Skateboarders who glide through downtown St. Petersburg are probably unaware they are breaking the law. But a ban enacted two decades ago makes it illegal to skateboard between the waterfront and 16th Street from Fifth Avenue South to Fifth Avenue North.
As the Tribune’s Christopher O’Donnell reports, violators face a $93 fine.
A lot has changed in the past 20 years, when skateboarders prowled the streets looking for railings and ledges to show off their skills, damaging property and putting themselves and others at risk.
Today, college students and others use longer skateboards as a form of transportation … More
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