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BRO News List
Meeting for Hayward, CA Dirt Jumps
Park Petition for Dover, DE Aug 7, 2006 -- Sign their petition to show support for a Skate/BMX park in Delaware. . . . New Park Construction in Lafayette, LA Oct 1, 2005 -- Plans and development are underway for a new park with space for concrete bowls, dirt jumps, and a flatland area! Please make some donations to help build this Louisiana park. . . . Alameda Cityview Skatepark Rally BBQ May 20, 2005 -- Another rally ride is coming up June 11, 2005. . . . Calabazas Trails Meeting Monday Apr 9, 2005 -- New Meeting to discuss fate of famous NorCal jumps - Mon. Apr. 11, 7pm Lynbrook High School . . . Arizona Protest Video Mar 29, 2005 -- Short documentary report on BMX skatepark protests in Arizona from Psychic Flying Monkey . . . Tacoma, WA Contest Mar 3, 2005 -- Saturday April 2nd 2005 - Thrill-Zone Extreme Sports Center . . . Harrison County Mississippi Petition Mar 3, 2005 -- Petition for bike access to skateparks. . . . New Indoor Skatepark, Humboldt,CA Mar 2, 2005 -- Bike friendly ramp park opens March 5th . . . New Email List - BMX-Advocate Nov 21, 2004 -- Gene B started a new mailing list for discussions and news about BMX and skateparks. . . . Fresno, CA Needs Help with Bike Park Oct 20, 2004 -- Fresno park & rec dept. is holding a development meeting for a concrete bike park. Wed, Oct. 27, 6pm. . . . ACLU & SPAUSA help for BMXers Sep 20, 2004 -- BMXonline posted an article about getting the ACLU involved in bike rider harassment. . . . Greenville NC says Ramps are Too Big Sep 15, 2004 -- Mirra, Nyquist, Cooke and many other pros call Greenville home but town puts limits on size of backyard ramps. . . . BMX Friendly Park Coming to Vancouver WA Sep 2, 2004 -- Plans are in the works for new park. Check for upcoming meetings. . . . New NorCal Ramp Park Open Feb 4, 2004 -- 8000 sq.ft. Ramp Rats skatepark is now open in Petaluma, CA. . . . Felton,CA Ramp Park May Close Nov 28, 2003 -- Teen center ran out of funds to keep BMX/Skatepark open. Meeting Tuesday Dec. 9th. . . . Sign the New Park Petition for NE Columbia, South Carolina Nov 6, 2003 -- This is a petition for a new bike accessible park in the Northeast Columbia area. . . . Sign the Bike Petition for Wenatchee Skatepark Nov 6, 2003 -- There is an online petition to allow bikes at the skatepark in Wenatchee, Washington. . . . Lodi Skatepark Meeting Oct 22, 2003 -- Lodi city council will have a meeting Nov. 5 to discuss future of the park. . . . Possible New Skatepark in Dayton, OH Sep 8, 2003 -- Tuesday September 9th at 6:30 p.m., Dayton Bomberger Teen Center. Community focus group meeting to discuss skate park design. . . . DIG BMX mag job offer Aug 16, 2003 -- They need a sales and marketing manager to work out of Permanent Publishing's U.S. office two blocks from the beach in San Diego, CA. . . . Vans Skatepark BMX Meeting Mar 3, 2003 -- Vans Milpitas will have a meeting to discuss BMX issues and get some feedback from bike riders - Wednesday March 5, 8pm at the Milpitas skatepark. . . . San Jose Skatepark Meeting Jan 9, 2003 -- There will be a planning meeting for a new public skatepark in San Jose on Saturday, Jan 11, 11:30am. . . . New Organization, ACCESSbmx Dec 29, 2002 -- ACCESSbmx was formed to help riders gain equal treatment and equal access to public skateparks. New video available. . . . New Berkeley, CA Park Meeting Dec 4, 2002 -- New land is available in Eastshore State Park near the current Shady80 trails. BMX riders need to convince park directors to allow space for dirt trails. Meeting is Friday, Dec. 6. . . . Albany, OR Skatepark Meeting Nov 11, 2002 -- Albany Parks & Recreation Commission