Why the Council is Creating "Street Spots"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 เม.ย. 2024
- Why do you guys think the council installed these skate-able objects in this random park?
In this video I go over my theories & opinions on why the council has been doing this as I skate all 3 of the obstacles that they have installed at this park
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For anyone that wants to know, the location is La Valla Park in Gregory Hills 👌🏽
Im glad you didnt cut out all of the failed attempts, shows what skateboarding is
Yeah it usually take me a while to land anything 😅
I wish they do that in the us. So many dog paths walk ways in the suburban areas that would be perfect for lil obstacles going down the path.
We have a few in Seattle, they were fun before the city got in it's downhill slump in 2014, Seattle 2013 and before was the best this country had to offer
Go and install them yourself.
Weld up a few obstacles and have flanges on the bottom with holes pre drilled. Buy a hi vis vest and a hard hat and take your drill and hammer drill, together with appropriately sized bits and sockets and use dyna bolts to fix the obstacles to the path...to the side of the main walk way of course.
Then have someone from the local paper come out and take some photos and write up a story about how the council is being innovative in how it is serving the needs of the youth in the community.
Everyone in Council will be confused for a long time as to who authorised the skate installations and more importantly, no will want to authorise their removal as it will be seen as a hit against the local youth.
It's not much different to what Uber did when it first entered a lot of highly regulated markets. Broke the law and later asked for forgiveness and then have the laws changed to suit them.
SF City Hall!
@@trent1984 my friend traveled the whole country on trains and he ended up settling down in Seattle around that time 2013 era. He always said how it was a great place to
@@SauronsEye I like 👍 this. Where are u from? Because you’re smart. That is a terrific idea. 💡 some city’s in SoCal where I live, would take them out but some would fall for it, not my city or the one next to me, but in the suburban city’s with a lot of youth yeah it could work…..
I like this for a few places I can think but they are private communities with HOAs. So you would need the proper channels to get it done legally.
I have a spot in my mind, it’s in the city of Yucaipa Ca in this private housing track with amazing hills and natural speed.
Another would be Palm Springs, but so god damn hot.
There’s a street side walk with two sides for dog walking that be perfect 👍
Hit the nail on the head bro! I think street skating is naturally ingrained in all skaters.
I can’t go anywhere without seeing a ledge or stair set and thinking “hope someone’s lit that up” !
Oh dude, I'm going to pull my neck one day with how intensely I'm looking for spots every time I'm in the car 😂
this is dope! they started doing "skateable" art features in the States
That's sick, I think we need more of them for sure!
I love the "oops, oh no" grind at 13:59 😂 great video man I'll go check out some more!
Haha yeah that definitely shocked me 😂
Thanks so much man, appreciate that!
Those front crooks are looking amazing! Love the positive energy! Subscribed!
Thanks so much man, appreciate it a lot!
Good video and interesting topic again Leon, well done.
I'd also like to mention one thing related to skateboarding culture: making and unlocking new spots for skateboarding is as important as learning new tricks, if not more important for local skateboarding community. You might not have such need in California anymore but I believe that every skateboarder can do something to make their neighborhood and community more skatable, especially when such places unlock opportunities to learn new tricks.
Thanks man, thanks for watching again 🙏🏼
That's very true! The more we unlock different spots, the more there is to skate in different areas as well 🙌🏼
Sick vidz man love watching them 🤘🏼
Thanks dude, appreciate that a lot!
Whats up leon I met you at the Syd park red bull demo in october last year! Keep up the vids
Oh sick dude, thanks so much for watching!
That boardslide looks fun
It was surprisingly scary for some reason lol
Way better than those exercise stations that sit and rust away. I would much rather aesthetic skate obstacles. 💯🔥👌💌
Yeah fully agree with that!
7:39 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great vid bro!
Thanks so much, thanks for watching 🙏🏽
This is pretty cool even if it's a bit underwhelming as the spot for the day. If more parks had that I bet skaters would use the convenient ones.
Minneapolis just put in a park that's like a very long walking path but also a legit park that kind of weaves through and around a park with actual walking paths. It's super fun and kinda like the mash up of this and a regular park.
