Are a lot of skaters considered street skaters?

Are a lot of skaters considered street skaters?

Tony Alva (Pro Skateboarder) gives expert video advice on: What does 'skating street' mean in skateboarding?; What do skateboard street tricks usually involve?; What types of tricks are typical for street skateboarders? and more...

They are considered street skaters because that is what they live in. They live in an urban environment. And when you live an urban environment, the first thing you're going to have accessible to you is the street. Whether you have a skate park near you, or an empty pool, or a drainage ditch, or whatever else you going to adapt to, it depends on where you live. Most street skaters live in the city. And that is why they skate street. Because it is accessible to them. It's free. You do not have to pay to be a street skater. You just go and get a board and go out there and do it.