Long Beach to consider transforming additional streets for outdoor dining with social distancing

LONG BEACH, Calif. - More than two dozen streets in Long Beach could soon be blocked off to vehicle traffic as part of a program to re-purpose the space for outdoor dining so businesses are able to reopen safely while meeting social distancing requirements. 

The "Open Streets Initiative," which was introduced by councilman Joe Buscaino, will be formally recommended to the city council on Tuesday night.

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It would require streets to shut down to drivers between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. The initiative would allow restaurants to use sidewalks and low-traffic streets as outdoor dining spaces and would give them the ability to maintain capacity while adhering to social distancing and other health and safety guidelines.

The proposed list of neighborhoods which would be affected are:

District 1

• The Promenade North from East 3rd Street to East 5th Street 

• East 4th Street to Long Beach Boulevard 

District 2 

• Florida Street from Orange Avenue to Junipero Avenue 

• Linden Avenue from 1st Street to Ocean Boulevard 

District 3 

• Roycroft Avenue north of 2nd Street 

District 4 

• Molino Avenue from 10th Street to 15th Street 

• 11" Street from Junipero Avenue to St. Louis Avenue 

• 23rd Street from Lakewood Boulevard to Clark Avenue 

District 5 

• San Anseline Avenue from Spring Street to Parkcrest Street

• Karen Avenue from Spring Street to Parkcrest Street

• Julian Avenue from Tampa Street to Ring Street 

• Charlemagne Avenue from Spring Street to Parkcrest Street

• Stevely Avenue from Spring Street to Parkcrest Street

• Lama Avenue from Marna Avenue to East Rosina Street 

• Fela Avenue between East Tarma Street and East Ring Street 

• Lilly Avenue from North El Dorado Drive north 

District 6 

• Pine Avenue from Pacific Coast Highway to Willow 

District 7 

• DeForest Avenue between Spring Street and Hill Street 

• Linden Avenue between 36th Street and Bixby Road 

• 37th Street west of Atlantic Avenue to alley 

District 8 

• Cartagena Avenue east of Atlantic Avenue to alley

• Claiborne Drive east of Atlantic to alley

• Plymouth Street west of Long Beach Boulevard to alley 

• Platt Street from Long Beach Boulevard to Cedar Avenue 

• Pacific Avenue from Bixby Road to Country Club Drive 

District 9 

• Harding Street from Atlantic Avenue to Orange Avenue 

• Obispo Avenue from South Street to 70th Street 

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