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On the long-awaited day that the cement was to be poured, five patrol cars were dis-
patched to the scene and the skaters present were issued citations for destruction of public
property. The pool has since been filled in, and Seattle still has no public skating facilities
The outcome of our project was not all bad though. Two days after the citations were
issued, the story appeared on the front page of Washington's largest newspaper, as well as
on all three of the major network's local news programs. What was once a closely-kept
secret from anyone c de the skating community was suddenly known to the whole city
People became aware of the need for a skatepark in Seattle. The amount of positive public
response was tremendous. Charges against the cited skaters were dropped, and the city
suddenly decided to support an indoor ramp facility.
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The whole ordeal puts a big question mark next to the term "bureaucratic process." What
cost us $800 (for rebar, 200+ bags of concrete, a small amount of lumber, and a few tools)
would cost the city $41,000 (which is the estimate of a local organization pushing for a ware
house skatepark). Likewise, what took us three months to accomplish would take the city
more than three years (which is the case in at least one Pacific Northwest town that I know
of. Anyone who thinks our tactics were at fault hasn't been to the Burnside Project, the
skatepark in Portland built and maintained by skaters, which was the inspiration for our own)
The building of the pool was an education in itself. Not only did we learn proper pool con
struction techniques, but we learned from our mistakes. Next time we'll choose our location
more carefully, and be more discreet when we work. It was a neighbor who drove a stake
into the heart of our dream by dialing 911 after seeing us carrying bags of concrete down the
trail to our masterpiece.
So if you're planning on visiting Seattle, you might want to wait just a few more months, as
there's been a slight delay in the construction of our skatepark
P.S. Through this whole experience I've come to the conclusion that the best skatepark a city
could give to its skaters would be a piece of land with nothing on it.
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The ever-evolving landscape of the Burnside Project (top) in Portland, Oregon,
inspired Nels and the boys in Seattle. Justin Girard (above) is frozen in a stout
shifty over smooth cement with bonus metal edge.
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