will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Nov.12) to consider whether to allow BMX bikes in the skatepark. . . . So. Cal. BMX Rally in Westwood Sep 25, 2002 -- Come out to show your support for equal bike access at skateparks. Noon, Saturday, Sept. 28. . . . San Francisco Dirt Jumps Sep 4, 2002 -- SF has tentative plans to help riders build some dirt jumps at Crocker-Amazon park. . . . Sacramento, CA: new 20,000 sq.ft. private ramp park Aug 7, 2002 -- This outdoor park is open to bikes with a lot of ramps and decent prices. . . . New skatepark in Lodi, CA Jun 27, 2002 -- Another bike friendly park! . . . Naperville Illinois Park Needs Riders Jun 22, 2002 -- The trial period is ending and they need to see more BMX riders in the park. . . . Washington News Jun 6, 2002 -- Chelan Skatepark Update . . . Illinois News Jun 6, 2002 -- Naperville skatepark will now allow bikes! . . . Arizona News May 6, 2002 -- There is a new organization in Arizona to help riders get bike parks! . . . Rocklin, CA public dirt jumps May 3, 2002 -- Riders in Rocklin, CA are petitioning their city for land to build dirt jumps. . . . Colorado News May 3, 2002 -- The town of Silverton, CO are looking into a public dirt jump park. . . . BMX and Skateparks May 3, 2002 -- There is a new article in Skatepark Magazine. . . . Piedmont, CA Public Skate Park Apr 5, 2002 -- Bike sessions are now happening at the park! . . . La Habra Public Skatepark Mar 22, 2002 -- A new park is being built in La Habra, California. Get involved! . . . Kansas news Mar 22, 2002 -- News on the bike friendly parks of Kansas. . . . Hollywood Sports Mar 21, 2002 -- New sports facility in Bellflower, CA with a bike-friendly park. . . . Indiana/Kentucky News Items Mar 21, 2002 -- The Louisville park is set to open April 5th. . . . San Dimas, CA public skatepark Mar 21, 2002 -- New park in the works. Get involved! . . . Vans Skatepark in Sacramento Mar 21, 2002 -- A new Vans park is in the works! . . . MISSOURI News Feb 26, 2002 -- Check out hardcore sports in Kansas city. They are a biker-owned, indoor park. . . . Fairfield CA skatepark Feb 25, 2002 -- Skatepark meeting on March 4th, 2001. . . . Michigan news Feb 19, 2002 -- Wednesday Feb 20 was the first design workshop at Niles High School Cafeteria. . . . Modesto Public Bike Park Jan 23, 2002 -- The city of Modesto is building a bike park. Get involved! . . . San Jose Ramp Club 2 Jan 16, 2002 -- The new ramp club is in the works. Check here for details about how you can get involved. . . . Chase BMX Mag article on Park Etiquette Jan 8, 2002 -- Chase mag has a great multi-part article on park etiquette for bikers in skate-dominated parks. . . . Oregon News Jan 4, 2002 -- Visit WWW.PDXBMX.COM for skatepark advocacy news and resources . . . Vallely supports bikes in skateparks Dec 18, 2001 -- Pro skater Mike Vallely explains his view on bikes in skateparks. . . . BRO interview on FAt BMX Nov 28, 2001 -- One of the BRO founders was interviewed by the European website. . . . North Carolina News Nov 28, 2001 -- December 17, 2001: Meeting to discuss the new bike park in Asheville, North Carolina . . . Utah News Nov 26, 2001 -- The new public skatepark in Jordan, Utah will have bike sessions. . . . Long Beach, CA Skatepark to allow bikes Oct 10, 2001 -- New Park in Long Beach, CA will allow bikes. . . . Pennsylvania News Aug 21, 2001 -- Update on the campaign to save the old skatepark in Reading, PA. . . . Keeseville, NY Aug 15, 2001 -- Local Skatepark Development . . . BRO Fun Games Contest Jul 10, 2001 -- Pictures from the BRO BMX Fun Games contest. . . . Santa Clarita, CA Public Skatepark Jun 29, 2001 -- The City Council voted to allow bikes to use the skatepark! . . . New Hampshire News Jun 27, 