There are a lot of skate articles out there, but few deal with the real issue – having a skate friendly place to skate! For this reason, I am taking my 25 years of skateboard promoting at the city planning level and putting it on paper. With a little bit of luck, anyone can help their community become more skate friendly by saying the right things.
However, unlike a lot of skateboarding advocates, I did not use a skateboard for very long due to a disability. Instead, I have enjoyed the sport for decades as a spectator. Nonetheless, the reasons I advocated  … More