Yeah it's actually pretty fun! More areas should add things like this for sure. It's definitely cheaper than building a full on skatepark
great vid. im sure what you suggest is a factor in their thinking.. but i think mostly just councils trying to provide more variety for their residents. i wish there was more of it as much as multi million dollar skateparks are great.. a tiny ledge or flat bar is awesome too. i think moving forward every public park with a kids swing set should also have a small skate spot.
Thanks dude!
That’s true, I didn’t look at it that way but that makes sense 👍🏽
Where is this mate?
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La Valla Park in Gregory Hills dude 👌🏽
I think Council policies have more ‘place making’ priorities in them now and you’ll see more spots like this popping up all over the city which is great. It’s always cool to see a spot with wax all over it being used.
There’s a spot along the Cooks River near Lang Road Bridge, with a few small quarters and ledges built into an open space. Also the ledges and banks at Redfern Oval.
Would be mad if you did a video hitting all these ‘street’ spots!
Yeah more of this kind of stuff in different areas would be sick!
True, that Redfern Oval spot is a good example too!
I think I will do that soon 🤝🏽
Cool video. Whatever the reason they built it I’d be stoked if my county would do random spots like this. I’m 38 and my city just now built a public skatepark lol. Sick board!
Oh damn, well at least you have a local park now. Better. late than never? lol
I have been there before, there are also all rails as the near by playground. I board slid the small rail there it is gnarly 🤙
Yeah the same obstacles are down the road at the other park which is so confusing loo
You should try out the Welcome Wish On A Boline 2.0 Skateboard Deck - Bone - 9.50
Welcome Wish On A Boline 2.0 Skateboard Deck
For sure man, I've got that one on my list!
Love your channel, mate!
I just subscribed!
I'm 34 years old and haven't skated since I was 20.
Your channel and a few other channels inspired me to start again.
In my teenage years I skated a 7.5 and a 7.75
Just ordered a 9-inch popsicle flight deck with a 15-inch wheel base
also ordered the 9.13 andy anderson flight deck.
Going from a 7.5 to a 9 is going to be so weird.
I'm excited for this journey.
I would like to try a horion deck but worried I'll snap it because I'm overweight.
Any suggestions on egg decks?
I've never even stood on one.
Thanks man, appreciate you! 🙏🏼
Haha yeah dude, that is a big jump but you'll definitely feel more comfortable on a bigger board 👌🏼
It just depends on what size popsicle board you feel most comfortable on dude. I would recommend going for an egg board that is 1/4"-1/2" wider than the popsicle size you ride since the eggs taper down towards the kicks and don't feel as big as the size they are labelled since that size is only at the widest point in the middle.
@LeonPaxton thank you for the advice. That sounds perfect!
Keep skating, and thank you for all the hard work.
Editing videos and filming isn't easy.
Good job on the content.
No problem dude!
Thanks so much man, it's definitely a lot of hard work but I love it 🙌🏼
@LeonPaxton also thanks for the aAce trucks review.
I ordered the same exact ones just waiting for them.
I'm putting the Ace trucks on the popsicle and I got mini logo trucks for the Andy board.
Maybe order some slappy trucks top if it's worth it.
Glad I found your channel. I can't wait for the next one.
Apologies for the long messages.
Oh sick! The Ace trucks are going well still, I just want to swap the bushings out for their harder version to try and make them a little more stable lol
Thanks dude, you're a legend!
dude these things are sooo sickkkk
They're actually pretty fun!
And I’ve been thinking abiut it, that why they don’t do that. Now I know, at least one council did!
Ai tells me this is near Gregory Hills, Australia. 🤷
La Valla Park in Gregory Hills dude 👌🏽
Imo. A line hitting all obstacles would be kinda badass. 🤔🤷
That would be sick but they are sooooo far apart lol
we got like 2 kinkrails in skateparks in Switzerland and yall got it on stroll paths😭😹
Yeah so random hey 😂
I would name that sharp obstacle "cheese bank"
Yeah that works lol
XD
You forgot the link to the wax
Updated now, thanks for letting me know 🙏🏼
I mean at least ur council is making some sort of skateable objects lol
Yeah it’s a plus either way 👌🏽
i don't think its to trick people off of the streets. atleast not any more than a normal skatepark.
