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Sydney is in the final stages of getting a brand new park with a budget of around $700k (similar to Waterloo). The problem is, the skaters of Sydney have not been involved in the design process! An ad was placed in the Wentworth Courier, but not on anything skaters would actually read. As a result, we have an outdated design, and the street section looks shocking. Among other things there duplicate 2x 90's down rails, A frames and hubbas that very few people could hit anyway. The bowl looks good, but surrounding parks of Bondi, Maroubra and Rockdale all have bowls as a focus.
The Sydney Skateboard Association are in initial stages of trying to get a redesign happening, as construction does not seem far off. If council listens to them, there would be a much better chance of Sydney skaters having a say in the design via Facebook, Insta and meetings and we could end up with a really good park fairly close to the city.
Have a look at the photos and if you have anything to say, even if it is "Get the SSA to help with design", post up a comment at:
http://yoursayrandwick.com.au/chifley-skate-park
street section looks awful, don't understand why they can't incorporate some interesting transition into the street section with a good mix of obstacles to satisfy both camps of skaters
LeoT, you've basically covered everything, the whole design is horrible - start again, and make sure whoever designed this doesn't get a cent.
fuck this is a piece of shit.. this will make Sydney go backwards.. whoever designed this needs a good turkey slap to the face..
Just had my say on that Council website, hopefully we can break through to someone and get the design revised.
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NEW SYDNEY PARK, CHIFLEY
LeoT 17:53 02/Sep/14
Sydney is in the final stages of getting a brand new park with a budget of around $700k (similar to Waterloo). The problem is, the skaters of Sydney have not been involved in the design process! An ad was placed in the Wentworth Courier, but not on anything skaters would actually read. As a result, we have an outdated design, and the street section looks shocking. Among other things there duplicate 2x 90's down rails, A frames and hubbas that very few people could hit anyway. The bowl looks good, but surrounding parks of Bondi, Maroubra and Rockdale all have bowls as a focus.
The Sydney Skateboard Association are in initial stages of trying to get a redesign happening, as construction does not seem far off. If council listens to them, there would be a much better chance of Sydney skaters having a say in the design via Facebook, Insta and meetings and we could end up with a really good park fairly close to the city.
Have a look at the photos and if you have anything to say, even if it is "Get the SSA to help with design", post up a comment at:
http://yoursayrandwick.com.au/chifley-skate-park
toastfacekillah 01:44 03/Sep/14
street section looks awful, don't understand why they can't incorporate some interesting transition into the street section with a good mix of obstacles to satisfy both camps of skaters
pet_flies 08:26 03/Sep/14
LeoT, you've basically covered everything, the whole design is horrible - start again, and make sure whoever designed this doesn't get a cent.
funtimes 13:29 03/Sep/14
fuck this is a piece of shit.. this will make Sydney go backwards.. whoever designed this needs a good turkey slap to the face..
Fetus 17:05 03/Sep/14
Just had my say on that Council website, hopefully we can break through to someone and get the design revised.
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