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Ward 5 Court, Markaaiey The City of Waterloo is considering madnmlyvoteinoppoaitiontotheatraeâ€" expandingthenumberofareaswhere gyminghisoonstimentswantWarerloom ._ action sports enthusiasts can ride, 'get bad to basics” When it comes to spend- ‘ grind and flip. ing taxpayer money ‘ Councillors havesppruvedanewhction 'lnrnywardinthelastfewyearsl'vegot- SportsStrategythatwillpositionthecityto tenalotofurgerfromthepeoplenmnyon - provide better city-sanctioned sites for BMX fixed incomes. who tell me ‘enough is bikers. skateboarders and mountain bikers enough." said Whaley. “My own anecdotal 1 4 to do what they love. ~ View of the skate park is that it's underuti~ . “(Action sports) are definitely one of the lized... I think we have covered the bases in ' ‘ fastest-growing sports in North America.” terms ofextrerne sports This is notWhistler. , " said Karen Anderson, a landscape architect thisisWater-loo.' i with the city. “The strategy is to establish a The general consensus among the rest of vision for action sports, of a . . council. however, was it is where we plan to go with This 13 "at important to not only pro- these spans and what the Whistle]; this is vide the basics of roads, city‘s rolewillbe." ,. water and sewers to resi- ~ The city estimates there Water 100 dents, but places for the city": are more than 5.000 skate- â€"Coun.MarkWhaley youth to gather and become boarders, about 1.000 moun- , explaining W hem active participants in their Iain bikers and 600 BMX bik- “you, "a, a”: W W community. ers in the city. W “We’ve heard we do not 'I also think these num- provide nearly enough for ‘ hers are very conservative beause we have our population of youth,’ said Conn. leif _ _ 7 , p 1 . _. ‘ over40,000 students in our community,” Henry. "if“ f»:- ’ 5 '4 "y K ,2 - _ :,~=:.: , :L ~ '=' Andersonsaid. . ‘lfweleaveidlehandstodotheirwnrk. . p . .” i ‘r; l ' 'f. i" the strategy will include the creation of we disconnect people from communion. : , q ‘ r :2 . - . distinct spots or zones for action sports we see decreased rates of inclusion, and m i ' s; ' ‘: , $3 , ' g, ‘- within existing neighbourhoods or along thosefiedingsleadtoirneaaedahnyafi- ' a. ‘ , it. “we 1 - ‘- 3' :37 - :7 ‘ ‘ meryoudrapdsevento 15. tiandchallengesinmim" - '$¢m,;t__;w " «I; ‘ ‘ _ 5 fly; ”a: ‘ - . ' . 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Selection criteria WON” In 1997 “Id 1998 a temporary skateboard manent skateboard park on Father David will be $20,000 here. $15,000 there." said include mm and demographic infor- park was opened at the Waterloo Memorial Bauer Drive was opened at a 003‘ of about Anderson. mation. community and stakeholder 5UP- ARM. and from 1999 ‘0 2004 a temporary $672,000 -â€" nearly double what was Kitchener has two permanent skate port, infrastructureand security. skateboard facility known as the “Red Rider” Wat parks. one at the Kitchener Memorial Audi- 1003' skateboarders usingWaterloo's only was used at the Waterloo Memorial Recreâ€" Funding for this new initiative would torium and one at McLennan Park. Last skateboard park last Thursday afternoon au'on Complex come from several sources 3mg requested April thecity approved two more parks loved the idea of the city expanding the When theWaterloo public square opened the remaining 523.725 from the skateboard Cambridge has one concrete skateboard number ofaction 390m “"1193 in 2009 it quickly became an unintended park budget be transferred to the action and BMX park at Riverside Park. and an “This is an awesome park but it can get skateboard facility and riders enjoyed the sports strategy to 80 along with 527.000 in indoor “pm" skateboard facility at the boring." said Natefidwards, ‘5 0P9" plaza and smooth surfaces. ramps, approved 2014 capital funding. Duncan Mclntosh Centre. The city is also “There‘s just not enough (skateboard stairs and seating. 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