What is it about?
The unique combination of an expanding urban setting and varied topography led to a unique form of skateboarding in Los Angeles throughout the 1970's. In particular, skateboarders used engineered surfaces such as asphalt-banked schoolyards to perform. Their interpretation of the built environment provides an example of how we might envision urban space in the coming decades.
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Why is it important?
The historical approach of the analysis allows scholars and policy makers to consider the role urban infrastructure plays in cities. Further, it calls for innovative approaches toward sustainable forms of transport.
Perspectives
I hope this article advances our inquiries into how we can use urban space - including alternative forms of transport, including skateboards and scooters.
Lorne Platt
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
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This page is a summary of: Rhythms of urban space: skateboarding the canyons, plains, and asphalt-banked schoolyards of coastal Los Angeles in the 1970s, Mobilities, September 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2018.1500100.
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