Santa Rita Skate Park Grand Opening April 25
The grand opening for the new Santa Rita Skate Park has been set for Saturday, April 25, beginning at 10:30 am! The skate park is on the northeast corner of 22nd Street and South 3rd Avenue.
Santa Rita Skate Park is open! 4/10/09
Park opened up at 6:30 am this morning — and we were there! It’s so fun.
Santa Rita Skate Park update 4/09/09
Metal coping painted, lights looked aimed…
Big bowl, four photos
Kidney bowl, two photos
Snake run, two photos
Santa Rita Skate Park update 3/30/09
Almost done! Fence up, but not painted in parts. Lights, gate installed.
Santa Rita Skate Park update 1/2/09
- On December 22nd a meeting was held and in attendance was City Risk Manager, Parks staff, Site Design Group & Contractor to discuss a resolution for the entry/exit of the 11′ Competition Bowl.
- Risk Manager & Parks staff reviewed project site and all three bowls. Concerns came up about the ability of skaters to exit the Competition bowl. A number of aids to exit the bowl were discussed, which the design consultant is looking at. Site Design Group will get contact info for other Cities (i.e., San Diego) that have similar Comp Bowls for City of Tucson Parks to ask how they handle egress from this type of bowl.
- A revised bowl entry profile design for the Comp. bowl is forthcoming from Site Design. Site Design will also get cost from his structural engineer (KPFS) to review new profile, review existing over excavated situation, and recommend revised construction detail.
- Concrete flat work will continue south of the competition bowl while the Comp. bowl entry issue is resolved.
January – February Ott Family YMCA Skate Class Schedule
Here is the schedule for the January - February skate class held at the Ott Family YMCA
- January 3, first class
- January 10
- January 17
- January 24
- January 31
- February 6
- February 7
- February 14, last class, graduation
For more information
- Contact the Ott Family YMCA at 520-885-2317
The next session will start Saturday, March 3.
1st Annual Big Bowl Jam
2 PM Saturday, January 17 at the Ott Family YMCA. For more information, contact the Ott Family YMCA at (520) 885-2317.
The Ott Family YMCA is located at 401 S. Prudence Road, Tucson AZ 85710 (google map)
Santa Rita Skate Park news story, pictures, and video
From December 22, 2008 Arizona Daily Star (link to article, pictures, and video)
Photo: James S. Wood / Arizona Daily Star
New skate park on 22nd is nearly ready
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 12.22.2008
Construction is nearly complete on a new skateboarding facility at Santa Rita Park, 400 E. 22nd St., a project that has been in the works since 2001.
The bowl-style park for all skill levels is expected to open in early February, said Ken Schagel, senior project manager for Environmental Strategies Inc. of Tucson, the general contractor.
Details of a grand-opening celebration are to be announced.
The park includes:
- A “snake run,” or a flow course that winds like a river and has various obstacles for skateboarders to overcome.
- A kidney-bean-shaped bowl that ranges from shallow to deep.
- A clam-shaped competition bowl, 11 feet deep, where skateboarders can do tricks and achieve higher “air.”
The park, which cost about $1 million to build, is being paid for from a variety of sources, including Community Development Block Grant funds, Pima County neighborhood reinvestment funds and Tucson’s capital construction budget.
Santa Rita Skate Park update 12/16
Snake run with concrete work started
Detail of snake run with concrete work started
Keyhole bowl
Kidney bowl
Santa Rita Skate Park update 12/11
- All three bowls excavated. Fine excavation complete on Kidney bowl. Fine excavation complete on flow bowl. Fine grading on clam shell bowl almost complete.
- Steel coping edge installation complete except for access gap on kidney & flow bowls.
- Rebar tying is still ongoing in the flow & kidney bowls. Clam shell bowl has not started.
- Back forms for gunite being installed.
- Forms in bottom of flow bowl underway.
- Electrical boxes installed at light pole locations
- Holes drilled for light pole bases.
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