Exploring a potential wheel park for the City of Burnside

Higher level of passive surveillance.

Other facilities at location (playground and basketball ring).

Located on arterial road with bus routes.

High level of passive surveillance. 

Other facilities at location (playground, courts, ovals, clubrooms). 

Located on arterial road with bus routes. 

Off-street car parking. 

Located centrally within City.

Other facilities at location (courts, playground). 

Listed in Open Space Strategy as possible youth activity area with a skateable place linked to the courts. 

Adequate space.

Located near bus routes.

Currently underutilised.

Other facilities at location (courts, playgrounds). 

Large empty open space. 

Listed in Open Space Strategy as a potential location for entry-level wheel park. 

No major infrastructure impediments.

ABS 2011 Census Data 

ABS 2012, Sports and Physical Recreation: A Statistical Overview, Australia 

ABS 2012, Sports and Physical Recreation: A Statistical Overview - Children's Participation 

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Overweight & Obesity 

Australian Society for the Study of Obesity, Obesity in Australian Children, 2004 

Elizabeth Riders Committee Creating Change in Your Skate Park! 2014, Duke of Edinburgh's International Award 

Noise 2001, Public Skate Park Development Guide 

Paediatric Injury Outcomes 2017

Skaters for Public Skateparks, The Skateboarding Problem 

Spohn Ranch Skateparks 2014, The Top 6 Benefits of Public Skateparks, 2 March 2014 

Tony Hawk Foundation, 2009 Law Enforcement Study

Tony Hawk Foundation nd

Wood, L 2011, Why consider skating and skateparks as a public health issue: a review of evidence, Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia