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City of Los Angeles SkateparksEdgar Beltran
UP 206A Winter 20112/8/2011
Background
• Councilmember Eric Garcetti has expressed a desire to develop a skatepark facility in CD 13.
• Atwater Crossing, a private development project, is considering a joint or private venture.– Locate existing skatepark sites– Understand characteristics of city-sanctioned
facilities
Project Purpose
• Map city-sanctioned skateparks in LA• Map preliminary research• Map non-LA skateparks near Atwater Village
Areas of Study
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Skatepark Typology by Size
Skate Dot: 1,500 sf. or Less Skate Spot: 1,501 sf. to 5,000 sf.
Neighborhood Skatepark 6,001 to 10,000 sf. District Skatepark 10,001 to 25,000 sf.
Imperial CourtsSkateable Bench
Venice SkateparkRitchie Valens Skatepark Plaza
Sanctioned LA Skateparks
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Standalone Sitting is Uncommon
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Percent of Youth by School Age in 1-Mi. Buffer
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Youth and Facility Disconnect
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Non-City of LA Facilities Exist in Adjacent Cities and Within Neighborhood
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• Inset Map• Geocoding• Graduated Points• Geoprocessing, Clipping• Attribute sub-sets selections• Boundary sub-sets selections• Aggregating attribute fields• Buffering
Sources:UCLA Map Share, ACS 2005-2009 Data, LA City Rec. and
Parks, Google Earth
Skills Used
Next Steps
• Center Atwater• Consider land-use
implications and opportunities– Zoning in site
determination– I.D. under-utilized parcels
• Map safety– Gangs
• Map insurgent skatingProduced By Edgar Beltran
Skateparks in Los Angeles
Edgar BeltranUP 206A Winter 2011