tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.comments2023-06-15T06:22:42.032-04:00Silver Spring SkateboardingSk8ter Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495765910774527740noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-70146967032469722832010-10-14T18:00:15.048-04:002010-10-14T18:00:15.048-04:00as someone who used to skate in as a teenager i ca...as someone who used to skate in as a teenager i can attest that these are all valid points. skateboarding kept me out of trouble and i've still had lasting friendships with many of the people i used to skate with. i also live in downtown silver spring i'm glad that skateboarding is still going strong. i remember how much i loved skateboarding as a youth.<br /><br />anyways, i'd love to see them have a place to call their own. skateboarding's not a crimeakropphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902555645103396989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-27900603382386696722010-09-27T18:06:01.447-04:002010-09-27T18:06:01.447-04:00Sk8ter Mom -
I am working on a story about the s...Sk8ter Mom - <br /><br />I am working on a story about the skateboarding situation in Silver Spring for silverspring.patch.com - could you please contact me ASAP at SilverSpringPatchBen@gmail.com?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127317364480511893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-88771067047725558562010-09-24T17:46:19.077-04:002010-09-24T17:46:19.077-04:00I grew up in this area and I was a skater. We had ...I grew up in this area and I was a skater. We had $0 dollars spent on any kind of skateboarding amenities and we had just as much fun and didn't harass others with our sport. (We actually had a 12ft ramp we built in the woods behind White Flint) So when I hear all this complaining from a very small group of ungrateful kids and a crazy mom it makes me sick.Hypehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903968895191264263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-9399077379825614112010-09-24T11:27:21.300-04:002010-09-24T11:27:21.300-04:00How sad. I neglected to tell you what a beautiful ...How sad. I neglected to tell you what a beautiful family you have. Your kids are precious, and your wife is both brilliant and beautiful.Silver Spring Skatershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143049473774494669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-73872004024929988312010-09-24T11:22:27.009-04:002010-09-24T11:22:27.009-04:00I think I know who you're talking about. Must ...I think I know who you're talking about. Must be the same man staring at my family and I, with disgust in his eye as we carried our children, and skateboards.roszcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156334512387668993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-75425506804630311542010-05-09T09:44:23.935-04:002010-05-09T09:44:23.935-04:00Park & Planning told us it will be open someti...Park & Planning told us it will be open sometime in 2012.Sk8ter Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495765910774527740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-69358779384197179432010-05-09T09:42:38.777-04:002010-05-09T09:42:38.777-04:00Contact me at silverspringskaters@gmail.com - look...Contact me at silverspringskaters@gmail.com - looking forward to hearing from you.Sk8ter Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495765910774527740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-80619485137663074332010-05-02T18:01:59.713-04:002010-05-02T18:01:59.713-04:00How can I get in contact with the person(s) who ma...How can I get in contact with the person(s) who maintains this blog?<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575030643229431982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-46888030219829463872010-04-19T05:42:17.806-04:002010-04-19T05:42:17.806-04:00Do you know when the skate park at Ed Wilhelm Fiel...Do you know when the skate park at Ed Wilhelm Field in Takoma Park is supposed to open?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282009261768270669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-73839617746579079012010-03-29T15:49:51.836-04:002010-03-29T15:49:51.836-04:00Where is this?Where is this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-53985634975868417672010-01-04T08:18:47.869-05:002010-01-04T08:18:47.869-05:00Incredibly well said, Chuck.Incredibly well said, Chuck.Who Skateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00616524938880338392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-76761513214082523662009-12-07T16:36:40.366-05:002009-12-07T16:36:40.366-05:00Directly from the Planning Board's meeting arc...Directly from the <a href="http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/meetings_archive/05_meeting_archive/agenda_101005/item3b_101005_opt.pdf" rel="nofollow">Planning Board's meeting archives</a>:<br /><br /><br /><b>FENTON STREET URBAN PARK: Proposed Skateboard Facility</b><br />(Community-Based Planning, April 2005)<br /><br /><b>Recommendation</b><br />The Community-Based Planning Division recommends that <b>the existing 0.286 acre Fenton Street Urban Park be expanded to 1.3 acres</b> in order to achieve the recommendations in the February 2000 <em>Silver Spring Central Business District (CBD) Sector Plan</em>, including the recommendation that a site be identified within the CBD for a replacement skateboard park.