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City will revise skate park design plans after early feedback

Two proposed design options for the Geer Park Skate Park (City of Salem)

Designers are reworking a proposal for a skate park at Geer Park after gathering public feedback on two early designs.

Salem’s Parks Department is planning to construct a skate park in the spring and summer of 2024. The design team includes Evergreen Skateparks, a Portland-based company which designs and builds skate parks.

The 240 people who responded to a city survey slightly preferred Option B, a design which included more transition and flow features, over Option A, which had more street features like railings, according to a Thursday email from the city’s parks department.

But respondents also liked the green space included in the center of the park in Option A.

The city’s only current skate park is in Marion Square Park.

“Overall, people are most excited about having a new skate park at Geer Park. Although they do have opinions about specific design features, first and foremost, they want to have a new place to skate in Salem,” the email said.

Designers will now develop a preferred plan for the skate park based on the survey feedback, the email said. The revised design will be available for public comment in June.

-Rachel Alexander