Reply #102: Do you have plenty of areas for children to safely play?

[oldcoot]

In the United States, I think that one of the biggest problems for children living in urban areas is finding safe places to play. I remember growing up during the "good old" days and having large backyards to play in. However, it seems that many houses today are built on small lots and provide very little room for children. Contributing to the problem in my city, Las Vegas, is the fact that we do not have enough parks. Unfortunately, it seems like the only place that children have to play is in the streets and this really is not the best place for them to play.

We also should start building more places for skateboarders. Many places in the United States ban skateboarders from their property because they are possibly afraid that the skateboarders will annoy customers or they are worried about liability issues. Since skateboarding is one form of exercise, perhaps we should create more places for the skateboarders.