New American Ramp Company Skatepark Disappoints Portland Skaters

Recently American Ramp Company (who also goes by the name Hardcore Skateparks) won a project in Portland, Maine with a design of roughly 20,000 square feet. Now, the design that won them the project has been completely changed and scaled down to 9-10,000 square feet. This has really upset the skaters who feel like they've been duped.

A Hardcore representative is now saying that initial design was "never really an option". Seems very misleading to us, to submit a design and get everyone excited - knowing the whole time that it was impossible to build. Is this a case of over-promise and under-deliver?

"What resulted is the bizarrely unsatisfying hybrid that's slated for construction at Dougherty Field."

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