Wally Hollyday meets with SPAC @ Lower Woodland

Wally Hollyday, the designer for the Lower Woodland skatepark, met with several members of the Skatepark Advisory Committee today to discuss their concerns with the project’s design documents.

The builder, T.F. Sahli, is known for sticking like glue to the details on skatepark design documents and building the park exactly as it was defined in the spec, and the skaters usually suffer for it. Key skatepark details like the changing grade on a hip’s radius are often difficult to detail on paper and left for the builder to interpret in the field. When the builder doesn’t skate, this is a problem.

SPAC members arrived with an annotated version of the design document, and a short list of concerns regarding drainage, conflicting information, mismatching spot elevations, and a few odd design notes. Wally was totally receptive to all of the concerns raised, and was genuinely happy to have such well-informed feedback.

However, even though he will be here for all of the pours, Wally will not be here for the entire duration of the build, so it will be important for Seattle skaters to take photos of the park as it progresses. If you live in the neighborhood, or find yourself passing by, please snap a few photos and send them to us. We’ll make sure he gets them and stays informed of the progress.