Cycling in Melbourne Australia
Cafe Racer, say goodbye and hello to the skateboarders.
For those of you that love having a coffee/eat on a break at Racer in St Kilda, just a headsup the council has approved a skatepark for directly opposite on Marine Pde. There's nowhere else around that sells drinks etc, so good luck trying to get anything once the place is overrun by skaters. There's more info and the chance to comment on the decision at the Leader newspaper site, here :
http://port-phillip-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/flipping-happy-about-st-kilda-skate-park/
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Permalink Reply by Steve Jay on -
Now this sounds like a motorist hating on cyclists. Skaters are often "yoof" so, as is typical of Australians in general, they're hated for being "yoof." Surely the cyclists' favourite cafe is assured of longevity if it picks up a bit of extra business from other groups.
Be good to people on your way up because you may need them on your way back down ;-)
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Permalink Reply by Chris Harris on -
yep - anyone having fun on wheels without engine is OK with me; yoof or not.
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Edwards on -
Haha, yoof. Nice guitar. No hatin, just thought it would be of interest, and maybe keep an eye out for alternatives. They do make good coffee.
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Permalink Reply by Heather on -
I'm a cyclist, and it's not that I don't want to share, but Racer is one of the few absolutely cyclist-friendly caffs in that area. Maybe a great opportunity for an entrepreneurial type to set up a skater caff so both cyclists and skaters can enjoy the same great location and meeting place. Anyway, where are the proprietors going to put ?skate racks!!!
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Permalink Reply by Steve Jay on
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"I don't see whys coloured folks gotta ride their own bus or sits down tha back o' the white folks bus. We all jus' folks, can't we just sit together?" (possibly) once said by Rosa Parkes ;-)
I'm pretty sure there are a lot of motorists sipping lattes at Racer, too, an we all jus' folks.
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Permalink Reply by Glenn Stephenson on
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Possibly a little extra trade for this establishment will result, yet I fail to see the younger demographic breaking their skate session for a well earned latte or better yet decaf, soy mocca-chino. In my days on four wheels, a bottle of water and meat pie on a patch of grass, fence, park bench etc was more than enough (no doubt this bottle of water has been substituted by one of the plethora of super-sized energy drinks in the market now).
I believe this skate park development will be a great inclusion to the foreshore attracting and centralising a new dynamic in the area whilst opening up opportunities for further previously mentioned entrepreneurships. Naturally this will also require additional infrastructure for safety purposes, but overall, money well spent when regarding the surrounding families and future population rise within the St Kilda area.
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Permalink Reply by David_G on -
I hope the skaters do get to enjoy the Cafe, plenty of room for everyone I reckon, plus the cafe might do well out of it too.
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Permalink Reply by The Domestic on -
Are you kidding?! This is great news! St Kilda is a great area for attracting young people and the more development the better I say! Melbourne needs more areas like this out of the city that attract tourists and day-trippers - look at Sydney and how well they have developed their beach-side enclaves. As for skaters taking over your cafe?! Really?! This is something you are concerned about? Like Steve says above - this sounds like a motorist hating on a cyclist! We need to encourage urban development for people on wheels - be it two or four or eight!
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Permalink Reply by thelankymanx2 on
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You sound like some old coot. You are happy for the kids to have somewhere to skateboard as long as it doesn't affect you. The same arguement can and is used for motorist and residents who are happy for cyclists to be able to ride just as long as it isn't infront of their house on Beach Road or on a road that they drive on.
I support anything that gives kids something constructive to do and somewhere that they can hang out. Take your NIMBY attitude elsewhere.
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Permalink Reply by Nick Orloff on -
Andrew,
Maybe time for you to sip your latte elsewhere?
If I can share the road with all those evil motorists and mad white van drivers, I can share a cafe with smelly yoof & their skateboards.
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Permalink Reply by David_G on
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The only complaint I have is that when sitting outside on a nice sunny day and cooling down a bit after a nice ride, smokers a still allowed to fume up the outside area.
Won't be long and it will be banned but I think they could be proactive and do it themselves.
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