austin public skatepark action committee

The Austin Public Skatepark Action Committee last week brokered a deal with the City of Austin to allow skateboarding on a vacant piece of city property adjacent to the Town Lake hike and bike trail. The property will eventually be the site of the Mexican American Cultural Center, but for the time being, skateboarders can ride the flat foundations left from the buildings that previously occupied the spot.

The deal represents a partnership between skateboarders and the city which requires the skateboarders to maintain the facility to ensure litter is cleaned up and graffiti doesn’t appear.

Here is a map to the new, free skateboarding facility.