Near Southside, Inc.
It'll be a year or so until the Near Southside's anticipated skate park opens to the public, but the project is making progress nonetheless, with significant funding coming through and initial renderings giving locals an idea of what to expect.
The project is an expansion of Fire Station Park at Hemphill Street and West Maddox Avenue. The first phase of improvements will cover roughly 1.5 acres — that includes a dog park, central green space, pump track for bikers, market plaza space for vendors, and, of course, the plaza for skateboarders and rollerbladers to shred.