Highland Park Skate Park Development
Description:
The scope of this project is to construct a 14,000 square foot, lighted outdoor skate park at Highland Park in Bellevue. The facility will accommodate all skating types and skill levels, and will include simulated street features (hand rails, ramps, steps and grinding rails) and a skate bowl. The design was shaped through a series of workshops with the skating community, and is intended to provide a safe environment for skaters, a place for social interaction, and to build confidence and skill. Highland Park is an ideal location because it is buffered from residential areas and already offers active recreational facilities such as a community center, lighted ballfield and parking. It is serviced by local transit and is adjacent to a YMCA. The need for free, outdoor skate facilities was identified through a grass-roots effort by local skaters, which lead to a Park Board and City Council-approved long-range plan to construct a series of skate facilities throughout the community. This facility would be the first free, full-service, community-wide skate park in Bellevue. A group of parents has actively supported this effort and has donated over $6,000 towards construction. Additional matching funds include a grant from King County and an allocation from the City's Youth Link Board. This project was also voted the highest priority project by the neighbors through the City's Neighborhood Enhancement Program, which provides funding for high priority local projects.
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Highland Park Skate Park Development
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The scope of this project is to construct a 14,000 square foot, lighted outdoor skate park at Highland Park in Bellevue. The facility will accommodate all skating types and skill levels, and will include simulated street features (hand rails, ramps, steps and grinding rails) and a skate bowl. The design was shaped through a series of workshops with the skating community, and is intended to provide a safe environment for skaters, a place for social interaction, and to build confidence and skill. Highland Park is an ideal location because it is buffered from residential areas and already offers active recreational facilities such as a community center, lighted ballfield and parking. It is serviced by local transit and is adjacent to a YMCA. The need for free, outdoor skate facilities was identified through a grass-roots effort by local skaters, which lead to a Park Board and City Council-approved long-range plan to construct a series of skate facilities throughout the community. This facility would be the first free, full-service, community-wide skate park in Bellevue. A group of parents has actively supported this effort and has donated over $6,000 towards construction. Additional matching funds include a grant from King County and an allocation from the City's Youth Link Board. This project was also voted the highest priority project by the neighbors through the City's Neighborhood Enhancement Program, which provides funding for high priority local projects.
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Highland Park 14224 NE Bel-Red Road From I-405, take NE 8th Street exit east. Turn left at 140th Avenue NE. Turn right on NE Bel-Red Road. Turn left two blocks up the hill onto NE 20th Street, between the YMCA and a log cabin style building (Highland Center). Turn left into the parking lot or continue down the street to the lower parking lot on the left . From SR-520, take 148th Avenue NE exit south. Turn right on NE Bel-Red Road. Turn right four blocks down onto NE 20th Street, between the YMCA and a log cabin style building (Highland Center). Turn left into the parking lot or continue down the street to the lower parking lot on the left. From I-90, take exit 11B (148th Avenue NE a.k.a. Bellevue Community College) going north. Drive north approximately 3 miles to NE Bel-Red Road. Take a left on NE Bel-Red Road. Turn right four blocks down onto NE 20th Street, between the YMCA and a log cabin style building (Highland Center). Turn left into the parking lot or continue down the street to the lower parking lot on the left.
