[regboi21]

What are some ways that Long Beach ca can be improved and redeveloped
Here are my ideas

1.Tear down or remodel the buildings across the street from the press telegram building.

2.redevelop the entire east village area like getting rid of the Vons grocery store on lime ave. the pictures below are examples
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3.Have more light rail lines built to support the city and the new construction going on.

4.More parks and public spaces in the city limits

5.Widen streets like pine ave

6.More 40 to 70 story buildings should be built to alter the long beach skyline in the distant future.

7. Put the metro blue line tracks and stations underground from pacific coast highway to pacific stations so long beach blvd could handle future traffic and building projects.

[ChrisLA]

I agree with everything you said except widening Pine Avenue. Its fine just the way it is, it keeps it less auto oriented, and more pedestrian friendly IMO.

[regboi21]

Below are some ways that long beach is being improved along the long beach blvd corrider.


The project area is generally located in southern Long Beach, south of the I-405 freeway, north of downtown, east of the I-710 freeway and west of Redondo Boulevard. The project area includes major north-south portions of Long Beach Boulevard, Pacific and Atlantic Avenues, and major east-west sections of Willow Street, Pacific Coast Highway, Anaheim and Seventh Streets. Also included are major portions of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and Alamitos Avenue, as well as surrounding residential neighborhoods.

The Project Area was characterized by severely deteriorated residential areas; large, vacant, boarded-up buildings located along Long Beach Boulevard, which were formerly occupied by auto dealerships; by deficient buildings which house retail outlets with limited market potential; by environmental problems; and by vacant lots and deteriorating conditions along Atlantic Avenue. The project area currently reflects inadequate public improvements and public facilities, lack of neighborhood-serving uses, limited public open spaces, few recreational opportunities and inadequate utilities.

The overall purpose of the redevelopment effort for Central Long Beach is to re-direct and concentrate commercial facilities in significant centers and along major arterial corridors, while accommodating residential needs and preserving and rehabilitating existing neighborhoods.

The Redevelopment Agency and the Central Project Area Committee, a citizen advisory group, have worked together to assist the community of the Central Long Beach Project Area in numerous ways, including:

Atlantic Villas; 15 new town home units for low-income first-time homebuyers.

Renaissance Walk; 50 new town homes and on-site child care facility.

Assisted in the creation of Cesar E. Chavez Park, located on Golden Avenue between Broadway and Fifth Street.

Funding for street trees for the East Village Association along Broadway from Long Beach Boulevard to Atlantic Avenue.

Wrigley Market Place; a 130,000 square foot shopping center at Willow Street and Long Beach Boulevard designed to better serve the needs of the surrounding community.

Central Long Beach Clean-Up Project; the rehabilitation and demolition of 71 properties along the Long Beach Boulevard, Anaheim Street and Atlantic Avenue corridors, and the clean-up of an additional 428 properties in the vicinity.

East Village Arts District; creation of live-work housing for artists, public art installations and support for public events celebrating the arts.

East Village Arts District Guide to Development; Working with the East Village Association and East Village Steering Committee, prepared the Guide to provide a future development plan for the East Village.

Façade Improvement Programs; working with the Wrigley Village Business Association, completed Commercial Block Façade Improvements along Pacific Avenue in the Wrigley District.