“Los Angles-Based Shoe Company Vans to Open Skateboard Park”

Marc Benjamin argues that more skate parks like the one Vans has developed in Bakersfield, California are need for the large number of skateboarders. He claims that most skateboarders often feel unwanted in public areas because perceptions about skaters. This encouraged Vans to help the skating community of Bakersfield, which is over 5,000, by building this Disneyland of skate parks. Benjamin develops this claim by first explaining Vans plan for the park and the community’s plan to add more Public parks for a safe place to skate. Benjamin does this with detail then starts interviewing people of the community to show how they feel about the upcoming parks. The community seems excited about this project saying it is long overdue. This work is important because it shows a connection between Vans and how they influence the skateboarding culture today.