Municipal Skate & BMX Strategy
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M u n ic ip a l Sk a te a n d BM X Stra teg y City of Boroondara V OL U M E 2: T ec h n ic a l Rep o rt 2007 Ad o p ted b y Co u n c il o n 2 Ap ril 2007 Prea m b le As participation in skating and BMX pursuits continues to grow, many local gov ernments are responding to demand by planning and dev eloping new skate facilities. A process for dev eloping a draft Municipal Skate and BMX Strategy for Boroondara commenced in September 2002. F ollowing extensiv e consultation, a draft Municipal Skate and BMX Strategy was dev eloped and presented to Council in August 2004. Council resolv ed that consideration of the draft Municipal Skate and BMX Strategy be deferred until Council had considered the J unction Skate and BMX Park Strategy. The Municipal Strategy has since undergone a further rev iew and now includes population forecasts out to 2021. This information has assisted to identify key target areas for 5 œ 24 year old skate and bike riders and to prioritise plans for further dev elopment of skate and BMX opportunities. The draft Municipal Skate and BMX Strategy prov ides a comprehensiv e assessment of skating and BMX within Boroondara. The strategy guides Council‘s direction for resource allocation for the prov ision of facilities, maintenance programming and guiding community relationships. It also aims to identify and address issues around the prov ision and participation in skate and BMX activ ities. Volume 1 contains the Action Plan and a summary of the research findings, consultation outcomes and site assessments detailed in Volume 2. T a b le o f Co n ten ts 1 IN T ROD U CT ION ..................... 1 1.1 Sk a tin g a n d BM X ......................................... 1 1.2 City o f Bo ro o n d a ra – T h e Po p u la tio n ............................ 2 1.3 Co u n c il’s Ro le .......................................... 3 1.4 T h e Cu rren t Situ a tio n ...................................... 3 1.5 Aim o f th e Pro jec t ........................................ 4 1.6 Pro jec t Ob jec tiv es ........................................ 4 1.7 Pro jec t M eth o d o lo g y ...................................... 5 2 SK AT E AN D BM X – A PROFIL E ............ 8 2.1 In tro d u c tio n ............................................ 8 2.2 T h e Sp o rt o f Sk a tin g a n d BM X ................................ 8 2.3 T ren d s in Sk a tin g , In lin e a n d BM X ............................. 13 2.4 Su m m a ry o f T ren d s a n d Im p lic a tio n s ........................... 20 3 REV IEW OF BACK G ROU N D IN FORM AT ION ...... 22 3.1 Rev iew o f L itera tu re ...................................... 22 3.2 Co u n c il’s Stra teg ic D irec tio n ................................ 22 3.3 Relev a n t Pa s t Rev iews .................................... 27 4 POPU L AT ION IN BOROON D ARA ........... 32 4.1 Bo ro o n d a ra D em o g ra p h ic (2001 ABS Cen s u s Sta tis tic s )............... 32 4.2 D em o g ra p h ic s City o f Bo ro o n d a ra (2001 ABS) – L o c a l Area An a ly s is ....... 35 4.3 Su m m a ry o f L o c a l Area s ................................... 41 4.4 D em o g ra p h ic T ren d s – Bo ro o n d a ra Prec in c ts ..................... 42 5 EX IST IN G PROV ISION OF FACIL IT IES IN T H E REG ION 45 5.1 Fa c ilities in Bo ro o n d a ra ................................... 46 5.2 Fa c ilities with a L o c a l Ca tc h m en t ............................. 47 5.3 D irt J u m p s in Op en Sp a c e Area s .............................. 47 5.4 Sk a tin g in Pu b lic Area s a n d th e Street .......................... 48 5.5 Oth er Reg io n a l Fa c ilities ................................... 49 6 PART ICIPAT ION RAT ES................ 50 6.1 Cu rren t Pa rtic ip a tio n Ra tes ................................. 50 6.2 Fu tu re Sk a te Pa rtic ip a tio n Ra tes .............................. 51 6.3 Fu tu re Bik e Rid in g Pa rtic ip a tio n Ra tes .......................... 53 7 CON SU L T AT ION .................... 