MONTREAL — Skateboarders in Montreal are rallying to save a do-it-yourself skatepark known as Project 45 from what the city has announced is a redevelopment plan, but skaters are mobilizing to save the site’s Afraid of plans to destroy uniqueness.
Skateboarders built their own Project 45 more than a decade ago in the Villeret-Saint-Michel Parc Extension area on land owned by the city of Montreal, with the benefit of the nearby indoor skatepark Le Taz. He says he built it.
Skateboarder Marie Peer Hamelin said skaters recently learned of the city’s plans to demolish and rebuild the skate park, but the city told a different story.
The City of Montreal did not respond to requests for comment from The Canadian Press, but told other media outlets this week that the plan is not to demolish Project 45, but to redevelop its infrastructure, which has reached the end of its useful life. said that it does not meet the requirements. Municipal safety standards.
Hamelin launched an online petition to save the skate park in early October, which has so far gathered around 6,000 signatures.
She said skateboarders welcome investment from the city to restore and expand the skate park, but they want to preserve the unique space that the skater community values.
Skaters are gathering at the skate park this afternoon to show their support for Project 45 and put pressure on the City of Montreal.
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