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And now a little background on skateparks. The first skateparks were primarily private, for-profit endeavors, although several public parks were built globally. Parks then included pools, bowls, snake runs, freestyle areas, banked slalom areas, half-pipes, and full pipes. Most were concrete and were outdoors. In more extreme climates parks were built indoors, often of wood.
The modern public skatepark is relatively new, made possible by legislation such as California's 1998 law stating that skateboarding is an inherently "Hazardous Recreational Activity" (HRA), and therefore municipalities and their employees may not be held liable for claims of negligence resulting in skateboarders' injuries. Parks are usually for persons 14 or over.
The Tony Hawk Foundation is at the forefront of helping cities to get skateparks built. The Tony Hawk Foundation seeks to foster lasting improvements in society, with an emphasis on supporting and empowering youth. Through special events, grants, and technical assistance, the Foundation supports recreational programs with a focus on the creation of public skateboard parks in low-income communities. The Foundation favors programs that clearly demonstrate that funds received will produce tangible, ongoing, positive results.
The park has a smaller Roll-in section for beginneres and then a quarterpipe bowl-like section for more advanced tricks,in the quarter pipe area is a spine connected to a funbox w/ a ledge in the middle,as well a seven set w/ a rounded rail on one side of the advanced section.There is a bank w/ a box going down it leading from the beginners to the advanced section.on the outside of the bowl area is a smaller box that can also be used as a manual pad,to rails,once larger and one smaller to the ground,both rounded,and on the opposite side of the park are two baoxes,also going from smaller to larger.The park is concrete and has a lot of graffiti.
Okay, traveling west along Cicero Narragansett skate park should be on the Right side side of the street
Very small but yet very fun to hang out! There are a lot of people that you can just meet up there!