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Parking Day: Downtown envisions parking spots for people, not their cars
Pause at the Art Parklet shielded visitors from Broadway traffic and provided a new, artful experience for pedestrians.
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The liberal blind spot about cars and eating meat—but don’t worry: We got rid of straws
Forget the fact that 46% of the ocean’s plastic pollution is comprised solely from nets from the fishing industry. We don’t use straws anymore.
There are 83 acres of parking lots in Downtown Long Beach alone. That could be over 12,000 housing units.
Requiring housing developers to attach a certain amount of parking to housing is the perfect recipe for increasing housing costs.
Developers may soon be required to build more affordable units; residents want a stronger, citywide policy
The Long Beach Planning Commission on Thursday discussed recommendations for a future inclusionary housing ordinance—which could mandate that developers contribute to the city’s affordable housing stock.
How local zoning laws, including Long Beach’s, have fueled California’s housing crisis
A new study shows that zoning, far more than higher rents, incentivizes developers—and cities need to accommodate denser housing if they want to begin to see its way out of the housing crisis.
Public comment open on massive, 30-story hotel being proposed in Downtown
The draft environmental impact report for the massive, 30-story hotel being proposed in Downtown Long Beach is now being distributed for public comment.
From disabilities to dealing with suicide: Long Beach churches are focusing on the value of inclusion
The summit will have one question at its center: How can the church move beyond its walls to include the marginalized?
City sells vacant lot to make way for more senior affordable housing
Making way for more affordable housing for seniors, the Long Beach City Council has formally approved the sale of a lot for developers.
Renderings reveal what the new Breakers Hotel (and the Sky Room) will look like
New renderings reveal what the Breakers Building will look like after investment group Pacific6 has completed its renovation of the 14-story building.
88-unit affordable housing development in Central Long Beach to face City Council
An 88-unit affordable-housing development in Central Long Beach will have to face approval from the City Council tomorrow in order to move forward.
College Promise Pass to offer CSULB, LBCC free and discounted transit access
The initial creation of the pass will cost $350,000, split between the city and Long Beach Transit.
With Metro eyeing Sepulveda Pass connection, Long Beach-to-Westside dreams continue
In Metro’s eyes, Long Beach is “We’ll get to you later.” And in OCTA’s eyes, Long Beach is what you pass through before you get to Santa Monica.
Housing permits drop statewide, stoking fears that goals will continue to go unmet
The state’s Department of Finance has released grim statistics when it comes to California meetings its housing goals amid the state’s housing crisis.
City moves forward on upgraded waterfront amenities; groundbreaking Aug. 1
Alamitos Beach, just south of the Villa Riviera and east of Shoreline Drive, will be the first area to have construction beginning Aug. 1 after an initial announcement stating the project would break ground in April.
88-unit affordable-housing development closer to construction in Central Long Beach
An 88-unit affordable-housing development at the southwest corner of Anaheim Street and Walnut Avenue faced the Planning Commission.