Urbanism & Development
One of Long Beach’s most dangerous intersections to increase safety with four murals
15th and Chestnut is a perpetual site of fender benders, pedestrian scares, blown through stop signs, and an overall domination of the car—but now the many walkers in the Washington neighborhood will have a colorful buffer of safety.
Urbanism & Development
Massive, three-parcel development at DTLB’s Mosaic complex could break ground early 2024
Mosaic—the development that was once known as The Streets and City Place before its previous owner defaulted on loans keeping the properties in possession—could move forward on big plans in 2024 for one of the city's largest parcels of land.
Urbanism & Development
Upgrades continue in park-poor Long Beach neighborhoods with Ramona Park playground
North Long Beach is deemed the city's most park poor neighborhood—and while the playground doesn't add any additional green space, it is still a much-appreciated addition particularly for the families within walking distance.
Urbanism & Development
Upgraded (and much-needed) playground coming to Admiral Kidd Park in West Long Beach
One of the city's most park poor areas, while the playground doesn't add any additional green space to West Long Beach, it is still a much-appreciated addition—particularly for the families within walking distance.
Urbanism & Development
Long Beach receives $30M to realign Shoreline Drive, expand Cesar Chavez Park
The massive undertaking will increase the green space of Cesar Chavez Park and push the northbound Shoreline Drive side toward the easternmost edge of the Los Angeles River.
Urbanism & Development
After tumultuous journey, crews break ground on shoreline hotel & condo development on Long Beach bluff
After a decade following battles between developers and the California Coastal Commission, the as-of-now dubbed Silversands project is moving forward with construction.
Urbanism & Development
Metro plans to start construction on 605 freeway widening in Cerritos, ignoring multimodal features
Metro calls the 605/South Street project—one of the largest infrastructural projects in the region—multimodal, but fails to actually add any multimodal features.
Culture & Commentary
Why one of Long Beach’s most important foci should be limiting speeds on our most dangerous roads
In this guest commentary piece, Long Beach Transit Boardmember Michael Clemson breaks down how speed is one of our city's most dangerous characteristics.
Urbanism & Development
A look inside the massive, three-parcel development set to move forward at DTLB’s Mosaic complex
Mosaic—the development that was once known as The Streets and City Place before its previous owner defaulted on loans keeping the properties in possession—is proposing big plans for one of the city's largest parcels of land.
Urbanism & Development
Groundbreaking takes place for massive Colorado Lagoon transformation via connection to Marine Stadium
The Colorado Lagoon is one of Long Beach's most successful park comeback stories, going from polluted mess to popular oasis—and its grandeur is about to become even greater as construction crews officially broke ground on one of the city's largest civic projects.
