Abstract:Over the last two decades, a veritable skatepark renaissance has been underway. Fuelled by the popularity of street-skating, the X Games, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game (Activision, 1999), new legislation reducing liability claims, a slew of magazines and the emergent internet, skateboarding was on rise. By 2000, over 180 skateparks of various sizes, complexity and ownership had already opened across the US, while expert constructors like Airspeed, California Skateparks, Dreamland, Grindline, PTR/Placed To … Show more
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