The City of Rochester is soliciting ideas to convert Genesee Crossroads-Charles Carroll Plaza on Andrews Street along the river from a little-used, little-noticed park into a reinvigorated year-round destination. Early ideas include swinging seats, a perennial garden, outdoor exercise equipment, lighting features, and performance space. The plans mostly likely do not, however, include a skatepark. […]
Rochester skatepark
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Skatepark advocate losing hope
The drive to get a skatepark built in Rochester is probably at its lowest point in the eight years since the push began, organizers say. The high point was in 2011 when the City of Rochester included the park in its capital improvement plan — that, organizers say, showed commitment to the project. But now, […]
