Among the many parks, playgrounds and athletic courts Brookline has to offer, the facilities for one popular activity is missing: skateboarding.

But after after a Brookline couple recently offered a proposal for new skate parks, town parks officials formed a new subcommittee to talk about the possibility of building a venue for skateboarders .

“It was a fantastic presentation that was well-organized, passionate and articulate,” said Erin Gallentine, director of Parks and Recreation. 

The town formed the informal subcommittee to talk about the possibilities after two parents proposed facilities for skateboarding at a recent Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.  

“There isn’t really a place for kids to skate,” said Patty Underwood, who proposed the plan with her husband, Craig. “You start getting this feeling you’re kicked out of everywhere you go.” 

Underwood said she was concerned that her 11-year-old son who likes to skateboard with his friends would not have an outlet where he was allowed to skateboard. 

“By virtue of not having a park … [the town] was maybe sending an unintended message,” Underwood said.  

The Underwoods envision affordable options, such as a single skateboard-friendly item in several parks. They have researched “skatable art” or objects such as benches made of materials that do not erode. 

“It diffuses the skaters instead of going to one park,” Underwood said. “They can go to different parks with their friends.”  

Underwood said their ideas would prevent neighbors from bearing the noise caused by a loud skate park. 

Gallentine said the town considered adding facilities next to the basketball court at Lawton Playground when the park was renovated, but the idea was scraped after neighbors raised concerns about noise. A few proposals for skateboarding facilities have came before the Parks and Recreation Commission over the years, but Gallentine said the Underwood's proposal had been particularly interesting.

She stressed that the town is very early stages of studying the idea. The subcommittee will meet for the first time on Feb. 2.