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Movement To Reopen LOVE Park Gains Steam

Skaters and citizens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * are moving to make skateboarding a part of LOVE Park * once again. (Full Article) Search *

Love Park Reopens - Without Skateboarding

Philadelphia *'s world-famous park -- made famous by skateboarding-- has reopened, but skateboarding is expressly prohibited. "Plans are in the works for a new skate park." (Full Article) Search *

Huge Skateboard Park Coming to Philadelphia

A 2.5 acre (109,000 square foot) skatepark * is planned for the Schuylkill Park near the Museum of Art in Philadelphia *. Planners include Franklin's Paine Skatepark Fund *, SkateNerd Inc., Synterra Ltd., Purkiss Rose RSI, Damiano & Long Consulting Engineers, Orth Rogers & Associates, Inc., Qualified Women in Construction, and AB Architects (AB ARCH). (Full Article) Search *

Philadelphia Skateboard Politics Continue To Unfold

The Philadelphia * bureaucracy is at it again, and has rendered skatespot Dilworth Plaza largely unskateable through the $6,500 installation of "cleats and metal discs to railings and benches". "As a message to young people, it's not a good thing", stated Scott Kip of the Skateboard Advocacy Network *. (Full Article) Search *

Free LOVE Park

" In the late 1980s, by an accident of history, young people discovered that the park's curving stairs and ledges were perfect for skateboarding. ... It is time to rethink the skateboarding ban in LOVE Park *." www.ushistory.org/lovepark/ Search * Related

Where's the LOVE (Park?)

When Friends of LOVE Park *, which was in discussions with the city, announced last week that DC Shoes * would kick in $1 million over 10 years for park upkeep if skateboarding was allowed, the city saw a window of opportunity open. And it bailed. (Full Article) Search *

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