Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Urbanism & Development

Long Beach wants to update the Belmont Shore sign—but not before hearing from you first

Termites have infested the decades-old wooden signs greeting visitors and residents—so the update is needed, despite the aesthetic of the sign voters opt for.

This is what California’s high speed train could look like leaving and coming into DTLA’s upgraded Union Station

Train geeks can dream: A new animation beautifully shows off what a through-track system at Union Station could look like.

Two instead of one: Long Beach to open giant inflatable water playgrounds in two locations tomorrow

The massive, inflatable water park was such a success in 2022 that the city is expanding it to include a location at Bayshore Avenue on top of its original Alamitos Beach location.

Construction continues on 194-unit, mixed-use affordable housing project on Long Beach Blvd.

The 194-unit project, which also includes 5,622 square feet of retail space, will serve large families with incomes 30% to 70% of the median income in the area.

What the residential project on Pacific Avenue in DLTB will look like when completed in 2025

Expected to be completed in 2025, the 271-unit project replaces a much more ambitious project—a 23-story tower with 395 units—that was proposed in 2019.

Your first look at Shoreline Village’s proposed revamping in Downtown Long Beach

Constructed in 1982, Shoreline Village was part of the revamp of Long Beach's shoreline—including what is now the Shoreline Marina and Marina Green Par—and hasn't seen an update since.

Win~dow burgers, Marufuku Ramen, and yes, a dog bar are coming to San Pedro’s West Harbor development

From ramen and Venice's famed Win~Dow smash burgers to a food space meant for dogs and their owners and a 20,000-square-foot beer garden, San Pedro's West Harbor project is getting some stellar culinary culture.

Gaucho Grill’s beach concept to open on sands of Long Beach in summer; new look at interior

After years of setbacks, the largest of the beach amenity upgrades—those at Alamitos Beach—will have its tenant, Gaucho Grill, finally open this summer.

Long Beach to Azusa in less than two hours: Metro’s Regional Connector opens June 16 (free rides included)

A decade in the making, th Metro Regional Connector—one of the country's largest transit infrastructure projects—will officially open June 16, connecting the foothills to the beaches.

Bike path connecting DTLB to International Gateway Bridge officially opens

Bicycling advocates have long dreamed of a seamless ride from the beaches of our shoreline to the sweeping views atop the bridges that connect the Port to DTLB—and that day has come.
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