Help us raise money for the Phase II expansion of the Livingston Skate Park. Come out to the Livingston Farmer’s Market on August 11 from 12-2 located at the Village Shopping Center (where Pathmark used to be) for our fundraising barbeque. All of the proceeds will go towards the expansion. Bring your appetite and help grow the Livingston Skate Park.
We had such a great response from everyone about our last Night Skate Event we are having another. Dress warm and come on out on Friday night December 17, 2010 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Livingston Municipal Skate Park. We’ll have lights, music and some refreshments. So grab your helmet and sticker and head on over to the park. Please come to our Facebook Fan page to register and Like us.
Here are some photos from our last event. Thanks Martha.
Join us at the skate park on November 3, 2010 from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Come enjoy riding under the lights and enjoy great music and fun. The first night time skate event will surly be a blast. Make sure you have your helmet and skate park sticker and head on over for a night of skate boarding. If you don’t have your sticker yet the staff from Senior Youth and Leisure Services will be on hand to sign you up. For questions call 973-535-7925. Hope to see you there.
The opening of the skate park is big news here in New Jersey. Here is the article that ran this past Sunday in the Star Ledger.
LIVINGSTON — Among concrete grind boxes and a vert wall, a handrail and stairs, Brett Traiger has found a small slice of heaven.
So have dozens of other Livingston skateboarders, who, after decades of dashed dreams, now have a place to ply their stunts and tricks.
“I come every day,” said Traiger, 15 over the sounds of a dozen wood boards slamming on concrete in the background on a recent afternoon. “And for as long as I can on weekends.”
Tucked in between the township police department and the YMCA, the Livingston Stake Park opened earlier this month after decades of lobbying by skating aficionados.
“We were looking for a safe place for the kids to skate,” said Alan Karpas, co-chair of the township’s skate park committee. “It was all about the kids, getting them out of the parking lots.”
Here is a montage of images highlighting the construction process as well as the opening night ceremony.
The next step for the skate park is to raise money for a mini ramp and to extend the skating surface. Check back here for updates on our fund raising efforts.
Construction of the Livingston Skate Park is nearly complete. The Skate Park Committee is planning the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 10th at 6pm. There will be a skating demonstration and a chance to be the first “official” skater on the park.
All those wishing to skate on opening night must be registered prior to the opening of the park. Registration needs to be done in person between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays at the Senior/Community Center located at 204 Hillside Avenue in the Senior, Youth and Leisure Services (SYLS) Department. Registration forms will also be available at the Haines Memorial Pool Open House near the High School on Saturday, June 5th from 2-5pm. There will also be registration along with a sneak peek of the completed park from 4-7pm on Tuesday, June 8th and Wednesday, June 9th at the skate park located between the new Municipal Complex and the West Essex YMCA. Registration will also take place at the grand opening.
Participants under the age of 18 must register with a parent present to sign a liability waiver. Each registrant will be issued a permit in the form of a decal which must be affixed to the rider’s helmet for use of the park. This rule will be strictly enforced. There is no registration fee. Use of the park is for Livingston residents only. Any questions about obtaining the decal should be directed to the SYLS department 973-535-7925.
Now I know why they call it Shotcrete. This was a very intense process that produces the best skating surfaces.
Shotcrete Segment from Robert Allen on Vimeo.
This is some video footage of the Shotcrete process being done at the Livingston Municipal Skate Park
The Skate Park construction team has had a couple of cement mixers make deliveries this week.. The forms were built only waiting for the concrete to arrive was the longest part. Here are some photos and a video clip. I am told that we are on schedule for an opening of the park in mid June.
Construction Update from Robert Allen on Vimeo.
Some video of the grind boxes and ramps being poured.
I visited the skate park site and saw the full Hardcore team in action. I took some photos including some from the roof of the YMCA (thanks Helen and Larry) showing the beginning stages of construction. If you get a chance take a ride over and see how the park is progressing.
