BIG IDEA: A downtown that embraces its history and reclaims public access to the water
How could this BIG IDEA evolve in the future?
How does this BIG IDEA address the themes of the guiding principles?
Connectivity
- Re-creates a downtown beach and larger public space
- Extends north/south connections and vistas from Downtown
- Creates new pedestrian promenade along the Marina with Shoreline Drive realigned for enhanced multi-modal access
Economic Resiliency
- Modernizes parts of the Convention Center to create a beachfront destination that competes better as a regional draw
- Maintains a larger public park for events and gatherings at a large scale that can be income producing
Everyone's Shoreline
- Celebrates Long Beach’s history by reimagining Rainbow Lagoon as a natural water feature and bringing back a Downtown beach
- Creates more public space for the local community including a larger park
Environmental Resiliency and Sustainability
- Realigning and elevating Shoreline Drive to tuck parking under creates opportunities to address future Sea Level Rise
