(Posted 12/22/2001)
"Since 1999 *, five taxpayer-funded skate parks have been built in the Valley alongside more traditional basketball courts and softball fields in city parks. That's up from just one less than three years ago. At least five more parks are in the works in Glendale, Peoria, Tempe, Ahwatukee and Apache Junction. Several other cities have them in their long-term plans.
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Skateboarding attracted 11.6 million people last year (2000), up 50 percent from 1999, according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association."
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