As Delridge Skatepark work starts, Roxhill Skatespot roars ahead

It hasn’t received as much attention as the now-under-construction Delridge Skatepark – but Roxhill Park (south of Westwood Village) is getting a skateboarding area too, technically a “skatespot” rather than a “skatepark.” $600,000 was set aside by the Parks and Green Spaces Levy, and now the project is full speed ahead – the city is just going out with the “request for qualifications” for design work for Roxhill. (The RFQ – see it here – says it’ll be 5,000 to 8,000 square feet of skating space, with construction to start next spring.) And tomorrow, Mayor McGinn plans to announce a donation for the Roxhill project (which also is to include a renovation for the park’s play area). We’re told it involves the people behind the big-name skateboarding event that’s at KeyArena this weekend.

3:45 PM P.S.: A mayor’s-office advisory confirms it’s a donation of “funding and equipment” to be announced by the Rob Dyrdek Foundation. Dyrdek is a pro skateboarder/promoter; his foundation sponsors the Safe Spot Skate Spot program to help with urban-skatepark projects like this one.

3 Replies to "As Delridge Skatepark work starts, Roxhill Skatespot roars ahead"

  • CJP May 4, 2011 (3:42 pm)

    Your link to the RFQ is missing the h in http. :)

  • CJP May 4, 2011 (3:43 pm)

    Also: Yay more skate spots in WS! :D

  • Donn May 5, 2011 (1:30 pm)

    It would be nice if this was made out of pervious concrete to allow rainwater to soak back into the ground area.

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