlottesville Skateboard Park, also known as McIntire Skateboard Park, or simply "the skate park" is a Charlottesville City Park, free and open to the public. Full pads (helmet, knee pads, elbow pads) are required to use the park, though free pads are available to borrow. [1] The park was completed in 2000. [2]
The skate park ranks in 2011 among the top two city parks in number of visits per year.[3]
History
The skate park arose somewhat organically in the mid- to late-1990s[when?], 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. [3]
Meadowcreek Parkway relocation
The park is now closed and will be relocated to the east side of McIntire Park due to the construction of the Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange. [3]
Map
Coordinates:
38°02′30″N 78°28′33″W / 38.041779°N 78.475751°W
References
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville: Skate Park, official website, City of Charlottesville
- ↑ Web. Evolution of Charlottesville's Skate Park, Daria Brezinski, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 22, 2013, retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Web. With parkway looming, where is a skater to go?, Bryan McKenzie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, October 29, 2011