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To: Wellington City Council
Save Treetops! Parkour Training Area
The goal is to ensure the safety of the parkour section next to the treetops skate park.
We want to work with the Wellington City Council to meet any standards of regulation required, instead of having our training area demolished.
We want to work with the Wellington City Council to meet any standards of regulation required, instead of having our training area demolished.
Why is this important?
While parkour is expanding, the areas to facilitate the sport are not. The Wellington parkour community has shown autonomy and dedication by working together to provide themselves with the means to express creativity and partake in healthy exercise. The decision to construct the park was initiated after Frank Kitts was planned to be demolished, as the area is a popular parkour training location in Wellington. The park is located on an oddly shaped narrow field, easily accessible to many local family homes. Previously the section was an area overgrown by weeds, where piles of rubbish would gather. Since the construction of the parkour park section, the weeds have been removed, and efforts have been made to remove litter from the section. However, the Wellington City Council (WCC) has notified us they are planning to destroy the parkour section of the park.
We are currently attempting to convince the WCC to allow the park to remain. Despite making it clear we are prepared to take any steps necessary to meet the regulations they require, it seems they are not willing to compromise. Saving Treetops is very important, it is the only parkour park in the country, and also the loss of these training spaces will ultimately impede our community's growth.
The WCCs decision harms not only the parkour community but also everyone Wellington. Outdoor environments should be exciting and act as a means to enable the community to make healthy decisions, like exercise or play. With ever-growing rates of obesity and mental distress, it vital for outdoor areas to encourage children, adolescents, and adults to get outside and exercise. The council should be responsible for making these areas a reality, but instead, their decisions are perpetuating the problem.
We are currently attempting to convince the WCC to allow the park to remain. Despite making it clear we are prepared to take any steps necessary to meet the regulations they require, it seems they are not willing to compromise. Saving Treetops is very important, it is the only parkour park in the country, and also the loss of these training spaces will ultimately impede our community's growth.
The WCCs decision harms not only the parkour community but also everyone Wellington. Outdoor environments should be exciting and act as a means to enable the community to make healthy decisions, like exercise or play. With ever-growing rates of obesity and mental distress, it vital for outdoor areas to encourage children, adolescents, and adults to get outside and exercise. The council should be responsible for making these areas a reality, but instead, their decisions are perpetuating the problem.