Experience. Observe. Learn.
In April 2016 the Loop at Pine + Ocean opened to the public, transforming a vacant lot into a fun and engaging public space and furthering the Downtown Long Beach Alliance’s efforts to make DTLB a more walkable place. As
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This post originally appeared in the Long Beach Business Journal. Placemaking is an approach to transforming public space that engages the community in making changes that promote the health, happiness, and well being of a city. The Downtown Long Beach
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This post originally appeared in the Long Beach Business Journal. Along with new construction cranes dotting the landscape and new businesses opening throughout downtown, our public spaces are also evolving – into more welcoming, fun, engaging spaces for all members
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This post originally appeared in the Long Beach Business Journal. A young couple sitting on a bench-watching strangers go about their daily lives. A group of office workers eating lunch and sharing stories in the warm sun. Two retirees playing
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I recently had the pleasure speaking with Brian Addison of Longbeachize about my new role as Placemaking Manager at the Downtown Long Beach Associates. It was a great conversation and I hope you enjoy. This article originally appeared in Longbeachize. The
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Imagine this scenario. You are a member of the city council in a mid-size city. There is a proposal before the city council to install bike lanes along a two-mile stretch of a six-lane arterial street, whereby a vehicular lane
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The recent announcement that Long Beach will get $2.8 million from the State of California to help create a new park, tentatively called Armory Park, in what is now a section of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between 6th and
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Though situated near office buildings, new residential condominiums and apartments, and popular tourist destinations Lincoln Park in downtown Long Beach is justifiably a forgotten public space that sees little use as a gathering place by the community. Thanks in part
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You’ve seen them. You may have visited one. And if you did you most likely enjoyed the time you spent there. I’m talking about public markets. Think Farmers Market at 3rd and Fairfax in Los Angeles, Pike Place Market in
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