-- www.theskateproject.org --

We are currently in the process of getting more skateparks built in the Northern Virginia area.

This group was formed for skaters in the Virginia, Maryland and DC area, but is also for the anybody else who supports skating and skateparks.

• "If your city doesn't have a skatepark, then it is one!" - Skaters for Public Skateparks



• In Philadelphia, the fine for running a red light and possibly killing other people is $98, the fine for street skateboarding in Love Park is $300.



• Skateboarding is now the 3rd largest participant sport in the United States.



• A fine for skating in Barcelona is 750 to 3,000 euros($890 to $3,562 USD), even though this is in another country, in the next few years street skateboarders in the United States might be experiencing the same thing.



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  SPS is a big help with getting skateparks built throughout the world. Check them out!



• "How many tennis courts are there in a city, and how many are used, and by how many people at a time? he asked. In a skatepark, there's probably 20 people in the bowl at a time, and on the street area you could get up to 100." - Skatepark Advocate



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  Population in Loudoun County
  Year	Residents	Skaters
  2000	169,599	6,393
  2005	255,518	9,631

  
  That's a 34% increase in 5 years!
  
  Just think, in 2010 there will be an estimated 12,000+ skaters in Loudoun County
  
  ..and how many skate parks do we currently have for them? One.