55 7.1 In tro d u c tio n ........................................... 55 7.2 Fo c u s G ro u p M eetin g – In tern a l Co u n c il Offic ers ................... 55 7.3 Fo c u s G ro u p M eetin g – Pa rtic ip a n ts a n d Oth er Sta k eh o ld ers ............ 58 7.4 Fo c u s G ro u p M eetin g – L o c a l Res id en ts ......................... 59 7.5 Fo c u s G ro u p M eetin g – Y o u th Ad v is o ry G ro u p ..................... 60 7.6 In terv iews with Sp o rtin g Pea k Bo d ies ........................... 61 7.7 In terv iews W ith L o c a l G o v ern m en t Au th o rities ..................... 62 7.8 Su m m a ry o f Co n s u lta tio n with L o c a l G o v ern m en t Au th o rities ........... 65 7.9 In terv iews with Sk a ters a n d Rid ers ............................ 66 7.10 Su m m a ry o f U s er In terv iews ................................ 77 7.11 Sc h o o l Su rv ey ......................................... 79 7.12 Su m m a ry o f th e M a in Su rv ey Fin d in g s :.......................... 91 8 FU T U RE PROV ISION OF SK AT IN G AN D BM X OPPORT U N IT IES......................... 93 8.1 Site As s es s m en ts ....................................... 93 8.2 Po ten tia l Sites ......................................... 96 8.3 Su m m a ry ............................................ 140 9 APPEN D IX ...................... 141 9.1 D efin itio n s ........................................... 141 9.2 Referen c es a n d U s efu l Sites ............................... 142 City of Boroondara Municipal Skate and BMX Strategy 1 In tro d u c tio n —Skateboarding is the positive release of undirected explosive youthful energy. For pure spontaneous action, skateboarding is unequalled.“ œ Dave Hackett, Concrete Wave 1.1 Sk a tin g a n d BM X Skating1 and BMX2 are increasingly popular sport and recreational pastimes for many young people. The growth of skating and related activ ity in the past ten years has been phenomenal. Participation has grown, new hybrid sports hav e ev olv ed and mainstream media cov erage has increased. In 2001 it was estimated that there were 407,000 in-line skaters and 250,000 skateboarders in Victoria, 91% of participants boys aged between 10 to 16 years of age3. The sport of skating and BMX undoubtedly prov ides young people with an affordable, healthy, creativ e and popular leisure pastime. The sport prov ides significant benefits to participants, of which include: • health benefits through participation in physical activ ity • social benefits through interaction with friends and peers As a result, there are now in excess of 194 sites in Victoria and ov er 750 nationally4. D ev elopment of many of these facilities is a result of positiv e planning and a large financial commitment from Councils, the community and the State Gov ernment. 1 “Skate” incorporates skateboard riding, in-line skating, snake board and scooter riding. 2 “BMX” incorporates BMX and m ountain bike riding. 3 Sport and Recreation Victoria (2001), The Skate Facility Guide. 4 www.skateboard.com.au (2006) Municipal Skate & BMX Strategy œ Volume 2: Technical Report Page 1 City of Boroondara Municipal Skate and BMX Strategy 1.2 City o f Bo ro o n d a ra – T h e Po p u la tio n The City of Boroondara cov ers a total area of 60.2332 sq uare kilometres, with a population of 157,2145. This population is expected to rise gradually ov er the next twenty years to an expected approximately 169,000 people in 20216. The proportion of young people (0-24) in each local area of the City is relativ ely consistent as is outlined in the following table: Po p u la tio n a t 30 J u n e Ca m b erwell Ca m b erwell H a wth o rn K ew 20015 N o rth So u th Total Population 2001 41314 46949 31791 28478 Total population 0-14 8048 9484 4495 4748 years % population 0-14 years 19.5% 20.2% 14.1% 16.7% Total population 15-24 5908 6507 6126 4312 years % population 15-24 14.3% 13.9% 19.3% 15.1% years % population 0-24 years 33.8% 34.1% 33.4% 31.8% Boroondara has a v ery large number of residents in the higher income brackets.