Only 4 months in the making, which relatively speedy by Seattle Parks standards, the Jefferson skatepark design is to be unveiled tomorrow night at 6:45pm.…
Nancy from SLAG wrote in with an interesting event note. Â Who doesn’t like skating to the French National Anthem? Â Most interesting of all is the…
As Scott reported over on his Parents4Skateparks site over the weekend: Â after showing a skatepark in all three preferred conceptual designs throughout the process, Seattle…
This is the sight that greeted the early risers this morning at Lower Woodland. Sure, it probably wasn’t skaters, but it still sucks. Â This is…
It’s happening.  Here’s an update from Mark: “The park is being built now.  Rough grades, fill, and subgrade compaction are complete.  Gravel underlayment has been placed and…
People like to hate on GSD. Â Call me when Hallmark gets involved, until then, I’m inclined to think it’s a good thing when everyone comes…
Ironically, the coolest skatepark opening poster I’ve seen Seattle Parks send out looks like it was done with a Sharpie by someone who needs a…
In case you missed it in yesterday’s paper, The Seattle times published a decent article on park etiquette. It accompanied a less-interesting “best parks” list,…
Based on my count there were three skaters at the meeting. Â We have over $1M in the budget for a killer skatepark, and almost no…
Based on the feedback in Grindline’s forums (password: jefferson2010), it’s pretty much a toss-up between the snake run/street plaza combo (44.71%) and the “big bowl”…