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