2001 -- Good news: after a one month trial period, the new skatepark in Weare, NH is allowing bikes on a permanent basis! . . . Skatepark at Travis Air Force Base Jun 18, 2001 -- There is a new bike-friendly skatepark at Travis AFB in Fairfield CA. . . . Norcups AKA Nam trails are being plowed Jun 14, 2001 -- R.I.P. . . . Riders of Mission Viejo Jun 4, 2001 -- The Riders of Mission Viejo have a new website. . . . Ohio News May 15, 2001 -- Read about the BRO Ohio chapter and the bike park in Eastlake. . . . Break ins at Pier 24, San Francisco May 2, 2001 -- Apparantly, riders have been breaking into the warehouse at Pier 24 and riding the ramps at night. This is not acceptable and if it continues, the park will not open! . . . YMCA Laguna Beach Skatepark Meeting, Monday, April 30th 2001 Apr 30, 2001 -- Report from the YMCA Laguna Beach skatepark meeting on Monday, April 30th. . . . Long Beach, NY Public Skatepark Apr 4, 2001 -- The skatepark at the Long Beach recreation park in New York was built and designed by BMX riders. Now the city says that they can't ride there... . . . Oregon Skatepark Issues Apr 3, 2001 -- Skaters and BMXers in Oregon work together on skatepark access issues. . . . Bike Park in Paradise, CA Apr 2, 2001 -- The BMX park in Paradise is being plowed. . . . Skatepark in Harrisburg PA Mar 28, 2001 -- Riders in Harrisburg Pennsylvania could use your help petitioning for a public skatepark. . . . Vans Skateparks Mar 16, 2001 -- Vans NORCAL in Milpitas added an extra bike session: Sundays from 7-9. And the Orange county facility has given bikes three more sessions a week! . . . Skatepark Meeting Schedule Mar 9, 2001 -- Check bmxonline.com for more skatepark meeting dates. . . . Sebastopol, CA Skatepark Meeting Mar 8, 2001 -- On Sat. March 10, there was a meeting regarding a skatepark that is being built in Sebastopol, CA. Check here for information on the meeting. . . . PAL (Los Angeles Unified School District Police Association League) Skateparks Mar 3, 2001 -- Police support for BMX? Believe it or not, there are cops out there who support BMX and your right to ride. Read more here... . . . There has been approval for a park in San Ramon Valley, CA Feb 28, 2001 -- The only problem is that the city wants to build it from dirt. The riders want concrete. . . . Fighting for Bike Access to the YMCA Park in Marquette, MI Feb 28, 2001 -- Bryan in Marquette, Michigan has been petitioning to get bikes into the local YMCA skatepark. . . . Bike park in Eastlake, OH Feb 27, 2001 -- Riders in Eastlake, OH have recently gotten permission to build a BMX only park. . . . BRO T-Shirts Feb 26, 2001 -- BRO T-shirts are now available. Get a cool shirt and help support BRO. Yes, we are a non-profit organization, so all proceeds will go to support our projects. Order a BRO T-shirt. . . . Texas Bike Legislation Jan 22, 2001 -- A new senate bill in Texas would restrict bike riding in groups. If this law passes you could be busted for riding in pack with your friends. They would also be able to ticket you for riding brakeless. . . . San Jose Ramp Club Dead Jan 17, 2001 -- The San Jose Ramp Club is shut down. The latest word is that the park is now being dismantled. . . . Mission Viejo Skatepark Dec 14, 2000 -- Mission Viejo locals would like some help in creating a bike only park. Check this out and contact them . . . Vans Skatepark in Milpitas Aug 2, 2000 -- Vans skatepark in Milpitas has bike sessions on Sunday and Wednesday nights 9 - 11pm will be the bike session. The first few bike sessions at the Milpitas Vans skatepark have been sold out. If you go, be sure to arrive really early to buy your passes. Here are more details: . . . |
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