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Skateboard Strategy for Vancouver
Timeline
| Spring 2006 |
Park Board will organize a public process that will:
- identify and select candidate sites for new skateboard facilities
- set skateboard priorities for the upcoming 2006-2008 Capital Plan
This process will involve skateboarders and non-skateboarders alike. If you are interested in participating, please send an email to Michel Desrochers, park planner, at pbcomment@vancouver.ca. |
| October 2005 |
On October 3rd, Park Board approved the Capital Plan for 2006-2008 (a financial plan for construction projects in parks), which includes $375,000 for "youth parks" for skateboarders and BMXers: look for project P-04b in the summary table  .
A questionnaire about skateboarding was prepared and available at Slam City Jam in August, and at the Downtown Skateboarding Plaza and the Hastings Park skatepark in the last 2 weeks in October. An on-line questionnaire was also available. More than 600 questionnaires were filled in by October 23rd.
On October 31, 2005, the Park Board approved the Skateboard Strategy for Vancouver , which will guide decisions for the next decade. A key component of the strategy is to assist with determining new locations for skateboarding in Vancouver. |
| September 2005 |
On September 15th, Park Board staff made a presentation to the Park Board's Planning & Environment Committee on the preparation of a skateboard strategy. The Committee supported the initiative and asked for staff to report back with a strategy on October 31, 2005. |
Contact:
Michel Desrochers, Park Planner, 604-257-8529
pbcomment@vancouver.ca
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