{"id":20834,"date":"2022-10-04T01:44:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T05:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=20834"},"modified":"2022-10-04T02:03:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T06:03:44","slug":"brick-to-create-second-skate-park-to-allow-scooters-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2022\/10\/brick-to-create-second-skate-park-to-allow-scooters-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick to Create Second Skate Park to Allow Scooters, Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"\/\/cdn.playwire.com\/bolt\/js\/zeus\/embed.js\" data-config=\"\/\/config.playwire.com\/1024730\/videos\/v2\/5556603\/zeus.json\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Brick Township officials thought the town\u2019s new state-of-the-art skate park at the remodeled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktownship.net\/index.php\/departments\/recreation\/parks-and-facilities\/\">Bernie Cooke Park<\/a> would satisfy the growing thirst for local enthusiasts \u2013 but as it turns out, an old skate park will become new again in order to provide access to a wider number of people.<\/p>\n<p>The township will redesign and rebuild the skate park located at the Drum Point Sports Complex in order to have a second park that can support scooters and some bikes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20838\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_649-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20838\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_649-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The skate park at the Drum Point Sports Complex, Brick, N.J., Sept. 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_649-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_649-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_649-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_649-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_649-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_649-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The skate park at the Drum Point Sports Complex, Brick, N.J., Sept. 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20837\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_648-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20837\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_648-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The skate park at the Drum Point Sports Complex, Brick, N.J., Sept. 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_648-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_648-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_648-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_648-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_648-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_648-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The skate park at the Drum Point Sports Complex, Brick, N.J., Sept. 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen we redid Bernie Cooke Park, which is an official skateboard park, an unintended consequence of building a beautiful new park is that it did not include the ability for scooters as well,\u201d said Township Planner Tara Paxton.<\/p>\n<p>On a few occasions, scooter enthusiasts came to township council meetings or wrote to Mayor John Ducey during his Facebook Live sessions. After hearing the feedback, officials decided they would not close down the old skate park at the sports complex, but instead redesign it so those with scooters can have a place to ride.<\/p>\n<p>The new skate park at Bernie Cooke will remain open for skateboards \u2013 for which it was specifically designed. Scooter use there could damage some equipment and also leaves liability issues in the open. The township had to erect a barrier at the entrance to prevent the use of scooters on the skating surface there. The new park, however, will welcome scooter users.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to rehabilitate it, and we intend to offer it for use for scooters and small bikes,\u201d said Paxton.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20839\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_650-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20839\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_650-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The skate park at the Drum Point Sports Complex, Brick, N.J., Sept. 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_650-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_650-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_650-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_650-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_650-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_650-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The skate park at the Drum Point Sports Complex, Brick, N.J., Sept. 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20840\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_651-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20840\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_651-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The skate park at the Drum Point Sports Complex, Brick, N.J., Sept. 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_651-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_651-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_651-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_651-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_651-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_651-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The skate park at the Drum Point Sports Complex, Brick, N.J., Sept. 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The project is estimated to cost about $550,000, and will be funded through the township\u2019s capital improvement budget. The comparatively low cost of the park is due to the fact that the township\u2019s employees will install equipment themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re buying new material that we\u2019re installing,\u201d said Paxton. \u201cIt\u2019s something our Parks Department can do, and there is a state vendor that sells this type of equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paxton said, as it currently stands, officials are hopeful the park can open in the coming spring of 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2022\/10\/brick-to-create-second-skate-park-to-allow-scooters-bikes\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brick Township officials thought the town\u2019s new state-of-the-art skate park at the remodeled Bernie Cooke Park would satisfy the growing thirst for local enthusiasts \u2013 but as it turns out, an old skate park will become new again in order to provide access to a wider number of people. The township will redesign and rebuild [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Brick #NJ to Create Second #SkatePark to Allow #Scooters, Bikes","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,2],"tags":[24,726,4484,4791,2816],"class_list":["post-20834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-in-brick","category-government","tag-brick-nj-news","tag-drum-point-sports-complex","tag-featured","tag-scooter","tag-skate-park","post_format-post-format-video"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drum_point_skate_park_brick_nj_649-scaled.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgt2Ft-5q2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}