The above You Tube video is the official Wormhoudt presentation.

From this point forward, we will be addressing the fund raising goals that are necessary to achieve the first symbolic shovel scoop and follow it through to the first symbolic skateboard push at the new San Luis Obispo skatepark. It is clear that the design is 98% complete, and is only advisable to change for improvement of potentially dangerous or inefficient merging between the three portions. The participants of early gatherings submitted the desired result of 38% Transition terrain like pools and bowls, 34% Street and the applicable obstacles, 30% Special Features of the unnormal or unique nature. The Mission Capsule, Jungle Pool, Tube Feature, Drainage Ditch, and Directional Street Field were agreed upon. The Wormhoudt design group was effective in making very good changes to the SLOSKATEPARK that added a cool mini ditch around the Jungle Pool and removed the Mission Bell Roll-Through. The final product arrived only days before the two year budget cycle town forum and it was very well received.

The first proposal is viewable on the PARK DESIGN page. Here is Zac Wormhoudt's description of the changes made from the initial proposal.

Removal of the "Lung Bowl" replaced with a large shallow pool that includes a rock-wall extension, pipe coping extension, pool coping section, no-ping (no coping section), fly-out zone, depths include 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 feet. This pool is surrounded by a very shallow mini snake run with hips and pockets that links back to the big snake run/mini ramp section of the park. On the east boundary of the street course we added an escalating clam shell corner, 6-foot tall bank ramp with deck, flat bank hip to big snake run and mini snake run. The street section of the park now includes a pyramid (based on the original SLO skate park pyramid) with two heights, multiple new ledges including a manual pad and pier-7 style ledge. We eliminated the 9-stair and replaced it with a flat-ramp and a step-up. The street course now rides both directions, but the main flow would still be west to east and back via the snake run/mini ramp/ditch zone. The center section of the park now includes roll-in terrain (rolled top quarter pipes) banks with parking wheel stop blocks, mini ramp sections (4, 5, and 6 foot heights) with pipe coping and an extension with pool coping. This section of the park also now includes a wave mini full pipe (14-feet long x 4'-8" diameter) that can be ridden through or over.

Wormhoudt Design Page SLOSKATEPARK

The Brick Fundraising Campaign has begun. These 4"X8" bricks are pressed with your dedications. Private individuals can pay $125 and businesses can pay $175 for the honor of having a permanent impression on SLOSKATEPARK. There are only 688 bricks available. They will be placed in the ground in the corridor between the skatepark and the roller park.

All inquiries can be directed to the main Parks and recreation office at 1341 Nipomo Street, SLO, CA 93401

Final Color Drawings

15,000 square foot Skate Park.

· 10-foot 2-inch deep competition pool with pool coping and a roll-in channel gap.

· Snake-run/ flow bowl with various hips.

· Mini-snake-run.

· 6-foot deep "Jungle Pool" with boulder extension and waterfall.

· 4-foot 8-inch A-frame wave full-pipe.

· "Mission Bell" extension with pool coping.

· 3-stair.

· 2-flat-2 with handrail.

· Banked ledges.

· "Pier-7" ledge.

· "Caterpillar ledge".

· "Serpentine" grinding block.

· "Circus Tent" grinding block.

· 6-bank. · Pyramid.

· Various quarter pipes

New Times Article June 10, 2009

New Times Article Jan 22, 2009

New Times Article May 21, 2008

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