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Think Globally, Skate Locally 5 Aug 2013 | 03:41 am
Skateboarders Need to Start Thinking Locally Written by Ben Wixon The phrase “Think Globally, Act Locally,” encourages people to help improve the health of the entire planet by becoming active in th...
“Underexposed” in the Public Eye: Amelia Brodka Interview 30 Mar 2013 | 08:24 am
Skaters for Public Skateparks is always looking for new insight and also to help promote skateboarding in general. Last October, I had the pleasure of being introduced to pro skater Amelia Brodka. We ...
2012 Skateboarding Fatalities 3 Mar 2013 | 10:52 am
Skateboarding Fatality Report for the USA, 2012 At SPS, we greatly mourn the loss of our fellow skateboarders as we continue to push for safe skateboarding facilities around the globe. Our condolences...
Replacing Modular Parks with Concrete 21 Dec 2012 | 07:44 am
In the early 2000′s, when the public skatepark boom started to hit the country many cities went with the option of building modular skateparks to tests the waters. At the time, public skateparks were ...
The Skatepark Bid Process 23 Nov 2012 | 10:16 am
In most communities, it takes years to get a public skatepark built. Whether you are a skatepark advocate or a city official, it can be a challenging task from finding the location to getting the fund...
Sample RFP for a Skatepark Bid (Replacing a Modular Skatepark) 4 Nov 2012 | 02:24 am
(In the last few years, SPS has worked with a lot of cities in replacing out dated modular skateparks. The following RFP was used by one of the many cities we work with in replacing a modular skatepar...
Stand Up For Skateparks 26 Oct 2012 | 10:59 pm
With a crowd of 1,000 guests, a few hundred staff and volunteers combined, the Tony Hawk Foundation put on...
Just Say NO To Modular Skateparks 17 Sep 2012 | 06:04 am
SPS (Skaters for Public Skateparks) has researched modular above ground equipment since 2004. This types of skatepark, and the range...
Just Say NO To Modular Skateparks 17 Sep 2012 | 06:04 am
SPS (Skaters for Public Skateparks) has researched modular above ground equipment since 2004. This types of skatepark, and the range...
An Interview with Ty Smith: Drop Into Skateboarding 7 Sep 2012 | 09:35 am
Interview with Ty Smith, Coordinator of the Summer at the Skatepark Program: Free Drop In Skateboarding coaching in Castlegar, BC...
