Dr. Fang is an assistant professor of geography, environment, and planning at Sonoma State University and a graduate of the transportation technology and policy program at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.
Faster Than Walking, More Flexible Than Biking: Skateboarding as a Real Mobility Mode
By Kevin Fang | May 16, 2018
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You might associate skateboarding with teenagers flying around the neighborhood skatepark. However, a growing number of people use skateboards for a more utilitarian purpose: travel. Skateboards are p …