FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 24, 2020 LAURIDSEN SKATEPARK PROJECT SLATED TO BE COMPLETE IN THE FALL GREATER DES MOINES, IA (April 24, 2020) – The Lauridsen Skatepark in Downtown Des Moines (DSM) is on track to be completed this fall, the projects leaders announced today. Spring construction began on April 1. To-date, nearly 30%… Read more »
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Skatepark lands $500k state grant, closes in on doubled $6.1 million budget
Fundraising for the sharply increased budget for the Lauridsen Skatepark is nearly complete and got a boost with a $500,000 state grant this week, Polk County Supervisor Angela Connolly said today. The project now is expected to cost $6.1 million due to added work to stabilize the site near the Des Moines River downtown near… Read more »
Des Moines’ new skate park will now be the largest in the United States
The new skate park along the Des Moines River will now be the largest in the United States. The final design of the Lauridsen Skatepark puts its at 88,000 square feet of skate-able surface. It beats out the Spring Skatepark in Houston, which is 10,000 square feet smaller than plans for the park in Des… Read more »
Introducing Skate DSM
If you haven’t heard the big news going around the Des Moines metro skateboarding community, don’t worry — we’ve got your back! Earlier this month Skate DSM, a new non-profit with a mission to make the Des Moines community a place where skateboarding is a celebrated activity, officially launched! Founded by Norm Sterzenbach, Tom Miller,… Read more »
New York Times: Skateboarders Won
Skate parks, once considered a menace, are booming everywhere around the world. Now we head toward the first skateboarding Olympics. In July 1995, the artist Maura Sheehan installed a skateable sculpture in the anchorage of the Brooklyn Bridge, over on the Brooklyn side. Ms. Sheehan became fascinated with skateboarders after observing large groups of them careening… Read more »