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From trend sport to everyday activity

Urban slacklining describes slackline equipment in urban areas that can be used by anyone without their own gear on a low-threshold and permanent basis. This makes a sustainable contribution to the development of mobile and healthy communities. And it can be achieved with little space and at low cost.

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IAKS Japan invites to study trip to Nozuta Park in Machida City, 20 June

The Nozuta Park is located in the northern part of Machida City, Tokyo, and is a comprehensive park with an area of about 40 ha. Nozuta Park Director Hiroyuki Ishikawa will show around. Registration (free of charge) limited to 15 spaces, with priority to IAKS members.

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Urban slacklining

Slacklines are now conquering our cities – as seating and sports equipment in one. Behind the standardisation of Urban Slacklining is BLOACS, a young and innovative provider of slackline systems from Cologne, Germany.

New member: Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, Vancouver (Canada)

It governs more than 230 public parks in Vancouver and a large public recreation system of community centres, pools, rinks, fitness centres, golf courses, marinas, playing fields, and more.

New IAKS member: BLOACS, Cologne (Germany)

BLOACS domiciled in Cologne is a young and innovative provider of unique slackline systems for public spaces: easy to install and maintain, safe to use and permanently accessible to all.

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IAKS Japan organizes study trip to urban sports park

On 29 November, IAKS Japan is organizing a study trip to the „Minami-Machida Grandberry Park“ in Tokyo. The combination of an urban sports park and a shopping mall is operated under a Public-Private-Partnership. The active design encourages to physical activity; and a green infrastructure allows temporary storage and infiltration of rainwater in response to the climate change.

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Two online events hosted by IAKS Japan

In October, IAKS Japan had invited experts to give insights about “Places for health and sports” and the “Walkable City”. More than 40 participants took part in each event and learned about optimizing facility usage and the the impact of walking and planning to public health.

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Punto Parkour by Punto Design

A newly developed system for the construction of several variants of parkour grounds intended for practising parkour in public places. Punto Design has created a product that will help users to master the parkour technique comfortably and safely for health. All parkour grounds are designed according to the international standard DIN 16899-2018.

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Felsenufer play and climbing area in Heilbronn, Germany

Winding their way between industrial plants, new residential buildings and railway lines, parks and natural habitats have been created in the heart of the town of Heilbronn in connection with the 2019 Federal Garden Show. These greened areas serve as public open spaces as well as performing ecological and technical functions.

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