by Khameron Belleza // Staff Writer
If you’re a skateboarder, you already know that our craft is something special. Skateboarding is a sport, an art form, a lifestyle, and a culture. The good that we get out of skateboarding is endless. Skateboarding can help you take your mind off things. It can also help you think clearly about things. Skateboarding seems to bring things into perspective and allows you to feel as though you’re more in control of other aspects of your life.
After several years of behind-the-scenes work from the City’s Department of Recreation and Parks, Councilman Joe Buscaino and local groups like CA$H CASH , we kicked off the project by meeting with Harbor City skateboarders to discuss their vision for the skatepark design. That meeting directly shaped the final design and ensures the local skateboard community takes care of the skatepark for decades to come.
The final design features Spohn Ranch’s signature design principles – a smart blend of street and transition-style terrain, an architectural design aesthetic and obstacles that speak to the full spectrum of skill levels.
CHS senior Gabe Lingatong said “The skatepark is cool. It has everything vert and street. Vert is like ramps like a quarterpipe. Street is like things you would find in the city or on the front of the buildings, such as stairs, rails , and ledges. I think the skate park is a big accomplishment for the skate group CA$H GANG. I plan on skating there a lot, I already have had a sesh there and I made an edit there with me doing a switch 360 flip and a back feeble on the down rail, but the footy under wraps tho .”
AEE senior Christopher Collins “ The park is amazing , the skate park looks nice. I don’t skate but I play basketball there. The area is ok but not that good, so I feel like the skatepark can take away the bad influences there.”
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