City of Skate

We are working on funding for 2026. If your Minnesota community is working toward a new public skatepark that would benefit from additional state funding, please let us know how we can help.⠀
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Building bridges through coffee and soccer • Minnesota Reformer Over the past few months, we’ve watched with growing concern as divisive and dangerous rhetoric about immigrants — particularly Somali Minnesotans — has gained traction in headlines and on social medi...

Commentary: If you only read headlines or scroll through takes on X, you’ll miss what’s really happening in our communities. minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/15/b...

The Ultimate Pilgrimage for the Middle-Aged Skateboarder

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/m... NYT LOVE MALMŌ

Apple Valley Skatepark progress🍎

CENTRAL GYM SKATEPARK - Ready for concrete pours this week. 💡Lights already installed. #MNSTATESKATEPARKGRANTS

Central Gym Skatepark begins construction next week…a long time in the making. Thanks MBRB for finally making this happen. Look forward to Skateboard Programing w/ Green Elementary School & after school🛹

First pours👷🏽Folwell All Wheel Park - MN State Skate Park Grants

MN State Skate Park Grant recipient Folwell All Wheel Park progress. Open Fall 2025.

The Brooklyn Banks Restoration Brings Culture and Community to Generations of Skateboarders (Again) After over a decade of closure the Brooklyn Banks are part of the fabric of New York City again. Now, the space becomes part of the story for new generations of skateboarders.

Weekend Reading skatebylines.com/2025/07/15/b...

MPRB Folwell All Wheel Park in process of construction. Completion late summer 2025. Design via Hunger Skateparks. Build Hardcore Skateparks & Custom Builders.

How the legislative session became a boon for skate park projects Eight parks were in exclusive company on the Legislature’s funding priority list, a boost for the growing freeform sport.

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Northfield skateboarding community thankful for Minnesota Legislature funding to expand park YouTube video by MinnPost

We reported on eight skate park projects that have received funding from the Legislature. We also made a short video.

The one at Painter Park might be the most used single park amenity I've seen in our entire system.

How the legislative session became a boon for skate park projects Eight parks were in exclusive company on the Legislature’s funding priority list, a boost for the growing freeform sport.

Skate parks are great 'bang for the buck'! Fun story about urban and rural parks here. www.minnpost.com/greater-minn...

The state of skate: How the legislative session became a boon for skate park projects - www.minnpost.com/greater-minn... @minnpost

Rochester lands $650,000 in state funds for skate park expansion Special session funding boosts plans for Silver Lake Park upgrades with skate park work slated for 2026.

New expanded and refurbish skatepark coming to RochMN Silver Lake Park. Years in the making and advocating - Congrats RochMN skate community! www.postbulletin.com/news/local/r...

City of Skate is proud to announce the recipients of $4M of public skatepark grants via MN State Skate Park Grants. ⠀⠀
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Congratulations to the many skaters, advocates, city staff and elected officials of Winona - Northfield - Minnetonka - Brainerd Lakes Area - Rochester - St. Paul - Minneapolis

Thank you to many MN Senators and MN Representatives for their support over the last past 7 yrs. Especially Sen. Scott Dibble on his unwavering support of MN skateboarding and the MN skateboard community. ⠀
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#minnesota #cityofskate #winona #northfield #minnetonka #brainerd #rochmn #stpaul #mpls⠀

These MN State grants were initiated by COS, and we look forward to assisting these grantees and other MN communities succeed in the completion of new quality skateparks.

City of Skate is proud to announce the recipients of $4M of public skatepark grants via MN State Skate Park Grants. ⠀⠀
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Congratulations to the many skaters, advocates, city staff and elected officials of Winona - Northfield - Minnetonka - Brainerd Lakes Area - Rochester - St. Paul - Minneapolis

Work has begun on the Folwell All Wheel Park Phase 1. This will be the 3rd of a possible 20 new skateparks in the MPRB system. Expect completion Fall 2025.

Work has begun on the Folwell All Wheel Park Phase 1. This will be the 3rd of a possible 20 new skateparks in the MPRB system. Expect completion Fall 2025.

A San Francisco Plaza Was Down and Out. Then Skaters Moved In.

“The smart thing here,” he added, “was the city realizing that a good way to get people somewhere is to create a looser space where certain types of people just want to be, in this case skateboarders.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...

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MPRB Folwell All Wheel Park Phase 1 begins construction 5/1.⠀
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This is the 3rd new skatepark resulting from the 2018 MPLS Skatepark Activity Plan. There are 20+ MPLS park locations with skate parks & spots designated in longterm plans. ⠀
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Open by Fall 25 & more new skateparks in MPLS soon.

Thank you to whoever shoveled Painter Skatepark! Hopefully🤞with a warm up later this week it will be skateable.

This skateboarding economist suggests we need more skateparks and less capitalism A skateboarder presented an unusual paper at this year's big meeting of American economists.

How much are public skateparks worth to our community(s) www.npr.org/sections/pla...