Connected Corridor

Mission:

Transforming neighborhoods into one community by creating connectivity and empowering stakeholders from the top of the town to downtown.

Vision:

Create a “Blueprint for the Future” for implementation on other Long Beach corridors.

A great picture of the grantees at the Phase 4 Grant Reception. In this photo: Jennifer Maxwel, Kevin Lee, Evan Kelly, Floyd Hampton Livingston, Matt Saunders, Eric Leocadio, Josh Ebenezer, Jason Huggins, Monica Samreth, Adam B. Hass, Carina Cristiano Leoni, Jim Worsham, Stella Ursua, MsTmuze

Project Overview:

The Connected Corridor is a project funded by the Long Beach Community Foundation through a transformational grant by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. It is designed to transform neighborhoods into one community by creating connectivity and empowering stakeholders from the “top of the town to downtown” along Atlantic Avenue. We are in the process of creating a “Blueprint for the Future” for implementation for other possible Long Beach corridors.

It is the first project of its kind to span multiple neighborhoods to build community and connectivity. The Atlantic Corridor or the Connected Corridor, as we refer to it, bisects the city from north to south and is identified by social demographers, Rethinking Greater Long Beach as reflective of the entire Long Beach community. Since October 2007, we are building momentum through the involvement and participation of local residents, businesses, local organizations, and neighborhood groups – both formal and informal. Sharing resources and collaborating are all part of this community building work, and it is an encouraging process because it is all about informing, engaging and empowering the people.

TEAM, Together Everyone Achieves More

 

 

Made possible by Long Beach Community Foundation and John S. and James L. Knight Foundation