The Halifax Skatepark Coalition - Spectrum Skatepark Creations

Skateboarding, once an underground
sport, has exploded with
more than 20 million participants
worldwide.
The Roots
IF YOU BUILD IT,
THEY WILL COME...
The Halifax Skatepark Coalition and the Halifax
Regional Municipality (Parks and Recreation) are pleased
to present this opportunity to the business comunity. We
hope that you will see the mutual benefits of this proposed
skatepark on the Halifax Commons and invest in this
community project.
Skateboarding dates as far back as the early 20th century.
Historically, skateboarders have had a hard time finding
places to skate. In the state of California, skateboarding was
prohibited on public footpaths as early as 1913. It wasn’t
until the 1950s and 60s that surfers began to popularize the
sport. Early skateboard parks were built in the 1970s with
flowing, wavelike forms including snake runs, bowls, hips
and banks.
In the 1980s, skateboard parks evolved into “street”
parks, complete with curbs, ramps, walls, rails, pyramids,
halfpipes and quarterpipes providing an arena to push the
sport with aerial maneuvers and extreme stunts.
HALIFAX SkATePARk COALITION
OUTLOOK & BENEFITS
This Skatepark will allow Halifax to
host large Pro and Am events and
skaters from all over the world.
The Future
This sponsorship opportunity will
create a legacy for countless youth
and be an attaction for young
people and families.
According to TransWorld Market Research, skateboarding
is the “fastest-growing sport in North America”.
It is used to market directly towards a growing teenage base
with significant buying power and discriminating tastes. As
a sport it continues to experience:
• increased media attention
• growing participation in crossover boardsports
• improved safety equipment
• record commercial/retail sales
The demographics range from male and female to the
young and old alike. Skateboarding icon and role model
Tony Hawk is 37 years old and continues to push the
boundaries of the sport. Our future skatepark will cater to
more than skateboarding enthusiasts; BMXers and inline
skaters will also make equal use of the facility. Skateparks
are proven as big stimulants for family-oriented tourism.
The Halifax Skatepark Coalition is seeking the support
of corporate partners in order to succeed in raising the funds
for the project.