 grassroots and diy do it yourself do it ourselves grassroots and diy do it yourself do it ourselves skatepark design urban planning use this thread to post photos and links to your favourite diy initiatives and share building tips the power of diy urbanism how a group of skateboarders changed the city  this is a cool story from finland i stumbled across case is a superorganized grassroots urban planning initiative from calgary canada they helped the city develop a skateboarding strategy and open 8 new skateparks in the last 10 years here are two articles about the diy skate and arts scenes in athens greece  free riders the athens skate scene huck mag why athens is quickly becoming a diy paradise  2017 talia thu 8222019 1344 awesome by nanjavanrijsse on sat 9072019 1302 thank you so much really useful atm skateboarders are saving your city article by rhianon on wed 10092019 1017 here s another really great recent article by chris lawton from skate nottingham called  skateboarders are saving your city    in less than a year skateboarding will make its debut in the olympic games in tokyo it s an international sport with  an estimated 50 million participants  but more than that skateboarding s diy ethos and strong ties with art music and the built environment make it an unlikely asset for cities in the past skateboarding was seen as an antisocial activity  a swath of bylaws  imposed restrictions in cities across the uk including in my own city of nottingham where it was banned in 2000 but today a growing body of evidence shows that skateboarding can help attract investment reclaim public spaces and create resilient communities  green block by brian ball on tue 1072020 1848 these are great articles and i appreciate all that are working to set this forum up and keeping our community communicating i sent some info via email a couple months back but i want to share what is happening in boulder co with the green block project a community skate space created and fostered by a local skate shop satellite board shop the city of boulder is now recognizing green block as a skate space and working to keep the site maintained that is truly remarkable here is a link to the city s write up of the space  which also includes plans to accent the space with an official citybuilt skatepark the project is gaining momentum thanks not only to the skaters and satellite but also due to the press that it s been getting  this article here sums things up pretty well cheers re green block by rhianon on wed 1082020 1603 thanks for sharing brian really inspiring example of a local shop helping to advocate for getting more permanent skate spots my old local shop in vancouver canada antisocial skateboard shop has also done tons in terms of helping to get diy spots like leeside approved as permanent skate spaces by the city and advocating with the local parks board for more skateparks around the city this highlights the value that local skate shops bring to communities which means putting these shops out of business via online shopping could impact how many skateparks and skate spaces our communities have  