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