Archive | June, 2011

Help Rochester NY get A skate park

The mission of the Friends of the Roc City Skatepark is to pursue the creation, maintenance, and growth of a skatepark system in the City of Rochester, New York and to serve as an advocacy group for all progression-oriented sports. Please check out their site and help with a donation. Every bit helps. http://www.roccitypark.org/rally.html

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Future indoor skate park in the Bronx NYC

The Bronx‘s long-vacant, hotly disputed Kingsbridge Armory could become a massive cycling palace, housing a velodrome and a BMX course. A proposal submitted this spring to the borough president’s task force calls for the rundown, fortresslike building to host international racing events and free programs for kids. The armory’s large 600-by-300-foot drill floor makes it [...]

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Austin, Texas gets a New Skate and BMX Park

Due to the hard work of Austin BMX advocates, including top pros Joe Rich and Ruben Alcantara, the 30,000 square foot park park is now a reality!

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Fresno Mosqueda Summer Pro/Am Contest

Fresno, CA is home to the Mosqueda Bike Park, the largest concrete BMX facility in the USA. This summer, the city will be hosting the Mosqueda Summer Pro/Am contest.

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Phoenix Plans New BMX Park!

Press Release Phoenix, Arizona, 6-6-11 –  The Bike, Blade and Board Coalition is stoked to announce that the City of Phoenix has decided to build its first public bikepark!  The bikepark will be concrete and will be located at 67th Avenue and Encanto Blvd at Desert West Park, just across the parking lot from Arizona’s first public concrete skatepark.

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Great Falls, Montana Changes Rules to Allow BMX!

The Riverside Railyard skatepark in Great Falls, Montana had a number of problems, including vandalism, graffiti and safety issues. BMX was banned from the park. Now BMX riders are working with the city to solve these problems. And the BMX ban has been lifted.

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