Edison Rec center is a place many people already frequent to skateboard, bike, and scooter. Building a skatepark would encourage positive activity and foster healthy lifestyle in the youth of Orange County. 

I found out how great the recreation center is for skateboarding and socializing when I moved to the area in 2012. Ever since then, the recreation center has served a central point for many of my friends to meet and have fun with outdoor activities. 

If a skatepark is built at the Edison Recreation Center, a large part of the community in Huntington Beach will be impacted in a positive way. Activity in the Center will increase and there will be a greater sense of communal gathering. This park would be helpful to all people of Huntington Beach who could benefit from the web of social connections that are created by a skatepark. The park would also benefit the health of people of all ages and skill levels by encouraging physical activity.

Also, the increased traffic to the area could help to discourage the homeless population of the center from disrespecting the park and creating a toxic environment.

The location of this park is great, and very accessible to a large population of Huntington Beach residents that are unable to / prefer not to drive to any of the surrounding skateparks.