The Long Beach Community Development Department will be throwing a community open house and setting up an online survey to receive feedback on ideas for the city’s downtown and shoreline areas.
These dual initiatives, the Downtown Plan and Downtown Shoreline Vision Plan, are part of an outreach campaign from the City to simultaneously raise awareness and get community insight.
Downtown Plan
The purpose of updating the guidelines for the Downtown Plan is to have a more defined focus on future investment and equitable housing opportunities in downtown Long Beach. The feedback received from the open house will be used to inform the next update of the Downtown Plan, which is anticipated to come out this summer.
The borders of the Downtown Plan are defined as the Los Angeles River to the west, Alamitos Avenue to the east, Anaheim Street to the north and Ocean Boulevard to the south.
The open house will occur Saturday, May 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Billie Jean King Main Library, located at 200 W. Broadway; anyone interested in attending is advised to RSVP online. The event will include complimentary refreshments and interpretation services in Spanish, and other languages can also be requested when filling out the RSVP.
Downtown Shoreline Vision Plan
As for the Downtown Shoreline Vision Plan, it encompasses the area in between downtown and the Long Beach waterfront, spanning from south of Ocean Boulevard from Golden Shore Drive to Alamitos Avenue.
The Vision Plan has not received updates since the 1970s, and its purpose is to create a community-guided view of what elements of the waterfront should be updated to attract more attention to the area.
The input received over the previous year has been used to develop Draft Guiding Principles which includes possible future plans for the shoreline. These Principles serve as a starting point for updates that are expected to begin in 2025.
The online survey will be available in English, Spanish, Khmer and Tagalog through June 24. By participating in the survey, residents can look through the Principles, submit further ideas and make note of what future developments should be prioritized.
The Downtown Plan update and Downtown Shoreline Vision Plan are anticipated to go before the Planning Commission and City Council early next year. Anyone interested in receiving notifications on the progress of both plans can sign up for updates online.
For more information about the Downtown Plan and additional updates to the planning process, visit longbeach.gov/dtplanlb. To learn more about upcoming outreach opportunities for the Downtown Shoreline Vision Plan, visit longbeach.gov/dtshorelb.
