May 15th, 2012,
4:00pm, would officially mark the ribbon cutting and reopening of Penn
Valley Skate Park in Kansas City, MO after it's recent expansion. The
park also known as the Kansas City Skate Plaza, opened in late 2005 but
remained incomplete due to funding until this year. Rob Dyrdek,
professional skateboarder, Founder and President of Rob Dyrdek
Foundation and Street League Skateboarding, donated $75,000 to complete
the park. Also presenting and in attendance for the event were Mark L.
McHenry, Director, Kansas City Missouri Parks and Recreation, Cindy
Circo, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Kansas City, Missouri, and Jan Marcason,
City Council, 4th District.
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The park's new
addition is comprised of obstacles used in last summer's Street League
course held at the Sprint Center. The Rob Dyrdek Foundation founded in
2003, aims to strengthen communities by promoting and providing
assistance to develop, design, and construct safe and legal Skate
Plazas as well as educational programs to encourage and promote
skateboarding. The Penn Valley Skate Plaza marks the tenth "Safe Spot
Skate Spot", that the Rob Dyrdek Foundation has completed which creates a
safe and legal place for skateboarders to ride. The Skate Park is
located at W. 29th St. and Pennsylvania Avenue in Penn Valley Park, not
far from Escapist Skate Shop, a local hot spot for skate gear.
big up Rob and I'm going to have to go visit the skate park since Im from KC
ReplyDeleteYeah I agree Rob is my dude putting on for MO even though it's in KC.
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