Place Types & Neighborhood Strategies

In order to provide meaningful guidance for the future, Long Beach 2030 designates place types and neighborhood strategies.

The City is organized into 10 Neighborhoood Areas shown on the
map here. For a legend to define the terms used on the maps, click here. The Place Types are explained on a set of three boards that characterize the urban design of each place type here.

For each area, there is a set of three documents. The place types map shows the future land use designation for the area. Place types have been designed to reflect the character of existing areas of the city. For most parts of town, these designations match the existing land use and no major changes are anticipated. For a few select areas, mostly along corridors and near transit stations, the designation indicates a different type or increased intensity of development. These opportunity areas are the places where changes are most likely in the next 20 years.

LB2030 is not encouraging any additional growth beyond population changes forecast by recent demographic trends. It is providing a blueprint for that growth to occur in places that will reduce the impact the community.

The neighborhood strategies consist of a map and a set of bullets. The bullets are numbered to match the map. Bullets that describe concepts that are applicable to the entire area or are not location-specific, and are not indicated on the map.

Place Types and Neighborhood Strategies Maps


Airport Hillside Area
Place Type Map
Neighborhood Strategy - coming soon
Neighborhood Strategy Details - coming soon

Bixby Knolls Area
Place Type Map
Neighborhood Strategy - coming soon
Neighborhood Strategy Details - coming soon

Central Area

Place Type Map
Neighborhood Strategies Map
Neighborhood Strategy Details

Downtown Area
Place Type Map
Neighborhood Strategy - coming soon
Neighborhood Strategy Details- coming soon

Eastside Area
Place Type Maps
Neighborhood Strategy - coming soon
Neighborhood Strategy Details - coming soon

Mid-Shore Area
Place Type Map
Neighborhood Strategies Map
Neighborhood Strategy Details

North Long Beach Area
Place Type Map
Neighborhood Strategy
Neighborhood Strategy Details

Southeast Area
Place Type Map
Neighborhood Strategy
Neighborhood Strategy Details

Traffic Circle Area
Traffic Circle Place Type
Neighborhood Strategy - coming soon
Neighborhood Strategy Details - coming soon


Wrigley/West Long Beach Area
Place Type Map
Neighborhood Strategies Map
Neighborhood Strategy Details

Comments/Questions

If you have comments or questions regarding Long Beach 2030, please contact Steve.Gerhardt@longbeach.gov.