Land Use Committee
Mon, Nov 22, 4pm, in the City Manager's Conference Room
At its meeting on Wednesday the City Commission referred the Flamingo Park Skate Facility to its Land Use Committee for Discussion. The matter has been placed on the Agenda for Monday, November 22nd at 4:00 pm in the City Manager's Conference Room.
It is timely for the Land Use Committee to give guidance on the program and vision for the Skate Facility.
As we move into the design process I agree with Wanda that while its apprpriate for us to guard that vision we also want to participate in a collegial and flexible way -- along with the design professionals, CIP and Parks & Recreation Staff. and other stakeholders.
Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association Nov 18, 2010 Draft
The Skate Plaza in Flamingo Park
Description – should be designed to provide a safe and enjoyable family oriented recreational opportunity for wheeled sports for Miami Beach youth of all ages.
The Flamingo Park Skate Plaza might well be one of a series of such skate spots or skate plazas that would give young and new skaters a place to learn, practice, and cut their teeth, so to speak.
While Miami Beach could pursue development of a Skate Park elsewhere, that was not the vision of the City Commission for Flamingo Park. An advanced recreational facility with unique elements not found elsewhere in South Florida would become a regional attraction and should not be located within our residential area.
Design Guidelines –
• appropriate for Neighborhood Park, not a world class facility that becomes a regional attraction and neighborhood nuisance;
• examine opportunities to include skatable art;
• discourage high speed / high elevation;
• aim at a skate circuit / path rather than more randomly placed unorganized group of elements on a large slab of concrete.
A skate plaza is designed for street skateboarding by incorporating urban terrain elements such as benches, rails, stairs and ledges of varying difficulty. Unlike most modern day skate parks that consist of stark vertical ramps, and bowls, the skate plaza resembles a public square in a town or city by incorporating landscaping and art to create a multi-use park that is aesthetically pleasing.
Elements -- no bowl, no quarter pipes, no half pipes; steps or stairs, rails, ramps and benches should be of appropriate height, perhaps no higher than 2 feet;
Landscaping -- landscaped surroundings and integrated shaded landscaping incorporated within the skateboard facility. Aim for an appropriate hardscape to landscape ratio, perhaps of 3:1 or 2:1 as determined desirable.
Operation / Maintenance -- not fenced, not supervised; not lit; free of charge.
Friends of Flamingo Park
Nov 18, 2010 Draft
Skate Facility -- Design Guidelines
The new skate plaza will be designed to provide a safe and enjoyable family oriented recreational opportunity for Miami Beach youth of all ages. The design philosophy will be in keeping with the overall vision of the park as an open, accessible, area. Furthermore, the skate plaza will be dotted with patches of green space.
Our skate plaza will incorporate the favorite features of an urban skater like stairs, rails, curbs, and ledges while still retaining a landscaped park-feel which is aesthetically pleasing. Unlike most modern day skate parks that consist of one large block of concrete and bowls, the skate plaza resembles a public square in a town or city by incorporating landscaping.
Our skate plaza will be a skater and park user oasis, serving a dual purpose for skate boarders enjoyment and exercise, and when not in use a desirable place to stroll through or sit and rest under a tree. Our skate plaza will be further enhanced with skate-able art, an appealing feature and an opportunity to showoff our unique South Beach personality.
Design Guidelines of Flamingo Skate Plaza:
* include steps, stairs, ramps, rails, benches no more than 2 feet high.
* no bowl, no half pipe, no quarter pipe
* a path with continuous flow to allow skater to complete a full circuit
* mostly ground level, with minimal elevated features not to exceed 2 feet
* no fence
* free of charge
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