Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Related Links

Below are some links to other sites related to Evansville, skateparks, skateboarding, and inline skating. Do you know of some good resources to have listed here? Send them to us via the Contact Us page.

Skatepark Related

  • Truth and Fiction: Skaters in their own words.
     This article clears up some of the common most common stereotypes of skateboarders and skateparks.
  • Lame Skatepark Design
     This article sums it all up perfectly. Read how a city decided to hire a general architecture firm to design a skatepark. (This is nothing new to most skaters)
  • Skaters for Public Skateparks
     National non-profit dedicated to helping skaters and communities build real skateparks. The best resource for skatepark advocacy and support on the web.
  • The Skate Plaza Movement
    Would you play basketball at a place with a three-foot-high hoop and an offset rim on a grass court? Probably not. That is exactly what is happening with modern-day skateparks.
  • Tony Hawk Foundation
     Non-profit organization founded to help get funding for quality skateparks.
  • SkatePark.org
     Great resource for both skatepark design and planing and skateboarding in general.

Skatepark Designers

Evansville Related

  • City of Evansville
     The official Evansville, WI website. Here you can find the proper contact information and schedules for city council meetings.
  • Evansville Observer
     A great blog with lots of news, both informational and satirical for the citizens of Evansville, with public (yet moderated) commentation.
  • EvilleAlderFred
    Thoughts on the experiences of an alderperson for District 2 of the City of Evansville, with public (yet moderated) commentation.

Area Skateparks

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