In late 2007, Gold Coast City Council adopted the Strategy, which guided the successful delivery of appropriate skate and BMX facilities for young people across the Gold Coast for ten years.
Adoption of this Strategy enables the Gold Coast to become internationally renowned for creative and participatory approaches to activate safe, well-located and accessible skate and BMX facilities, and inclusive, diverse spaces capable of supporting a wide range of activities and users.
Important to the success of the Strategy was ensuring the public are part of the development and maintenance of facilities. Fostering a sense of ownership through activation, participation in management and decision making and economic development through marketing associated with the facility will be crucial to Council and other organisations being able to successfully maintain a vibrant and relevant space that caters for a wider range of user groups.