While that may seem small at first glance, it corresponds to nearly 50 million miles traveled per year when the percentage is multiplied by the population of California, the number of trips people make, and an average trip length for skateboards and similar devices of about three-quarters of a mile. The California Household Travel Survey found that 0.14 percent of all daily trips in California are taken on skateboards and similar devices. In observations at San Diego State University, skateboarders made up 6 percent of people on one pathway despite the activity being illegal at the time. At Arizona State University, approximately 4 percent of students skate for intra-campus trips. Skateboarders now outnumber motorcyclists - considered to be much more conventional travelers - by more than two-to-one. At San Jose State University, skateboard commuting has increased by 3,500 percent since 2005.
In 2016, skateboarding slightly eclipsed driving alone rates to campus among students at UC Santa Barbara, 8 percent versus 7 percent. Skateboard commuters, and data about skateboard commuters, are particularly prevalent at college campuses. At one intersection, they counted 17 skateboarders - about one every seven minutes. Observers in Portland, Oregon, found that at least one skateboarder passed through 79 percent of intersections. In Los Angeles, transit riders use skateboards 30,000 times each day to get to and from bus stops and train stations. But those that do have measured notable amounts of skateboard travel.
Travel surveys, from which we understand how, where, and how much people travel, often do not list skateboarding as a travel mode. These issues make skateboard travel an interesting test case of the bounds of the concept of “ complete streets. Skateboard travel regulations are challenging - they can be colored by existing, often negative perceptions of teens at skateparks, and from a planning standpoint, skateboard travelers introduce another unique user into the competition for travel space between drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit users. Yet while skateboards can be just another way people get around, in some places, commuting on a skateboard can result in a trip to a courthouse. Skateboards are part of the suite of human-powered sustainable travel modes and a relatively popular form of mobility for younger people. However, a growing number of people use skateboards for a more utilitarian purpose: travel. You might associate skateboarding with teenagers flying around the neighborhood skatepark.
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