Protected: The wheeled sports and recreation parks proposal on Yorke Peninsula
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What is a wheeled sports and recreation park?
A wheeled sports and recreation (WSR) park is identified as a purpose-built facility consisting of different features for skill practice and learning using bikes, scooters, rollerblades, skateboards, or in-line skates.
How a WSR park benefits Yorke Peninsula and the community?
Some documented benefits of WSR parks:
Promote healthy living and pro-social behaviours for an extensive age range Enhance inter-town connections through shared use of facilities Improve cohesion between young people and the wider community Improve the region’s liveability Attract visitors Improve young resident’s retention and growth.Why is Council doing this project?
There are 2,462[1] residents aged up to 24 years old in Yorke Peninsula, contributing 22% of the total population. The project aims to address the shortage of facilities catering for these young people’s active outdoor recreation and social interactions needs.
Has the Council been aware of concerns relating to WSR parks?
As WSR parks will be part of the community assets and are practised in public spaces, Council understands the essence of considering the safety, health, and well-being of all involved. Through case study research, common concerns were raised and accordingly, best practices of mitigation strategies were shared.
Noise: concrete skate parks produce similarly low levels of noise as playgrounds[2].
Graffiti: artworks included in the design and documented in the construction contract.
Anti-social behaviour: a designated public space for youngsters like a skate park is proven to promote pro-social behaviour among young people instead of reporting anti-social behaviours[3].
How my voice is counted at this stage?
Your feedback will inform the feasibility of this project. You can help us identify the demand for WSR parks and the preference for WSR parks that contribute to the community’s highly valued assets.
How can I “have your say”?
What is in it for me to fill this survey?
Four $50 sports vouchers will be given as an incentive. So, by completing the survey, you can be in the run into a lucky draw and become one of the voucher winners.
[1] ABS cat.no. 3235.0.
[2] Borden, I. (2019) ‘Skatepark worlds: constructing communities and building lives’. In J. Schwier &V. Kilberth (Eds.) Skateboarding between subculture and the Olympics: a youth culture under pressure from commercialization and sportification.
[3] Wood, L., Carter, M., & Martin, K. (2014) Dispelling stereotypes… Skate parks as a setting for pro-social behavior among young people. Current Urban Studies.