Reply To: Skateboard Deterrents

[Rico Flor]

I have to say that this notching thing is quite HIDEOUS! If I have to choose between retrofitting and good management, I’d opt for good building management, via environmental comm, presence of authority, bike patrols, the like.

My sentiments tend to go for ‘Let ’em ride’, but for the sake of problematizing the issue, I think I’d consider shorter span steps or benches, maybe incorporate bollard-like details.

Then my mind fast-forwards to possibilities…like…how Parkour enthusiasts would leap from one bollard to the other.

Ah, democratic spaces and site interactivity. Nothing beats human ingenuity and the celebration of urban life! I like my job!