tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post3898564894676546074..comments2024-02-15T01:18:49.376-08:00Comments on SILVER SPRING SPEAKS: Top Ten NO COST Plaza PossibilitiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-90005486580119353692010-07-26T19:11:35.741-07:002010-07-26T19:11:35.741-07:00> Lessons on how to enjoy skateboarding without...> Lessons on how to enjoy skateboarding without <br />> causing damage to surfaces or landscaping.<br /><br />@Terry: It is indeed practicable to design and build parks to support the physical demands and acoustic effects of skateboarding, while also accommodating non-skateboarding uses. There are a number of companies that provide public park design services of this cross-over sort. But, Veterans Plaza was not designed for skateboarding, so it is no wonder that damage would occur.<br /><br />Of course, there are other activities that the Plaza was not designed for. It isn't a good space to kick a ball around, or practice chip shots (and I don't mean Chip Py photography haha), or lie down on the ground.<br /><br />@Reemberto: You can still sponsor occasional, scheduled skating competitions/skill demonstrations without destroying the park. I think that would show a sensitivity to inclusion while limiting the adverse effects of the park's design limitations.Stuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-64353702731528172112010-07-26T11:01:33.716-07:002010-07-26T11:01:33.716-07:00Interaction is a matter of perception, Skater Mom....Interaction is a matter of perception, Skater Mom. Go there with a chip on their shoulders, expecting to looked down upon, that's what they'll sense. Go there and damage the surfaces of a plaza that just opened and derision is what they deserve. The ones who aren't damaging things could use their influence with their peers, couldn't they?Terry in Silver Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327980975408524384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-34361963278742955042010-07-26T08:50:04.286-07:002010-07-26T08:50:04.286-07:00Terry, any positive adult interaction with these k...Terry, any positive adult interaction with these kids would be a good thing -- they get very little of that downtown, regardless of what they're doing.Silver Spring Skatershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143049473774494669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-63606774459378825132010-07-26T08:34:30.643-07:002010-07-26T08:34:30.643-07:00Lessons on how to enjoy skateboarding without caus...Lessons on how to enjoy skateboarding without causing damage to surfaces or landscaping.Terry in Silver Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327980975408524384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-19158515408111492462010-07-26T07:43:00.174-07:002010-07-26T07:43:00.174-07:00As Dan Reed wrote on his Just Up The Pike blog, sk...As Dan Reed wrote on his Just Up The Pike blog, skateboarding is <a href="http://www.justupthepike.com/2010/07/whats-up-pike-morning-after.html" rel="nofollow">the square's biggest activity and visitor attraction</a>. So I say skateboarding, including skateboarding lessons for little kids.Silver Spring Skatershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143049473774494669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-88400874420146834572010-07-23T05:05:24.959-07:002010-07-23T05:05:24.959-07:00I love the chess, checkers, board games idea!! Som...I love the chess, checkers, board games idea!! Something for *all* ages.<br /><br />Fitness to Funky music would be fun too --- would be fun to video tape it and show it on a large screen as well for those "sitting" to see! We can all (well most of us) use a workout on our waistlines.<br /><br />And what about ethnic or special dance performances -- maybe one night per week or per month. This could encompass so many of the community groups we have.<br /><br />Another idea that comes to mind is high school band, drill team, cheerleading performances (thinking the 4th of July parade). Let's get the young people involved.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018019464947012280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-91072878426373196732010-07-22T16:15:16.067-07:002010-07-22T16:15:16.067-07:00Skateboard competition/skillz demonstrationSkateboard competition/skillz demonstrationStuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-67421178608388833842010-07-22T09:46:03.011-07:002010-07-22T09:46:03.011-07:00- sponsored movie showings
- craft/art for ALL age...- sponsored movie showings<br />- craft/art for ALL ages (esp seniors)<br />- lectures by professors on area history, art, etc.WashingtonGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950523974356540767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-70122116470686230832010-07-22T08:47:50.994-07:002010-07-22T08:47:50.994-07:00Tai Chi demonstrationsTai Chi demonstrationsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-63982365108985221322010-07-22T07:43:56.453-07:002010-07-22T07:43:56.453-07:00Open air classes, book groupsOpen air classes, book groupstony hausnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592476009189383255noreply@blogger.com