Since 1961, the mission of the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency (RDA) has been to enhance the quality of life by improving blighted areas of Long Beach, revitalizing neighborhoods, promoting economic development, creating jobs, providing affordable housing and encouraging citizen participation.

The RDA partners with business and the community to revitalize our project areas. It is because of our partnerships with our citizen-led Project Area Committees, and small and large businesses working together that the Long Beach RDA is one of the leading Redevelopment Agencies in the state.

Redevelopment enables communities to enhance and expand housing, public infrastructure and local businesses, while encouraging new housing and economic development within already developed areas.

Redevelopment helps to build communities, reduce crime by eliminating blighted properties and promotes affordable housing.

Organization

The Redevelopment Agency Board is made up of seven members appointed by the Mayor and approved by City Council. This Board is separate from the Council, and oversees all Redevelopment activities in Long Beach. Three of the Board’s Members are selected from nominations submitted by the Project Area Committees, which are volunteer groups that provide guidance and input to the RDA.

Directed by the Agency Board, the RDA Executive Director oversees a team of 30 staff, including the RDA’s Bureau Manager, seven Redevelopment Project Officers and their respective project areas and divisions.

RDA staff has expertise in development, planning, architecture, real estate, property management, finance, marketing and public and governmental affairs.

View the RDA's Project Area Map

Central Project Area

The Central Long Beach Project Area was adopted on September 21, 1993, in response to the civil disturbances of 1992, during which the majority of local damage occurred in the project area. Structural damage to the project area buildings during the civil disturbances totaled over $19 million, or 91 percent of the City’s total. The project area consists of 2,618 acres, 100 percent of which can be classified as urbanized.

The Central Project Area Officer is David White.

Downtown Project Area

The Downtown Redevelopment Project Area was established on June 17, 1975. The Downtown Project Area covers the City’s Central Business district, the City/County Civic Center Complex, the Convention and Entertainment Center and the Tidelands development area. The Downtown Project Area contains 421 acres of land generally extending from the shoreline on the south to Seventh Street on the north and from Alamitos and Elm Avenues on the east to Magnolia and Pacific Avenues on the west.

The Downtown Project Area Officer is Carl Morgan.

North Project Area

The North Long Beach Redevelopment Project Area was adopted on July 16, 1996. The Project Area consists of 10 non-contiguous areas, referred to as parcels 1 through 10, totaling approximately 12,507 acres, including 4,967 acres within the harbor district. The majority of the project area is within Parcel 1, generally located north of Del Amo. The Atlantic Corridor in Bixby Knolls, between Del Amo and the I 405 freeway, is also included in Parcel 1. Bordered by the cities of Compton and Paramount to the north, Bellflower and Lakewood to the east, and Carson to the west, Parcel 1 is primarily residential in character, but is intersected with five major commercial and industrial corridors: Atlantic Boulevard, Long Beach Boulevard, Cherry Avenue, Artesia Boulevard, and Del Amo.

The North Project Area Officer is Lee Mayfield.

West Industrial Project Area

The West Long Beach Industrial Redevelopment Project Area was adopted on July 1, 1975. Consisting of approximately 1,368 acres, the Project area is bounded on the north by Pacific Coast Highway, on the south by Seaside Boulevard and Ocean Boulevard, on the east by the Los Angeles County Flood Control Channel, and on the west by the Long Beach City Boundary. Most redevelopment activity within the Project Area is focused between Anaheim Street and Pacific Coast Highway, which is a 350 acres area of mixed land uses, including industrial, commercial and limited residential housing.

The West Industrial Project Officer is Aldo Schindler.

Parking

The Parking Operations Division was formed in 2006 to oversee 20 parking locations that total 6,500 parking spaces throughout the city.  It is estimated that over 2.9 million vehicles utilize these spaces annually.

The Parking Operations Manager is Luis Maldonado.

Communications

This division manages all internal and external communications including written publications, website development, media and community relations. The communications team also coordinates community events celebrating RDA’s milestones.

The Communications Officer is Victoria Ballesteros.

Finance

This division manages RDA finances and is responsible for producing the RDA budget and financial statements.

The Finance Officer is Lisa Fall.