Europe does this skateable architecture often. it's more about making random places more interactive and lively, and motivating people to get out and exercice more. theyre in the same categories as random fitness/exercise objects or bouldering walls youll find randomly. and skateable architecture actually opens up more oppertunitiy for street skating as it normalizes the sight of skating in public areas.
at the same time a cheaper alternative to a full scale skatepark. cause its expensive as hell to build those.
i just bought the Space Egg 2 as well. gonna be the smallest deck i've had in years.
That's true, It could be a good way to make a creative/ active space for sure! Oh yeah, I'm sure this park way a hell of a lot cheaper than them building a full skatepark lol
Oh sick! What board were you riding before that?
@@LeonPaxton i'm on the 9.75 egg now. Before that on a long streak of Curbkillers and Dead Dave decks.
Oh sick, I love the 9.75” eggs!
Additional theory:
There's probably a lot less beaurocracy and red tape to build these "pseudo street spots" vs a conventional skatepark.
These things are probably technically/legally classified as "community art" or something like that?
That’s true! Probably a lot less approvals need to be done too 👌🏽
Awesome we need more of this all ove cities
Yeah it's kind of cool actually!
Radial slims? Sounds interesting
These are actually just the standard Radials, I've got a video about them here th-cam.com/video/6EGgvXxsrCw/w-d-xo.html
I don't know if they still make the Radial Slims 🤔
@@LeonPaxton that’s what I thought I was going off what that other person commented lol, radials lol called them radial slims haha. 😂
Best of both worlds make the real street spots able to skate and treat any damage like natural wear and tear
That would be the ideal scenario for us lol
What board were you skating this day? Heroin 9.5 egg?
This one is the 9.4" Heroin Shellraiser 👌🏼
@@LeonPaxton Oh sick, yeah those specs look almost identical to the Welcome boline 2 shape per the Tactics site.
Ah, yes, that's the way. Name your product after an illicit drug. That's surely going to encourage the parents to buy it for little Johnny or Janey so they can get into skating.
I know it's marketing hype with the name, so the young ones can feel like they're being rebellious against the adults but come on people, a skate board deck is a piece of bent plywood. Let's not lose sight of that fact.
The board doesn't make the skater any better. Only practice makes the skater better and perhaps learn to make your own decks, learn some skills and save some money and actually be original with your equipment.
360 natas spin at the top of the pole jam. 💁
I’m definitely not capable of that 😂
I think it's more the local/state govt have quotas of "entertainment/recreational facilities" they have to build because they promise they will to get votes. This is probably a way to meet those quotas on the cheap so they don't have to spend money on actual facilities. Shit, they probably use the excess from other actual park builds, probably saving 10s of thousands (at the cost of developing the area much less than it seems on the books)
That could definitely be a factor and is definitely a good way to save their money lol
If you skate abit further to the kids park. They have all the of those skate spots in the one line.
Yeah the ground is a lot better down there too!
kinda cool ngl
I think you may be getting a little too conspiratorial with it. Skateboarding is in the Olympics, it’s televised and it’s more acceptable now than it ever has been before. City councils around the world are building more skateparks and embracing it as a sport like soccer and cycling because of its increased visibility and the money being poured into it. Of course they’d prefer you didn’t skate at the shops or industrial areas but I don’t think there’s a grand scheme to install these to prevent that. There may have been a petition to build a skatepark and they are trying to appease skaters without building a park or something to that effect. It’s impossible to say without knowing the area.
Yeah could definitely be right about that! I'm always over analysing things 😂
That's so true as well, we have been getting so many new skateparks built here in Sydney ever since the Olympics and having our first SLS contest here last year so more money is definitely being poured into the skate scene here which is a massive plus 🙌🏼
Council for re election... that is so cool!
hahaha "robbery" on the near-rollaway
I definitely got robbed on that one 😂
"I think sometimes that skateboarders are even a little too modest about themselves and I think they must realize that they are on the cutting edge of a new perception of life for the young. And that in the long run they're bound to win, because that's the way history works, that there are a bunch of jerks that can't see the new vision at all and it scares them" - Edmund Bacon
Every skater should look up Psychogeography and push community leadership to build an urban environment where playful activities (other than pickle ball..). are welcome. Support DIY construction. Stop making life, and the infrastructure around it, about cars...
