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| erock |
 Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:05 am |
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Location: Chicago, IL
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Check this out...
http://www.chiskate.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=301
... This could be awesome if we can steer them away from building a "temporary" park and build something concrete.
Highlights:
> 1. This is APPROVED Chicago Park District / City of Chicago project.
> It is not "just an idea". It hasn't been funded yet and obviously
> little Citywide media attention (which is why Park District hasn't
> funded- they respond to
> political and media forces).
> 2. You, Mike Calabro, others (Character
> SkateBoard, Uprise SkateShop,
> Affiliate....) can help immensely.
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> A. I want to set up meeting with Park District
> head Tim Mitchell, Planning
> Director Arnold Randall, and City of Chicago Open Space Planning and
> Development Asst. Commissioner Kathy Dickhut, a few others to get
> across to these less than visionary folks that this is a City unique
> Skatepark opportunity that is greater than what they've been thinking
> in terms of.
> You can get that across,
> and provide examples of other Skateparks under highway or bridge
> infrastructure that still permits full access of highway agency to
> inspect, repair, maintain important things like an Interstate highway.
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> B. News conference at Kennedy underpass Logan
> Blvd. Citywide print and TV
> news coverage gets everyone's attention and will compell Park District
> to fast track, plan, and FUND this approved activity park in the MOST
> park underserved neighborhood in City of Chicago.
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> C. Coordinate for presentation (powerpoint and
> short lecture) of grand
> vision of this Logan Sqaure SKATEPARK as a citywide asset directly to
> Park District Board of Commissioners at an upcoming regular monthly
> meeting.
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> D. Current plan is for Skatepark to be modular
> temporary elements bolted in
> place and removable to satisfy IL Department of Transportation (who
> own the highway right of way landspace). We need to work to change
> that thinking to embrace permanent concrete forms and design. This
> might need to take place over years as a Phase 1. "temporary"
> Skatepark to be replaced when planning, funding, and details worked
> out by Phase 2.
> permanent legacy park. |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:09 am |
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I'll dig and trowel or whatever!
Sweet! |
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