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The '''Charlottesville Skateboard Park''', also known as '''McIntire Skateboard Park''', or simply "'''the skate park''' is a facility for skateboarding, biking, in-line skating managed by the [[Charlottesville City Parks & Recreation Department]]. 

Construction of the new facility was originally expected to begin on March 5, 2018<ref>{{cite-cville|title=Daily grind: Construction on city’s $2 million skate park ramps up|url=http://www.c-ville.com/skate-park/#.Wo2wx6jwZyw|author=Samantha Baars|pageno=|printno=|printdate=February 21, 2018|publishdate=February 21, 2018|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>, the Charlottesville Skate Park and [[McIntire Park Pedestrian Bridge]] were both opened to the public in March of 2019.{{fact}}

==History==
The skate park arose somewhat organically in the mid- to late-1990s{{when}}, when skateboarders set up ramps, rails, and other obstacles on the site of former tennis courts. The city eventually took over the site and turned it into an official city park. <ref name=looming>{{cite-progress|title=With parkway looming, where is a skater to go?|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/oct/29/parkway-looming-where-skater-go-ar-1420767/|author=Bryan McKenzie|publishdate= October 29, 2011}}</ref>

The city’s previous skate park park ranked in 2011 among the top two city parks in number of visits per year.<ref name=looming/> 

Located at the south corner of [[Route 250 Bypass]] and [[McIntire Road]], next to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad, on the sit of former tennis courts, the former skate park was built of wood framing and plywood. "The city’s previous skate park on McIntire Road...equipped only with a particle board half-pipe, a wooden bowl, a few quarter-pipes spread out, and some transitions in the mix. It gave locals a legal place to skate without worries of being kicked out, but it was definitely dated."<ref>https://rvamag.com/news/community/skate-or-die-rad-new-skate-park-comes-to-charlottesville-this-fall.html </ref>

==Meadowcreek Parkway relocation==
During the development stage of the project, it was determined the park would be relocated to the east side of [[McIntire Park]] due to the construction of the [[Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange]].<ref name=looming /> Planning process for a new permanent site began in the summer of 2014. <ref>{{cite web|title=Skate Park designs move forward, awaiting funds|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18089-skate-park-designs-awaiting-funds/|author= Effie Nicholaou|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 14, 2014|accessdate=May 19, 2014}}</ref> An open house for the design review will be held on {{as of|2015|1|22}} from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the [[Carver Recreation Center]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=McIntire Skate Park Design Review Open House|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/calendar/19902-mcintire-skate-park-design-review--open-house/|author=|work=
Calendar|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref>

Construction of the new facility was set to start on March 5, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Construction set to begin on pedestrian bridge, skate park in McIntire Park|url=http://www.newsplex.com/content/news/Construction-set-to-begin-on-pedestrian-bridge-skate-park-in-McIntire-Park-470531183.html|author=Staff reports|work=News Article|publisher=CBS19 News|location=|publishdate=January 22, 2018|accessdate=January 23, 2018}}</ref>
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