Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Long Beach

I have often spoke of the simple art of beautification. From simple streetscaping to large park overhauls, the actual complexity of the projects doesn’t interfere with the fact that it’s a simple idea that sparks it all: beautifying our neighborhoods. And the vast impact that even the smallest of touches can make–for example, the creation of a public […]

(The 2002 River Link Report is available off our Scribd Account after the jump.) You see, there’s this thing called a Healthy City–and according to the National Recreation and Parks Association, a Healthy City has 10 acres of parks for every 1,000 of its residents. In 2001, a debate in Long Beach was sparked: how […]

This week, the Long Beach City Council–acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency in Long Beach–voted unanimously 6-0 to implement a ballot process to possibly establish the Uptown Business Improvement District (UPBID). Largely headed by the North Long Beach Business Alliance (NLBBA) and 9th District Councilmember Steve Neal for the past two years, the UPBID will extend mostly along Atlantic Avenue […]