Urfahr gets new skate park: Together for the future of skating!

Urfahr gets new skate park: Together for the future of skating!

Urfahr, Linz, Österreich - The city of Linz is preparing for the comprehensive modernization of the skate park on the Urfahraner Donaudamm. The revitalization of the area recognized as one of the largest skate park in Austria begins in spring 2025 and takes place in cooperation with Voestalpine. According to OE24.at is getting on the current standards.

The special importance of the project was highlighted by Mayor Dietmar Prammer. The city relies on the active integration of the skater community. The planning included workshops from the start and meetings with sports groups to develop a common concept and design.

modernization and high -quality materials

In the course of modernization, the new sports area is referred to as "Voestalpine Plaza". Voestalpine provides over 200 square meters of high-quality steel sheets in the CO2-reduced Greenec Steel Edition. Young specialists of the company are to be integrated in the assembly of the new skate park elements. The construction work should be completed in the course of 2025.

The skate boom in Linz shows not only in the planned skate park, but also in the opening of a new "pop-up" skate hall in the Danube Park ice hall, which is used as a "Sk8parkbad" from May to mid-July. This initiative is borne by the cooperation between the "SK8 - Kunst & Leisure Culture Association" and Linz AG. The city is thus reacting to the growing popularity of the skateboarding, which has experienced a new upswing since recording the 2020 Olympic program, such as tips.at reported.

a year -round offer

In addition to the planned skate system on the dam, Linz offers year -round uses in the Pichling sports park and the trend sports hall in the Lissfeld. There are a total of 13 skate facilities in Linz, the city operates nine. This ensures that the leisure activities for trend athletes remain attractive.

Vice -Mayor Karin Hörzing has opened openly for the modernization of the skate area, but emphasizes the need for a solid financial basis for the redesign of the skate system. There is a national interest in the project and a participation of the state of Upper Austria is sought. Overall, through these measures, the city actively contributes to promoting skateboarding and the associated community.

The cooperation between skateboard communities and municipal authorities is crucial to create innovative solutions in urban rooms. This dynamic is also discussed in research, which deals with the spatial typology of skateboarding spaces and examines opportunities for participation in urban development, as in pubmed.nlm.nih.gov is.