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Mountain View skatepark is ready to roll

El Paso's newest public skatepark is now open at Mountain View Park (8501 Diana) adjacent to Magoffin Middle School.

It all happened much earlier than expected.

"Construction money wasn't supposed to available until September 2012, but we got it early," said Monica Castrejon,
the overseeing City of El Paso Engineer. The project was funded by a $1 million Community Development Block Grant.

Grindline Skateparks broke ground on March 5th.

"We're super-hyped on this build," says James Klinedinst, Grindline's Project Manger.

The 15,000 square foot custom concrete piste will include a 10-foot deep triple pool, a large flowbowl and wrap around
street course with rails, ledges and stairs. Lighting is also included to allow for night use.

Site Design Group produced the layout using input from local skaters. A pair of well-attended public design workshops were held at the neighboring Rae Gilmour Center on October 23, 2010 and April 30, 2011.

"This is gonna be your place," said local youth advocate Gilda Wilson a.k.a. "Grandma Gail" to all the young skaters who showed up.

Wilson was instrumental in working with City Rep Susie Byrd, the Mountain View Neighborhood Association and inspiring skaters
to secure funding for the project.

"I am so proud of these kids. They went out and got 1,500 signatures on a petition supporting the skatepark," said Wilson.

And with Grindline doing the build, local skaters are confident of a first-class product. "Finally, a Grindline Park here in
El Paso. Yes!" said Bob Rivera.

Grindline foreman Eddie Lawrence brings 14 years of skatepark building experience to the project.

"I always want it to be perfect and we've got a good crew here - we're all skateboarders, so we get it." The G-line crew includes the likes of Alfred, Benny, Adam and Joe Dirt amongst others.

Skaters will notice a couple of "on the fly" design changes. Most notably, the pool stairs will be removed.

"That's gonna open up that pool a lot," said Lawrence. "As drawn, they were sticking out 7 feet and would've choked off the pocket." READ MORE

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If the ancient Mayan civilization could build a killer ditch spot, it would probably look a lot like this. Huge pyramid stairs, plenty of round stuff below, and all blessed by the El Paso Water Utilities-Public Service Board. The Van Buren Dam skateable stilling basin sets a new standard for dual-purpose stormwater drainage... READ MORE

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Prop 1 - it passed with 75% of voters voting yes to approve $245 million for neighborhood improvements. The City of El Paso's 3-year rollout plan for projects includes funding for 3 new public skateparks. Northeast Regional is already designed and bid-ready for construction. Hueco Regional skatepark design and a concrete conversion/upgrade for the ramps at Dick Shinaut park are also included in the 3-year plan.

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EPSA's role in creating the Edgemont skateable drainage project in Santa Teresa, NM is featured in the Spring 2010 issue of Concrete Wave magazine. The one page article written by the Z-man and Dr. Skateboard breaks down the build of this unique project and the possibility of using it as a model for future dual-purpose infrastructure.

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Can I get a hooah! The Fort Bliss Army base in El Paso has a new concrete skatepark and you don't have to be military to roll on it. It's a bit rough around the edges, but who isn't? Here's the details.

Who Are We?

We are a group of serious skateboarders who are dedicated to the development and stewardship of safe, freely accessible public skateparks in the El Paso, Texas area. We welcome all collaborations from skateboarders and look forward to establishing partnerships throughout the city, county and state.

Sign our support petition and join the EPSA!

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Our 17-page "Spring 2010 El Paso Public Skateparks: Safety and Maintenance Inspection" report has been submitted to the City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department. This comprehensive photo inspection clearly illustrates the major issues at all 10 city skateparks and gives recommendations on best fixes.

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After an influx of emails and Facebook messages concerning the disrepair of modular ramps in El Paso County, we took a bunch of photos and busted out this 12-page "El Paso County Public Skateparks: Safety and Maintenance Inspection - November 2011." Hard copies were hand-delivered to all of our County officials to help illustrate the dire need to fix severe hazards like surface holes, metal plate deviations and exposed screw heads a.k.a. meat hooks!