Thrasher
Skate Park
Facilities & Transportation Committee
9.13.22 That Was Then
This is Now
Opps/Constraints
Recommendations
Public Works
Recreation Services
Engineering & Transportation
That Was Then…
• Approved Engineering drawings dated 1996-97
• 4,860 s.f. area carved out of park property that
also includes –
• Playground
• Picnic/BBQ amenities
• Parking lot
• Softball field with scoreboard and bleachers
• Restrooms & equipment storage shed
• Well water hook-up
• Building leased to Historic Railroad Society
• Includes combination of concrete ramps set
amidst asphalt surfacing
• Located at ‘rear’ of park, away from public streets
“Best part is no one
skates here.”
“Mediocre skate park…”
“Super
steep!”
“Bit of a dodgy park
on asphalt.”
Alameda
c. 1999
15,000 s.f.
Concord
c. 1999
14,000 s.f.
Walnut Creek
c. 2004
14,000 s.f.
…This is now
San Diego
c. 2018
34,000 s.f.
Bakersfield
c. 2014
7,000 s.f.
Newark Skate Park Concept Plan, 2018 Newark Skate Park, c. 2020, 18,000 s.f.
Fremont
Skate Park
30,000 s.f.
Opportunities
• Parks Master Plan RFP to be issued soon
• Softball field is under-used (see stats on next slide) • Approximately 97,000 s.f. of space that could be re-purposed (softball field + existing skate park)
• New/larger skate park would be more inclusive (ADA, all-ages/levels) Constraints
• Grant funding amount not adequate to address skate park deficiencies • Softball field can’t be used for hard ball due to proximity to Davis St. • Any future renovation project would have to be identified/funded as part of CIP process (anticipated to be beyond funding capabilities for volunteers) • With existing layout, no place for parents to comfortably watch kids skating Year
Number of
Permits
Issued
Youth
Program
Ratio
Hours
Available
Hours
Reserved
% Reserved vs
Available
Days
Available
Days
Reserved
% Reserved vs
Available
2017 15 4/15 3,374 383 11.35% 241 129 53.53%
2018 9 4/9 3,416 364 10.66% 244 116 47.54%
2019 11 7/11 3,416 396 11.59% 244 130 53.28%
2020 3 3/3 3,416 28 0.82% 244 8 3.28%
2021 6 2/6 3,416 264.5 7.74% 244 65 26.64%
2022 8 4/8 3,416 361 10.57% 244 106 43.44%
Recommendations
• Reallocate grant funds to Memorial Park
project
• Wait for public input/recommendations from
Parks Master Plan before spending any funds
• Submit CIP project placeholder for generic
new skate park