First Look: The New South San Francisco Skate Park Spot Check

Get your first look at this new plaza-style skate park in South San Francisco. We interviewed Parks Manager Joshua Richardson who explained how they got input from skaters all over the Bay Area, of all different ages, to get this epic park made right. Ryen Motzek, owner of Atlas Skateshop, one of the pillars of the South San Francisco scene, explained how the designers took cues from SF's Union Square and wanted the park to feel open and unlike any sort of caged-in skate park.

You can see the similarities in the ledges and banks of the Federal Banks too. Director of Parks and Rec, Greg Mediati, explains the importance of listening to the community and getting the park built right. We know all too well what it's like when park designers get the contract from the city without any skater input and you end up with a crap park.

A lot of good insight and info here that y'all should listen to and will hopefully help other cities out there get epic spots like this built as well. "This is something that Miles Silvas said is like a dream and can't believe is real."—Ryen Motzek

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Skating by Alex Guibert, James Gaehner, Henry Hausner, Branson Howard, Cristian Ojeda, Sam Shelton, and Jaxon Hearst.

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Kyle Geldert did a great Spot Check video on Waller Street in San Francsico too:

Related: San Francisco's Waller Street 411VM Spot Check

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