We need more skateparks!
All moderately sized towns should have a skatepark for three main reasons: it will make the town look like a nice place to live, the kids in the town won’t be getting into trouble for skating around town, and it is a lot safer than skating in the streets. In countless cities around the world, well-built skateparks have also been proven to be valuable community assets with tremendous benefits. Instead of viewing skateboarding as a negative problem that needs to be solved, these forward-thinking communities have found ways to embrace these sports while showcasing their artistic and acrobatic spirit(“The Benefits”).
Skateparks Make Towns Look Like a Nice Place to Live
If a town has a skatepark that is built in the right spot and is also built correctly it could improve the looks of the town. Improving the looks of the town will attract people and skaters from everywhere. In order for this to happen the park has to be designed and built professionally. A few rails and ramps that are placed on the outskirts of the town are not going to improve the looks of anything. But, if a nice park is built in a busy, populated area where there are lots of people it will looks great.Not only do skateparks look good, but if it designed and constructed correctly, they are fiscally conservative and require little maintenance(Whitly). After they are built they practically last forever.
A skatepark is a good thing for the town, but it benefits skateboarders and kids the most. If there are skateboarders in a town, which there most likely is, they need a place to skate. Look around in any town, there is a basketball court for the basketball players, there is a tennis court for tennis players, and there is a baseball field f...
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...unfairly associated with skateparks as the main cause("The Benefits").
In conclusion, towns should have public skateparks for three main reasons: it will make the town look like a nice place to live, the kids in town won't be getting into trouble for skating around town, and it is a lot safer than skating in he streets. Even though getting a skatepark in your town might seem like an impossible feat, it is definitely worth it in the end. So if you don't have a skatepark in your town, you better get on it!
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Glenn, Stacia. "Youths Push for New Park." Student Research Center. N.p., 22 Aug. 2006. Web. 6 Dec. 2013.
"How to Get a Skatepark Built in Your Town." About.com, 2013. Web. 7 Dec. 2013.
Whitley, Peter. "30 Reasons." Skaters for Public Skateparks. N.p., 16 Jan. 2011. Web
Another reason that scooters shouldn't be allowed at the skatepark is that the skatepark are getting overpopulated. A lot of things get more dangerous when they are busy. For example highways, streets and especially skateparks. You always hold your kids hand when they cross the street so why would you just let them free? Skateboards are like cars flying out and could hit you.
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The problem is that there arn’t enough skateparks to support the growing population. Major cities can invest in a professionally designed park to increase the population of the city, and to draw out skateboarders out bad areas. By getting communities to work and donate a little money, we could build more skateparks in reasonable places like beside a playgrounds. Lowering the amount of vandalization done by skateboarders who are just looking for a place to practice. With your involvement, you can be the one supporting the growing population of skateboarders and the one making a difference in a child’s life by allowing a skatepark to be built near by.
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