byJason RuizinCity
The city has designed a handbook to help prospective applicants better navigate the process in the future and is looking to identify a single point of contact inside City Hall for applicants as well as better defining the approval...
byBrian AddisoninParks & Public Real Estate
Want to update yourself on all of Long Beach’s parklet activity and development? Click here. **** Renderings courtesy of Groundwork Fitness. When Gio Ferraro, the owner of DTLB’s Groundwork Fitness on Pine, saw the parklet being constructed just across...
byBrian AddisoninFood, Streets & Urban Design
Want to see all our Long Beach Foodie Updates? Click here to scroll through the archives. **** Renderings courtesy of Studio One Eleven. I’ve talked about outdoor dining being key for two things: fulfilling our brunch desires and, through the...
byBrian AddisoninFood, Streets & Urban Design
Love anything and everything about the food scene in Long Beach (including parklets)? Click here to scroll through the archives. **** Rendering courtesy of Studio One Eleven. We had just recently lauded the massive parklet installed on 4th just east...
byBrian AddisoninFood, Parks & Public Real Estate, Streets & Urban Design
Want to see all our Long Beach Foodie Updates? Click here to scroll through the archives. **** Photos by Brian Addison We had long ago rejoiced about the pseudo-parklet over at At Last Cafe in Alamitos Beach. And before that, the parklets along...
byBrian AddisoninStreets & Urban Design
Graphics courtesy of Baktaash Sorkhabi/City Fabrick. Out of 4,500 applicants vying for money from the Knight Foundation through its Knight Cities Challenge, only 144 were awarded, five of which proudly came from and plan to alter Long Beach. From...
byLongbeachize StaffinFood, Parks & Public Real Estate, Streets & Urban Design
Photo by Baktaash Sorkhabi. We had long ago rejoiced about the pseudo-parklet over at At Last Cafe in Alamitos Beach. And before that, the parklets along Retro Row. But now, the residents of Downtown Long Beach can smile at the fact...
byBrian AddisoninStreets & Urban Design
Long Beach’s latest streetdeck—or what have commonly been referred to as parklets—will be in full operation this coming Saturday at Orange and 2nd Street under the auspices of At Last Café. Parklets originated out of take-overs of parking spaces...
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