First: Portland's Citywide Skateboard Count

According to a first-of-its-kind count of skateboarders in Portland (long known as a mecca for the sport), thousands of skateboarders in Portland are on the streets everyday, with few accommodations made to the popular mode of transportation.

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November 20, 2014, 12:00 PM PST

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

"22 years after Portland’s first regular one-day bike counts, Bureau of Transportation volunteers and staffers have started tracking skateboards, too," reports Michael Andersen.

The count resulted from the advocacy of the NW Skate Coalition, and it follows a rise in skateboard transportation made possible "in part by rapid advances in skateboard technology."

"So what do the counts show? Unsurprisingly, the most skateboards were seen downtown, but there were also pockets of popularity in outer east, southeast and north Portland. Of all the locations observed for bike counts, more than half saw at least one person on a skateboard, too."

FULL STORY: Portland just completed what may be the world’s first citywide skateboard count

Thursday, November 20, 2014 in Bike Portland

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