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Written by Peter Whitley
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Saturday, 05 April 2008 12:16 |
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There are only a few places left in the world where one may not consider skateboarding as part of popular youth culture like Kampala, Uganda, for example. Landlocked and one of the poorest
countries in the world, Uganda is bordered by countries with their own
share of troubles; Sudan, Tanzania, and Rwanda, among others. Kampala, Uganda's capital, has a working class suburb called Kitintale which is
home to Uganda’s first and only skatepark. Not only do they have a skatepark but, like nearly every other skatepark, it has become so popular that project is planning for their second expansion in two years.
Uganda's first skatepark. More to follow.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 05 April 2008 12:24 |
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Great Quotes from the News |
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Written by Peter Whitley
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Saturday, 22 March 2008 09:57 |
Dan Hughes at his morning constitutional.
For years SPS Core Contributor Dan Hughes has been collecting clipping news items that mention skateboarding and skateparks. Here are some bits from that collection that we found particularly interesting.
Obesity rates have tripled over the
past 40 years for children and teens, raising their risk of diabetes
and other diseases. For the first time, Carmona said, children are
being diagnosed with high blood pressure.
— Richard Carmona, U.S. Surgeon General, 2002 – 2006 (source)
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Last Updated on Saturday, 22 March 2008 10:55 |
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2008 Skate by State Activity |
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Written by Peter Whitley
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Saturday, 15 March 2008 12:58 |
A state-by-state summary of skatepark news.
California (southwest)
Some folks have an idea about turning one of the bunkers at Angel’s Gate Park in San Pedro into a skateable space. There was a public Parks meeting a few months ago but we haven’t heard yet how that went.
The town of Tulare should be under construction by now. Anyone who has any news should post up in the Southwest forum.
The 40,000 square foot Lake Cunningham skatepark in San Jose
opened up in April. This incredible park features too many weird and
awesome structures to fairly describe. Most importantly, this park
demonstrates the utter collapse of the 5-6’ rule that California seemed
to be applying to skatepark design.
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