An Original Skate Park for Durham, NC

The new Durham, NC skatepark looks amazing and  very different from your  average skatepark.

from bullcityrising.com:

“Supporters of a long-awaited skateboard park for the Bull City will be pleased to learn that tonight’s consent agenda provides for the formal approval of a design-build contract for the facility, to be built in-ground at Durham Central Park.”

“Durham Central Park went along with the idea, though, and the Council is expected to approve an agreement with Lumina Builders of Wrightsville Beach and Pillar Design Studios of Tempe, Az. for the project.”

Update: White Phantom from the eastcoastSURF.com forums posted this:

I’ve been following this for a while now by calling city staff time to time and asking questions. Looks like things may be moving forward… Obviously all this is subject to change, but here’s what I know separate of what is posted at bullcityrising:
-Park to be open dawn-to-dusk (no lights) and free.
-Pads required, but no talk (at least yet) of strict enforcement.
-1 or 2 public information meetings are supposed to take place within the next couple of months. They confirmed over the phone that I’m on the email list to receive notice of the meetings, so I’ll post dates when I hear. No depths, type of coping, etc decided yet for the bowl, so that topic should be up for discussion during the meetings. Not sure whether other design elements are up for discussion.
-Not confirmed, but I hear that Artisan will subcontract for the park/tranny work and Lumina Builders will do other non-skatepark work (similar to Raleigh, I guess).
-Current projected completion date is March 2009. Most people probably agree that’ll change, but this week’s approval of the contract at least is a sign things are moving forward.
I’m all for more parks, but gotta give a SHOUT — long live the backyard scene too!

more info can be found over at the Bull City Rising Blog

thanks to eljer over at eastcoastSURF.com’s forum for the tip