In an ongoing effort to remake, revitalize - perhaps write off (doubtful) - the long-suffering Pine Avenue shopping district (OK, Wal-Mart's been a great success), the city is hosting a 6 p.m. hearing at First Congregational, 241 Cedar Ave. on ways to improve the downtown zone.
The city still has a little grant money to spend (not drawn from the General Fund) on landscaping, public art, street furniture or whatever else pleases area residents and business owners. The plan is to redevelop Pine between Shoreline Drive and Eighth Street. Also slated for an upgrade are neighboring portions of First Street, Broadway and Third Street.
The city also has a questionaire to guage public opinion available here.
In an earlier meeting (9 a.m. inside City Council Chamers), the City's Redevelopment Agency is expected to approve a master redevelopment plan for the burgeoning Design District, a revitalization surprise of recent years bordered roughly by Anaheim and 14 streets, Redondo and Temple avenues. Read more about the city's trendy new district, which is attracting an eclectic mix of graphic artists, landscapers, interior designers and architects working out of refurbished boutique studios.
The meeting is 9 a.m. at 333 W. Ocean Blvd.
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