Bent handrails, wax covered ledges, and chipped concrete are just a few of the common damages that are far too often the consequence of street skateboarding. Too many public properties have been damaged, trespassed, and plagued by street skateboarders as they use urban architecture and amenities to perform skate tricks on. These areas are not designed for skateboarding and often suffer the consequences as street skateboarders use urban spaces for sport. The purpose of this research is to shed light on the ongoing conflict that occurs between street skateboarders and urban public spaces and to propose design solutions utilizing strategic landscape plantings aimed to deter street skateboarding. By using a Likert-type survey with perspective design renderings used to collect and compare data from both skateboarders and non-skateboarders, as well as observing and recording evidence of street skateboarding and its damages, solutions best fit for the study’s site area of The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum will be determined. Ultimately, this study’s conclusions are intended to add to the knowledge of combating street skateboarding conflict. This study’s findings show that only in specific instances there are significant differences of perceptions between skateboarders and non skateboarders when determining the effectiveness of planting based street skateboarding deterrents and that a street skateboarding conflict exists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. Having just made its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games, it is inevitable new effective street skateboarding mitigation strategies will be needed as the sport continues to grow around the world.
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