Skatepark Research Sheet

Use the following script and questions to help you find information about skateparks in Michigan (see the other side of this sheet for a list of cities that have concrete skateparks. Remember, we want to focus on FREE, PUBLIC, CONCRETE skateparks). We will need this information to answer questions from the city council and the parks commission. The quickest way to find the contact person is to find the target cityÕs website and contact someone in the parks department.

 

Send your results to one of the following email addresses. When we receive your results, weÕll update the skatepark list webpage (see other side):

Trevor Staples- trevor@yerboy.com

Dug Song- dugsong@monkey.org

Eric Wheeler- edw_424@yahoo.com

Wes Dean- tri900@yahoo.com

Or, you can snail mail your answers to:

A2 Skatepark

P.O. box 3001

Ann Arbor, MI 48106-3001

________________________

 

Your name/affiliation (skater, parent, etc...):

City the skatepark is located in:

Name of skatepark:

Contact person (name/title):

Date of contact:

 

ÒMy name is __________, and IÕm part of a community group that is advocating to have a public skatepark built in Ann Arbor. May I talk to you about your cityÕs skatepark project?Ó

 

When was the park built?

Whose idea was it to build the park?

What company built it?

What was the initial cost of the project, and what did that cost include (skate area, lights, fencing, landscaping, etc...)?

What is the size of the skate park, in square feet?

How did you decide on the size of the skatepark?

How was the park paid for?

How much have the maintenance costs been?

What community feedback has there been about the project?

Were there any problems regarding insurance?

How was the location determined?

 

 

MichiganÕs Concrete Skateparks

Before contacting these cities, check http://www.yerboy.com/a2skatepark/skateparkresearch.html to find updates on which parks we already have info about.

 

Bay City

Charlotte

East Lansing

Grand Haven (just completed)

Howell

Huntington Woods

Jackson

Ludington (coming soon, but still try to get info)

Mason

Midland

Niles

Portage

Traverse City

Westland