Area 51 — Attraction in Eindhoven

This is not a skatepark or creative venue anymore. It used to be created by people from the community of skateboarding, and people within creative communities in music and art. Instead of including these people the council decided to allow for the gentrification of a truly grate place. They placed above all a commercial mentality. The prices have gone up so substantially that the people who used to come here won’t have the benefit of their local place for community and engagement; even worse some kids who need accessible sports won’t have it anymore. This is a cash cow incentive and the creation of some person who wants a project on their resume with a large price tag attached to it. I am a Landscape and Urban designer and as professional I find how this has been done and handled a greatly wasted opportunity and waste of...

Dear skateboarding friends, I wanted to share some thoughts with you about skating at certain parks like Area 51. While it can be tempting to push ourselves and try new things, we should all strive to be mindful of our own skill level and limitations. In my opinion, it's not only unsafe but also disrespectful to others who are highly skilled to attempt to parks beyond our current abilities in places specifically designed for the experienced. We need to be responsible for our own safety and well-being, and not expect others to look out for us like we would in a structured lesson setting. Let's leave the professional-level parks to those who have the expertise, and focus on gradually improving our own skills in different setting.Thank you for...

Used to be (one of) the best skatepark in the Netherlands. Now I can only think: "Look how they massacred our park"

The rebuild visually looks awesome, however the park is way to compact for the amount of allowed visitors. Atm we're in a pandamic so I can only imagine it getting worse in the future.

Half of the park is now sacrificed for a foam pit and bmx trial that is unskateable. Besides that this half of the park was almost empty for the entire day while the bmxers seem to prefer the skateable part of the park aswel resulting in a overcrowded and unpleasant experience.

This experience in combination with an INCREASED entrance fee led me to write up...