That's a damn good quote!
That sounds amazing man 🙌🏼
I don’t know if it’s a problem in your area, but cities in the states put skate parks and little skate plazas to keep homeless people away. Urban planners use it to gentrify areas. Skatepark goes in, artsy types move to the area, coffee shops and cafes pop up, area gets gentrified.
There is no best wax lol
$2 amazon paraffin wax block is the best 😎
So where is this spot?
La Valla Park in Gregory Hills dude 👌🏽
@@LeonPaxton cheers man, I figured it had to be close to Oran Park but wasn't sure
whats your shape? its insane
This is the 9.4" Shellraiser egg from Heroin Skateboards 👌🏼
My War.
please drop the location 🙏 nvm its La Valla Park
Yeah that’s the one! 👌🏽
See what non skaters don’t understand about street skating is, we skate the street because it’s not designed for skating. Like the point is finding something in the real world, that was designed for normal everyday public use. And finding a way to skate it. It’s not our intention to damage the spot, and in fact we don’t want to damage the spot. But it’s an unfortunate circumstance that happens over time. Also our culture has looked down on filming video parts at skateparks, and theirs a whole multitude of reasons why. But either way it has an effect on future generations about what skateboarding looks like. As Ive gotten older (I’m 40 now) I’m kinda torn about it. Cause part of me understands why people don’t want us skateboarding on there property, as it does damage it sometimes. And we can often times be a little inconsiderate when we are in that moment. But also it kinda is what it is..🤷🏼♂️ Like it’s going to happen no matter what the public does about it. Like we find ways to remove stoppers, or just skate the spot differently. It’s just one of those things that if you’re not actually a skater, you’ll never fully understand.
That's 100% true man. The art of figuring out a spot and getting a trick on something that wasn't designed to be skated is amazing!
As we get older we start to see both sides of it and try not to damage things too much or leaving the spot when security or owners ask you too but yeah they will still never understand our side of it lol
those were put there for doing pushups and balancing, I don't think they were put there for skating lol
I wish they'd put some of those things in my area (the parks here are crusty af) 🥲
btw, when is the f4 radial slim wheel review coming?
These are actually just the standard Radials, I've got a video about them here th-cam.com/video/6EGgvXxsrCw/w-d-xo.html
I don't know if they still make the Radial Slims 🤔
Honestly, these things confuse me even as skateboarder.
They doesn't feel safe for pedestrians.
They are pretty odd lol
At least they are off to the side of the path and not in the way 🤔
Put auto body filler on that huge crack!
Definitely needs to be done!
Shopping centres used to attract skaters in the early days because the floors were so smooth and were regularly cleaned, so highly unlikely you'd hit some thing that would lock up your wheels.
A lot of shopping centres 30, 40 years ago were never locked up at night as it was a thing for people to go window shopping. It wasn't a thing you did as you were walking down the street. Window shopping was the destination. So, obviously, skaters went in and utilised the space.
Skaters were generally tolerated because they didn't go and grind on furniture or hand rails. We respected the environment we were accessing and always left the area as we found it.
Too often, people are self centred today and will grind down hand rails, along benches.
You know how dangerous that is to a pedestrian using the stairs and grabbing a cut up hand rail and getting metal splinters in their hand or it's a wooden bench and you've raised splinters, not to mention dirtying up the seat and soiling someone's clothing who sat where you've ground your board.
Or the hand rails with anti skate devices on them. Think for a minute about an 80 year old going down those stairs and they have to let go of the hand rail for a moment because of an anti skate device. They could so easily fall and hurt themselves badly or die.
Have respect for other people's property and you'll find that you'll be much more tolerated. Be a dick, be treated like a dick. Simple really.