<br /><br /><b>Objectives</b><br />1. Address the demand for a skateboard facility in Silver Spring as demonstrated by the popularity of the interim facility.<br /><br />2. Provide recreational opportunities for people in different age groups with varying interests (i.e., augment the facilities at Jesup Blair Park and the planned ice rink at Veterans Plaza).<br /><br />3. Provide an appropriate site for skateboarding in the downtown to discourage skateboarders from damaging public spaces in the new revitalization projects.<br /><br />4. Create a facility that will be an asset to the CBD and draw people to the downtown.<br />5. Create an attractive gateway to the Silver Spring CBD.<br /><br />Under '<b>Sector Plan Guidance</b>'<br /><br />...<br /><br /><br />With regard to a skateboard facility, the Sector Plan describes <b>the growing demand for such a facility at length on pages 129-30</b> and <b>recommends that a site be found for a facility to replace the temporary skate park that was located in the Core</b>; this <b>recommendation is repeated on pages 134 and 148</b>. The Sector Plan recommends "considering sites throughout the CBD for the relocated park, including under-used parking garages, the Ripley District, and South Silver Spring." (p. 129)<br /><br />The Sector Plan also provides guidance with regard to Fenton Gateway Park. The Plan notes that the existing 0.2 acre park "is an under-used park with the potential to become an anchor and gateway that improves the overall image of the community." (p.129) The Sector Plan recommends that the park be expanded through the acquisition of private property--a process which began in 2002--and notes that the Fenton Street/Philadelphia Avenue intersection may need to be redesigned as part of the gateway park.<br /><br />...<br /><br /><b>Size Criteria</b><br />Size: Staff searched for sites that were between one and 1.5 acres in size, or capable of expansion to that size. <b>This is big enough to accommodate a 14,000 s.f. skateboard facility</b>, a limited amount of parking and sufficient landscaping to make the facility attractive and provide a buffer if necessary.<br /><br /><br />------------------------<br /><br />Also see document titled Addendum to the <br /><br /><b>April 2008 Master Plan Status Report</b><br /><br />Vision Division April 2009<br /><br />This document lists the status of various projects in the Master Plan, including "<b>Replace Interim Skateboard Facility</b>" (under Parks and Recreation.) The status: "<b>No progress to date</b>." <br /><br />A screenshot of this document <a href="http://silverspringskateboarding.blogspot.com/2009/12/regarding-that-2008-master-plan-status.html" rel="nofollow">is available here</a>, the actual document <a href="http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/research/growth_policy/growth_policy09/documents/AddendumtoMasterPlanStatusReport.pdf" rel="nofollow">is available here</a>.Silver Spring Skatershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143049473774494669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-16744494189978668272009-12-04T07:28:49.839-05:002009-12-04T07:28:49.839-05:00This is a status report, from 2008, on projects th...This is a status report, from 2008, on projects that are supposed to be in development for downtown. It's based on a Sector Plan, created by the Montgomery County Planning Board, that sets out goals and visions for different areas of the county. <br /><br />The Sector Plan, created in 2000, calls for replacing the old East of Maui skatepark that was built in the late 1990s, and that used to be where the fountain and some restaurants are now (that's the reference to replacing the interim skateboard facility.) When East of Maui was built, it was intended to only be there temporarily. <br /><br />But it was really, really popular. And the Sector Plan acknowledges that, and it also points out the need for a downtown skatepark as a way to keep property from being destroyed by skaters.<br /><br />Long story short -- we're supposed to have a skatepark downtown. The county has known about this need for a very long time. Skaters have pushed for it, fought for it, for a very long time. But here we are, almost 10 years later, and as you can see in the status report, there's "no progress to date."Silver Spring Skatershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143049473774494669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624680534048885424.post-55624008015897279922009-12-03T17:35:05.990-05:002009-12-03T17:35:05.990-05:00hey this is pacman, wat is this about??? i dont ge...hey this is pacman, wat is this about??? i dont get thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com